Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer
Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud
Engineer Exam Questions and Answers
Question 1
A tool that warns you when you're spending too much.
Correct Answer
Billing Alerts
Question 2
A service used for executing code in response to events.
Correct Answer
Cloud Functions
Question 3
A mechanism that allows you to track custom information in code and save it to
Stackdriver.
Correct Answer
Custom monitoring metric.
Question 4
The command to create a Cloud Function.
Correct Answer
`gcloud functions deploy`
Question 5
The way to enable point-in-time recovery for MySQL databases on Cloud SQL.
Correct Answer
Enable binary logging
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Question 6
A service used to run web applications on a managed platform.
Correct Answer
App Engine
Question 7
The command to list subnets.
Correct Answer
`gcloud compute networks subnets list`
Question 8
Key-value pairs that you can set and interact with in a Compute Engine instance.
Correct Answer
Metadata
Question 9
"One-click" way to install common applications to Compute Engine instances.
Correct Answer
Cloud Launcher
Question 10
The purpose of this command:
`gcloud compute firewall-rules create "a-firewall-rule" --network
$SERVICES_NETWORK --allow tcp:22`
Correct Answer
Open port 22 to the internet
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Question 11
When using `gcloud compute ssh`, which flag shows the underlying SSH command?
Correct Answer
`--dry-run`
Question 12
Key-value pairs of configuration data that are accessible from code running in a Cloud
Function.
Correct Answer
Environment variables
Question 13
The types of App Engine environments.
Correct Answer
Standard and Flexible
Question 14
The format used for Kubernetes resource files.
Correct Answer
YAML
Question 15
What is the purpose of this command:
`gcloud iam service-accounts create...`
Correct Answer
It creates a new service account.
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Question 16
Where SSH keys for connecting to Compute Engine instances are stored.
Correct Answer
Project or Instance metadata.
Question 17
The command to create a Deployment Manager deployment.
Correct Answer
`gcloud deployment-manager deployments create`
Question 18
IAM stands for what?
Correct Answer
Identity and Access Management
Question 19
The way to change an App Engine region.
Correct Answer
You can't. You need to create a new project.
Question 20
A way to analyze spending data.
Correct Answer
Billing Exports sent to BigQuery.
Question 21
The way to ensure the nodes in a Kubernetes Engine cluster are running the latest
version of Kubernetes.
Correct Answer
Enable the "Automatic node upgrades" option.
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Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud
Engineer Exam Questions and Answers
Question 1
A tool that warns you when you're spending too much.
Correct Answer
Billing Alerts
Question 2
A service used for executing code in response to events.
Correct Answer
Cloud Functions
Question 3
A mechanism that allows you to track custom information in code and save it to
Stackdriver.
Correct Answer
Custom monitoring metric.
Question 4
The command to create a Cloud Function.
Correct Answer
`gcloud functions deploy`
Question 5
The way to enable point-in-time recovery for MySQL databases on Cloud SQL.
Correct Answer
Enable binary logging
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Question 6
A service used to run web applications on a managed platform.
Correct Answer
App Engine
Question 7
The command to list subnets.
Correct Answer
`gcloud compute networks subnets list`
Question 8
Key-value pairs that you can set and interact with in a Compute Engine instance.
Correct Answer
Metadata
Question 9
"One-click" way to install common applications to Compute Engine instances.
Correct Answer
Cloud Launcher
Question 10
The purpose of this command:
`gcloud compute firewall-rules create "a-firewall-rule" --network
$SERVICES_NETWORK --allow tcp:22`
Correct Answer
Open port 22 to the internet
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Question 11
When using `gcloud compute ssh`, which flag shows the underlying SSH command?
Correct Answer
`--dry-run`
Question 12
Key-value pairs of configuration data that are accessible from code running in a Cloud
Function.
Correct Answer
Environment variables
Question 13
The types of App Engine environments.
Correct Answer
Standard and Flexible
Question 14
The format used for Kubernetes resource files.
Correct Answer
YAML
Question 15
What is the purpose of this command:
`gcloud iam service-accounts create...`
Correct Answer
It creates a new service account.
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Question 16
Where SSH keys for connecting to Compute Engine instances are stored.
Correct Answer
Project or Instance metadata.
Question 17
The command to create a Deployment Manager deployment.
Correct Answer
`gcloud deployment-manager deployments create`
Question 18
IAM stands for what?
Correct Answer
Identity and Access Management
Question 19
The way to change an App Engine region.
Correct Answer
You can't. You need to create a new project.
Question 20
A way to analyze spending data.
Correct Answer
Billing Exports sent to BigQuery.
Question 21
The way to ensure the nodes in a Kubernetes Engine cluster are running the latest
version of Kubernetes.
Correct Answer
Enable the "Automatic node upgrades" option.
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