Configuring compute systems.
8 practice questions under this official exam objective (PCA), each with the answer key, an option-by-option explanation and instant feedback.
Questions under this objective
8 total · page 1 of 1Surviving a Zone Outage With SQL Server on GCP
This PCA question tests zero-downtime SQL Server availability across GCP zones, where Always On Availability Groups with nodes in different zones (D)
Fixing BigQuery connection errors from a Compute Engine VM
A Python script on Compute Engine failing to connect to BigQuery needs proper identity and authorization, not a new library or CLI tool. The fix is op
Which Platform and Database Handle 500,000 Requests per Second?
This PCA design question asks which Google Cloud compute platform plus database can ingest 500,000 requests per second, serve real-time exact-match lo
Copying Linux VM to Different Project and Region
This page explains the correct procedure for replicating a production Linux VM to a different project and region using Google Cloud Compute Engine sna
Deploying a Kubernetes App on a New GKE Cluster
When no infrastructure exists and a Kubernetes Deployment file is provided, the cluster must be provisioned first with the Google Cloud CLI (gcloud co
Cost-Effective Dataproc Job Over Regional GCS Telemetry
TerramEarth stores vehicle telemetry in US, Europe, and Asia regional GCS buckets, and the cheapest way to analyze it all is to preprocess and compres
Optimizing Cost and Persistence for Interruptible Batch AI Workloads on Google Cloud
This page explains why Spot VMs with Persistent Disks and checkpointing are the optimal solution for cost-effective, interrupt-tolerant batch AI proce
Optimizing CPU Requests for Stateful GKE Pods
For KnightMotives' stateful Dealer Tools Pods on GKE, over-provisioned CPU allocations are fixed by setting resource requests per Deployment slightly