GCP Professional Cloud
Architect Google Cloud
Certification 2026 Exam
Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
The development team has provided you with a Kubernetes Deployment
file. You have no infrastructure yet and need to deploy the application.
What should you do?
,A. Use gcloud to create a Kubernetes cluster. Use Deployment Manager
to create the deployment.
B. Use gcloud to create a Kubernetes cluster. Use kubectl to create the
deployment.
C. Use kubectl to create a Kubernetes cluster. Use Deployment
Manager to create the deployment.
D. Use kubectl to create a Kubernetes cluster. Use kubectl to create the
deployment. - ANSWER ✔✔B. Use gcloud to create a Kubernetes
cluster. Use kubectl to create the deployment.
You need to evaluate your team readiness for a new GCP project. You
must perform the evaluation and create a skills gap plan which
incorporates the business goal of cost optimization. Your team has
deployed two GCP projects successfully to date. What should you do?
A. Allocate budget for team training. Set a deadline for the new GCP
project.
B. Allocate budget for team training. Create a roadmap for your team to
achieve Google Cloud certification based on job role.
C. Allocate budget to hire skilled external consultants. Set a deadline for
the new GCP project.
,D. Allocate budget to hire skilled external consultants. Create a roadmap
for your team to achieve Google Cloud certification based on job role. -
ANSWER ✔✔B. Allocate budget for team training. Create a roadmap
for your team to achieve Google Cloud certification based on job role.
(Most Voted)
You are designing an application for use only during business hours. For
the minimum viable product release, you'd like to use a managed
product that automatically `scales to zero` so you don't incur costs when
there is no activity.Which primary compute resource should you choose?
A. Cloud Functions
B. Compute Engine
C. Google Kubernetes Engine
D. AppEngine flexible environment - ANSWER ✔✔A. Cloud
Functions
You are creating an App Engine application that uses Cloud Datastore
as its persistence layer. You need to retrieve several root entities for
which you have the identifiers. You want to minimize the overhead in
operations performed by Cloud Datastore. What should you do?
A. Create the Key object for each Entity and run a batch get operation
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, B. Create the Key object for each Entity and run multiple get operations,
one operation for each entity
C. Use the identifiers to create a query filter and run a batch query
operation
D. Use the identifiers to create a query filter and run multiple query
operations, one operation for each entity
Hide Solution - ANSWER ✔✔A. Create the Key object for each Entity
and run a batch get operation
You need to upload files from your on-premises environment to Cloud
Storage. You want the files to be encrypted on Cloud Storage using
customer-supplied encryption keys. What should you do?
A. Supply the encryption key in a .boto configuration file. Use gsutil to
upload the files.
B. Supply the encryption key using gcloud config. Use gsutil to upload
the files to that bucket.
C. Use gsutil to upload the files, and use the flag --encryption-key to
supply the encryption key.
D. Use gsutil to create a bucket, and use the flag --encryption-key to
supply the encryption key. Use gsutil to upload the files to that bucket. -
Architect Google Cloud
Certification 2026 Exam
Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
The development team has provided you with a Kubernetes Deployment
file. You have no infrastructure yet and need to deploy the application.
What should you do?
,A. Use gcloud to create a Kubernetes cluster. Use Deployment Manager
to create the deployment.
B. Use gcloud to create a Kubernetes cluster. Use kubectl to create the
deployment.
C. Use kubectl to create a Kubernetes cluster. Use Deployment
Manager to create the deployment.
D. Use kubectl to create a Kubernetes cluster. Use kubectl to create the
deployment. - ANSWER ✔✔B. Use gcloud to create a Kubernetes
cluster. Use kubectl to create the deployment.
You need to evaluate your team readiness for a new GCP project. You
must perform the evaluation and create a skills gap plan which
incorporates the business goal of cost optimization. Your team has
deployed two GCP projects successfully to date. What should you do?
A. Allocate budget for team training. Set a deadline for the new GCP
project.
B. Allocate budget for team training. Create a roadmap for your team to
achieve Google Cloud certification based on job role.
C. Allocate budget to hire skilled external consultants. Set a deadline for
the new GCP project.
,D. Allocate budget to hire skilled external consultants. Create a roadmap
for your team to achieve Google Cloud certification based on job role. -
ANSWER ✔✔B. Allocate budget for team training. Create a roadmap
for your team to achieve Google Cloud certification based on job role.
(Most Voted)
You are designing an application for use only during business hours. For
the minimum viable product release, you'd like to use a managed
product that automatically `scales to zero` so you don't incur costs when
there is no activity.Which primary compute resource should you choose?
A. Cloud Functions
B. Compute Engine
C. Google Kubernetes Engine
D. AppEngine flexible environment - ANSWER ✔✔A. Cloud
Functions
You are creating an App Engine application that uses Cloud Datastore
as its persistence layer. You need to retrieve several root entities for
which you have the identifiers. You want to minimize the overhead in
operations performed by Cloud Datastore. What should you do?
A. Create the Key object for each Entity and run a batch get operation
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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, B. Create the Key object for each Entity and run multiple get operations,
one operation for each entity
C. Use the identifiers to create a query filter and run a batch query
operation
D. Use the identifiers to create a query filter and run multiple query
operations, one operation for each entity
Hide Solution - ANSWER ✔✔A. Create the Key object for each Entity
and run a batch get operation
You need to upload files from your on-premises environment to Cloud
Storage. You want the files to be encrypted on Cloud Storage using
customer-supplied encryption keys. What should you do?
A. Supply the encryption key in a .boto configuration file. Use gsutil to
upload the files.
B. Supply the encryption key using gcloud config. Use gsutil to upload
the files to that bucket.
C. Use gsutil to upload the files, and use the flag --encryption-key to
supply the encryption key.
D. Use gsutil to create a bucket, and use the flag --encryption-key to
supply the encryption key. Use gsutil to upload the files to that bucket. -
