GOOGLE CLOUD COMPUTE ENGINE
ESSENTIAL TRAINING EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Compute Engine Costs - ANSWER--No start-up fees; costs are primarily on-demand
Fees based on VMs, Network and Disks:
-VMs processors/memory-$0.012 to $1.184/hour use
-Networks costs extremely low or free
-Persistent disks: HHD, $0.04; SSD, $0.17 (/GB/month)
-Hefty discount (up to 30%) for sustained use
Google Cloud Compute Engine - ANSWER-Other Google Cloud Platform services:
-App engine
-Cloud storage
-BigQuery
-Cloud SQL
-Cloud datastore
Google Cloud App Engine - ANSWER--Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Build, deploy and maintain
-Web applications
-Mobile applications
-Games
-Offers complete server side management
-Automatically scales to unlimited users
Auto-Scaling
, -Instances added as needed
-Databases shared on demand
-Bandwidth expanded when necessary
App Engine vs Compute Engine - ANSWER--App Engine controls Compute Engine
cores
-App Engine provides a web-facing front end
-Compute Engine offers direct OS management
Google Cloud Storage - ANSWER--Global regional hosting
-Fast access
-Guaranteed up-time of 99.95%
-Backup and restore options
-Unlimited storage
Manage assets:
-Store
-Retrieve
-Display
-Delete
-Read and write flat datasheets
Google Cloud BigQuery - ANSWER--Analyze massive amounts of data extremely
quickly
-Access via simple UI or REST interface
-Data storage scales to hundreds of TB
Client API libraries
-Java, .NET, Python, Go
-Ruby, PHP, Javascript and others
ESSENTIAL TRAINING EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Compute Engine Costs - ANSWER--No start-up fees; costs are primarily on-demand
Fees based on VMs, Network and Disks:
-VMs processors/memory-$0.012 to $1.184/hour use
-Networks costs extremely low or free
-Persistent disks: HHD, $0.04; SSD, $0.17 (/GB/month)
-Hefty discount (up to 30%) for sustained use
Google Cloud Compute Engine - ANSWER-Other Google Cloud Platform services:
-App engine
-Cloud storage
-BigQuery
-Cloud SQL
-Cloud datastore
Google Cloud App Engine - ANSWER--Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Build, deploy and maintain
-Web applications
-Mobile applications
-Games
-Offers complete server side management
-Automatically scales to unlimited users
Auto-Scaling
, -Instances added as needed
-Databases shared on demand
-Bandwidth expanded when necessary
App Engine vs Compute Engine - ANSWER--App Engine controls Compute Engine
cores
-App Engine provides a web-facing front end
-Compute Engine offers direct OS management
Google Cloud Storage - ANSWER--Global regional hosting
-Fast access
-Guaranteed up-time of 99.95%
-Backup and restore options
-Unlimited storage
Manage assets:
-Store
-Retrieve
-Display
-Delete
-Read and write flat datasheets
Google Cloud BigQuery - ANSWER--Analyze massive amounts of data extremely
quickly
-Access via simple UI or REST interface
-Data storage scales to hundreds of TB
Client API libraries
-Java, .NET, Python, Go
-Ruby, PHP, Javascript and others