Google Cloud Architect Solution Design Quiz

1. Which Google Cloud service is designed for processing large batch jobs and data pipelines?

Cloud Pub/Sub

Cloud Dataflow

Cloud Tasks

Cloud Scheduler

2. For cost optimization, which service analyzes and recommends resource usage improvements?

Cloud Billing

Recommenders

Cloud Pricing Calculator

Budget Alerts

3. Which deployment pattern ensures zero downtime during application updates?

Blue-green deployment

Rolling update

Canary deployment

All of the above

4. What is the primary benefit of using Cloud KMS for key management?

Centralized control and audit of encryption keys

Automatic data compression

Reduces network latency

Eliminates need for backups

5. For a microservices architecture, which service mesh simplifies traffic management and security?

Cloud Load Balancing

Istio on GKE

Cloud Endpoints

VPC peering

6. Which service provides centralized logging and monitoring across Google Cloud resources?

Cloud Trace

Cloud Logging

Cloud Profiler

Error Reporting

7. When designing disaster recovery, what is the Recovery Time Objective (RTO)?

Maximum acceptable downtime before service restoration

Amount of data that can be lost

Number of backup copies required

Cost of recovery infrastructure

8. Which load balancing option should you use for global, content-based traffic distribution?

Network Load Balancer

HTTP(S) Load Balancer

Internal Load Balancer

SSL Policy

9. What is the primary use case for Cloud Memorystore?

Caching frequently accessed data

Long-term data archival

Real-time machine learning

Batch processing jobs

10. For compliance requirements like HIPAA and PCI-DSS, which feature helps achieve data residency?

Regional resource storage

Cloud KMS encryption

IAM conditional access

VPC Flow Logs

11. Which Google Cloud service provides managed relational database support for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server?

Cloud SQL

Cloud Firestore

Cloud Datastore

Cloud Bigtable

12. What is the main advantage of using Anthos for application deployment?

Run containerized applications consistently across multiple environments

Automatic database migration

Unlimited storage capacity

Free compute resources

13. When implementing a hybrid cloud solution, which service enables secure connectivity between on-premises and Google Cloud?

Cloud VPN and Interconnect

Cloud Load Balancing

Cloud Endpoints

Cloud NAT

14. Which storage option is best for real-time analytics on time-series data?

Cloud Storage

BigQuery

Firestore

Bigtable

15. What does the Cloud Armor service primarily protect against?

DDoS attacks and SQL injection at the edge

Data encryption at rest

Identity verification

Resource quotas

16. For a stateless application requiring high throughput and low latency, which compute option is most suitable?

App Engine flexible

Cloud Run with auto-scaling

Compute Engine with custom machine types

Cloud Functions

17. Which identity and access management feature allows conditional access based on device security status?

Cloud IAM roles

Context-Aware Access

Service accounts

OAuth 2.0 tokens

18. What is the primary purpose of VPC Service Controls in Google Cloud?

Define security perimeters and restrict data exfiltration

Manage DNS records

Monitor network traffic

Allocate IP addresses

19. Which service would you use to run containerized applications with automatic scaling and load balancing?

App Engine standard

Cloud Run

Compute Engine