GCP · Core interview questions

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1. What is Compute Engine?

Junior
  1. A.short-lived, low-cost Compute Engine instances that may be reclaimed within 24 hours
  2. B.Google Cloud's infrastructure-as-a-service for running virtual machines
  3. C.the base-level organizing entity in GCP that owns resources, billing, and APIs
  4. D.a dedicated physical server hosting only one customer's VMs for compliance or licensing
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3. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Compute Engine — a dedicated physical server hosting only one customer's VMs for compliance or licensing
  2. B.Compute Engine — Google Cloud's infrastructure-as-a-service for running virtual machines
  3. C.Compute Engine — a managed platform to run stateless containers that scale to zero on demand
  4. D.Compute Engine — GCP's event-driven serverless functions service
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4. What is Cloud Storage?

Junior
  1. A.GCP's object storage with buckets and storage classes like Standard and Coldline
  2. B.a managed platform to run stateless containers that scale to zero on demand
  3. C.deeply discounted preemptible-style VMs with no fixed maximum runtime
  4. D.short-lived, low-cost Compute Engine instances that may be reclaimed within 24 hours
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6. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Cloud Storage — a predefined combination of vCPUs and memory for a Compute Engine VM
  2. B.Cloud Storage — GCP's object storage with buckets and storage classes like Standard and Coldline
  3. C.Cloud Storage — the base-level organizing entity in GCP that owns resources, billing, and APIs
  4. D.Cloud Storage — deeply discounted preemptible-style VMs with no fixed maximum runtime
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7. What is Project?

Junior
  1. A.a collection of VM instances managed as a unit for autoscaling and load balancing
  2. B.a managed platform to run stateless containers that scale to zero on demand
  3. C.the base-level organizing entity in GCP that owns resources, billing, and APIs
  4. D.GCP's object storage with buckets and storage classes like Standard and Coldline
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9. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Project — short-lived, low-cost Compute Engine instances that may be reclaimed within 24 hours
  2. B.Project — GCP's global, software-defined load balancing across regions with a single anycast IP
  3. C.Project — GCP's object storage with buckets and storage classes like Standard and Coldline
  4. D.Project — the base-level organizing entity in GCP that owns resources, billing, and APIs
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10. What is VPC Network?

Mid
  1. A.a setup that lets multiple projects share a common host-project VPC network
  2. B.a global, software-defined network in GCP whose subnets are regional
  3. C.a predefined combination of vCPUs and memory for a Compute Engine VM
  4. D.short-lived, low-cost Compute Engine instances that may be reclaimed within 24 hours
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12. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.VPC Network — Google Cloud's infrastructure-as-a-service for running virtual machines
  2. B.VPC Network — GCP's object storage with buckets and storage classes like Standard and Coldline
  3. C.VPC Network — a predefined combination of vCPUs and memory for a Compute Engine VM
  4. D.VPC Network — a global, software-defined network in GCP whose subnets are regional
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13. What is Cloud Run?

Mid
  1. A.a dedicated physical server hosting only one customer's VMs for compliance or licensing
  2. B.a managed platform to run stateless containers that scale to zero on demand
  3. C.short-lived, low-cost Compute Engine instances that may be reclaimed within 24 hours
  4. D.a global, software-defined network in GCP whose subnets are regional
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15. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Cloud Run — a predefined combination of vCPUs and memory for a Compute Engine VM
  2. B.Cloud Run — a setup that lets multiple projects share a common host-project VPC network
  3. C.Cloud Run — short-lived, low-cost Compute Engine instances that may be reclaimed within 24 hours
  4. D.Cloud Run — a managed platform to run stateless containers that scale to zero on demand
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16. What is Preemptible VM?

Mid
  1. A.GCP's event-driven serverless functions service
  2. B.a predefined combination of vCPUs and memory for a Compute Engine VM
  3. C.a setup that lets multiple projects share a common host-project VPC network
  4. D.short-lived, low-cost Compute Engine instances that may be reclaimed within 24 hours
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18. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Preemptible VM — short-lived, low-cost Compute Engine instances that may be reclaimed within 24 hours
  2. B.Preemptible VM — a managed platform to run stateless containers that scale to zero on demand
  3. C.Preemptible VM — a predefined combination of vCPUs and memory for a Compute Engine VM
  4. D.Preemptible VM — Google Cloud's infrastructure-as-a-service for running virtual machines
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19. What is Shared VPC?

Senior
  1. A.GCP's global, software-defined load balancing across regions with a single anycast IP
  2. B.the base-level organizing entity in GCP that owns resources, billing, and APIs
  3. C.a setup that lets multiple projects share a common host-project VPC network
  4. D.a managed platform to run stateless containers that scale to zero on demand
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21. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.Shared VPC — GCP's object storage with buckets and storage classes like Standard and Coldline
  2. B.Shared VPC — deeply discounted preemptible-style VMs with no fixed maximum runtime
  3. C.Shared VPC — a setup that lets multiple projects share a common host-project VPC network
  4. D.Shared VPC — a global, software-defined network in GCP whose subnets are regional
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22. What is Cloud Load Balancing?

Senior
  1. A.a predefined combination of vCPUs and memory for a Compute Engine VM
  2. B.short-lived, low-cost Compute Engine instances that may be reclaimed within 24 hours
  3. C.GCP's global, software-defined load balancing across regions with a single anycast IP
  4. D.a managed platform to run stateless containers that scale to zero on demand
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24. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.Cloud Load Balancing — durable network-attached block storage for Compute Engine VMs
  2. B.Cloud Load Balancing — Google Cloud's infrastructure-as-a-service for running virtual machines
  3. C.Cloud Load Balancing — short-lived, low-cost Compute Engine instances that may be reclaimed within 24 hours
  4. D.Cloud Load Balancing — GCP's global, software-defined load balancing across regions with a single anycast IP
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25. What does gcloud compute instances list do?

Junior
  1. A.lists Compute Engine VM instances in the current project
  2. B.copies objects to and from Cloud Storage using the modern gcloud storage command
  3. C.creates a new Compute Engine VM instance
  4. D.sets the active GCP project for subsequent gcloud commands
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27. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.gcloud compute instances list — lists Compute Engine VM instances in the current project
  2. B.gcloud compute instances list — deletes one or more Compute Engine VM instances
  3. C.gcloud compute instances list — connects to a Compute Engine instance over SSH
  4. D.gcloud compute instances list — creates a new Compute Engine VM instance
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28. What does gcloud compute instances create do?

Junior
  1. A.creates a new Compute Engine VM instance
  2. B.sets the active GCP project for subsequent gcloud commands
  3. C.authenticates the gcloud CLI with a Google account
  4. D.builds and deploys a container as a Cloud Run service
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30. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.gcloud compute instances create — authenticates the gcloud CLI with a Google account
  2. B.gcloud compute instances create — lists Compute Engine VM instances in the current project
  3. C.gcloud compute instances create — creates a new Compute Engine VM instance
  4. D.gcloud compute instances create — sets the active GCP project for subsequent gcloud commands
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