PCSE Supporting compliance requirements Practice Question
This PCSE practice question tests your understanding of supporting compliance requirements. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
Which TWO organization policies can help enforce compliance with data residency requirements?
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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constraints/gcp.resourceLocations
Option C is correct because the `constraints/gcp.resourceLocations` organization policy restricts the physical location where Google Cloud resources (like Compute Engine instances, Cloud Storage buckets, and BigQuery datasets) can be created. By defining allowed locations (e.g., `in:us-central1` or `in:europe-west1`), you enforce data residency requirements, ensuring data remains within specific geographic boundaries to comply with regulations like GDPR or HIPAA.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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constraints/storage.uniformBucketLevelAccess
Why it's wrong here
This policy enforces uniform access, not data residency.
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constraints/iam.disableServiceAccountCreation
Why it's wrong here
This disables service account creation, unrelated to data residency.
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constraints/gcp.resourceLocations
Why this is correct
This policy restricts where resources can be created, ensuring data stays in allowed regions.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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constraints/gcp.restrictTrustedDomains
Why this is correct
This policy restricts which domain IDs can be used in IAM policies, preventing data access from external entities.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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constraints/compute.requireShieldedVm
Why it's wrong here
Shielded VMs provide secure boot and integrity, not data residency.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Google Cloud often tests the distinction between security controls (like Shielded VM or uniform bucket access) and compliance controls (like resource location restrictions), so candidates mistakenly pick options that sound security-related but do not enforce data residency.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
The `constraints/gcp.resourceLocations` policy uses a list constraint with values like `in:us-central1` or `in:europe-west1` to define allowed regions; it can also be set to `in:us` to allow any US region. Under the hood, this policy is evaluated at resource creation time by the Resource Manager service, and it applies to over 100 resource types, including Cloud Storage, BigQuery, and Cloud SQL. A subtle behavior is that it does not restrict data movement after creation (e.g., replication or backups), so you must combine it with other controls like `constraints/gcp.restrictTrustedDomains` to fully govern data flow.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A media company stores terabytes of video archives that are accessed once a year for audit purposes. Moving these objects to a cold storage tier (Azure Archive, S3 Glacier, or Google Nearline) costs a fraction of hot storage. Questions like this test whether you understand storage tiers, access frequency tradeoffs, and retrieval latency requirements.
What to study next
Got this wrong? Here's your next step.
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
Supporting compliance requirements — This question tests Supporting compliance requirements — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: constraints/gcp.resourceLocations — Option C is correct because the `constraints/gcp.resourceLocations` organization policy restricts the physical location where Google Cloud resources (like Compute Engine instances, Cloud Storage buckets, and BigQuery datasets) can be created. By defining allowed locations (e.g., `in:us-central1` or `in:europe-west1`), you enforce data residency requirements, ensuring data remains within specific geographic boundaries to comply with regulations like GDPR or HIPAA.
What should I do if I get this PCSE question wrong?
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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