Cloud Digital Leader Free Practice Questions — Page 10
Question 91
An organization wants to transfer some of its data from Google Cloud. Which of these statements is true?
A. Customer data may not be transferred out of Google Cloud.
B. Customers have full control of their data and may transfer it at any time.
C. Outgoing data transfer must be enabled in the Google Cloud console.
D. A technical support ticket must be raised with the correct department.
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Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Google Cloud follows a shared responsibility model where customers retain ownership and control of their data. Customers can export and transfer their data using Google Cloud tools and APIs without requiring special enablement or support approval. The other options incorrectly imply restrictions or required permissions that do not generally exist.
Question 92
An organization needs a flexible and scalable NoSQL database with strong web and mobile application support. Which Google Cloud product or service should the organization use?
A. Cloud Spanner
B. Cloud Storage
C. BigQuery
D. Firestore
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Correct Answer: D
Explanation: Firestore is Google Cloud's fully managed, scalable NoSQL document database designed specifically for web and mobile application development. It provides real-time synchronization, offline support, automatic scaling, and client SDKs for web, Android, and iOS. Cloud Spanner is a globally distributed relational database, Cloud Storage is object storage, and BigQuery is a data warehouse.
Question 93
An organization is concerned about the unlikely event that Google Cloud infrastructure is physically accessed by someone with malicious intent. How is data protected in Google Cloud?
A. Data is immediately deleted whenever an intrusion is detected.
B. Data is stored on quantum computers with unbreakable encryption.
C. Data is stored using robust encryption.
D. Data is stored in random locations around the world to prevent it being found.
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Correct Answer: C
Explanation: Google Cloud protects customer data with strong encryption by default, including encryption at rest and in transit. Physical access to storage infrastructure does not expose plaintext data without the appropriate encryption keys. The other options are incorrect: data is not immediately deleted upon intrusion, quantum computers are not used for storage protection, and data is not protected by random geographic placement.
Question 94
What is the benefit of using a serverless data processing pipeline service?
A. Full control over compute resources is provided.
B. Processed data will not require analysis.
C. Pipeline infrastructure is fully managed and scalable.
D. Processed data is guaranteed to be free of errors.
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Correct Answer: C
Explanation: A serverless data processing pipeline service manages the underlying infrastructure, automatically handles scaling, and reduces operational overhead. It does not provide full control over compute resources, nor does it eliminate the need for data analysis or guarantee error-free processed data.
Question 95
An organization is running SQL Server on-premises and is struggling with capacity and management overhead. They want to modernize this database quickly by using Google products or services. What should the organization do?
A. Refactor applications to use a cloud first database like Firestore.
B. Perform a managed database migration to Cloud SQL.
C. Export old tables from SQL Server to Cloud Storage.
D. Migrate all SQL Server data to BigQuery.
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Correct Answer: B
Explanation: The best modernization path that is both quick and reduces capacity and management overhead is to migrate the existing SQL Server database to Cloud SQL for SQL Server, a fully managed relational database service. This minimizes application changes while offloading backups, patching, maintenance, and high availability management. Refactoring to Firestore requires significant application changes, exporting to Cloud Storage does not provide a managed database, and BigQuery is an analytics data warehouse rather than a transactional SQL Server replacement.
Question 96
What is an organization responsible for when migrating from on-premises to the cloud?
A. Covering the cost of cloud service downtime
B. Managing underlying network infrastructure
C. Adapting to a pay-as-you-go cloud expenditure model
D. Optimizing cloud storage systems
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Correct Answer: C
Explanation: When migrating from on-premises to the cloud, the organization remains responsible for managing its cloud consumption and budgeting. A key organizational responsibility is adapting from a capital expenditure (CapEx) model to a pay-as-you-go operational expenditure (OpEx) model. The cloud provider, not the customer, is generally responsible for the underlying network infrastructure, customers do not cover provider downtime costs by default, and optimizing cloud storage systems is not a universal migration responsibility.
Question 97
What makes Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) an effective solution for developers working to resolve application errors?
A. It reduces the time needed to iterate on various solutions.
B. It provides intelligent recommendations to optimize application development.
C. It removes the need for containerizing applications.
D. It stores application code on multiple servers to facilitate collaboration across silos.
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Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is a managed Kubernetes service that streamlines deployment, scaling, monitoring, and rollbacks, enabling developers to test and deploy fixes quickly. This reduces iteration time when resolving application errors. It does not eliminate the need for containers, is not primarily an AI recommendation engine for development optimization, and is not a code collaboration/storage platform.
Question 98
What DevOps practice should an organization use when developing their application to help minimize disruption caused by bugs?
A. Pause production until all bugs have been eliminated
B. Prioritize fixing large bugs during production because they are easier to review
C. Implement small changes incrementally to reduce recovery time when bugs appear
D. Implement large changes together to make rolling back easier when bugs appear
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Correct Answer: C
Explanation: DevOps emphasizes delivering small, incremental changes through continuous integration and continuous delivery. Smaller changes are easier to test, review, deploy, and, if necessary, roll back, which minimizes the impact of bugs and reduces mean time to recovery. The other options contradict DevOps practices by delaying releases or increasing deployment risk with large changes.
Question 99
An organization is looking for a storage solution that will help them serve content to users worldwide. They need a solution that offers a high level of availability.
What feature of Cloud Storage would they benefit from?
A. Multi-regional storage
B. Global metadata
C. Data encryption
D. Object versioning
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Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Multi-regional Cloud Storage stores data redundantly across multiple geographic regions, providing high availability and low-latency access for users worldwide. Global metadata, encryption, and object versioning do not specifically provide worldwide content serving with high availability.
Question 100
An organization with a commissions-based business model is struggling to predict cloud costs due to fluctuating revenue.
How can the organization optimize the use of their cloud resources?
A. By applying intelligent recommendations
B. By decentralizing financial decision making
C. By sharing project ownership across all teams
D. By increasing their capital expenditure
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Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Applying intelligent recommendations (such as cloud cost optimization/recommender services) helps optimize resource usage by identifying idle or oversized resources, rightsizing workloads, and reducing waste. The other options relate to organizational governance or financing and do not directly optimize cloud resource consumption.
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