GCP · Networking interview questions

30 real GCP · Networking questions from the Cloud bank, as asked in Indian campus drives and tech interviews. Every question has a verified answer and an AI-tutor explanation on placd — free to start.

1. What is Firewall Rule?

Junior
  1. A.private consumption of services across VPCs using internal IP addresses
  2. B.GCP's managed, authoritative DNS service with global anycast serving
  3. C.managed network address translation for outbound internet access from private instances
  4. D.a rule controlling allowed or denied traffic to and from VPC network resources
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3. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Firewall Rule — GCP's DDoS protection and web application firewall for load-balanced apps
  2. B.Firewall Rule — a rule controlling allowed or denied traffic to and from VPC network resources
  3. C.Firewall Rule — dedicated or partner physical connectivity between on-premises and a VPC
  4. D.Firewall Rule — GCP's managed, authoritative DNS service with global anycast serving
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4. What is Cloud DNS?

Junior
  1. A.GCP's managed, authoritative DNS service with global anycast serving
  2. B.private consumption of services across VPCs using internal IP addresses
  3. C.GCP's DDoS protection and web application firewall for load-balanced apps
  4. D.managed network address translation for outbound internet access from private instances
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6. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Cloud DNS — GCP's DDoS protection and web application firewall for load-balanced apps
  2. B.Cloud DNS — GCP's managed, authoritative DNS service with global anycast serving
  3. C.Cloud DNS — private consumption of services across VPCs using internal IP addresses
  4. D.Cloud DNS — managed network address translation for outbound internet access from private instances
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7. What is Cloud NAT?

Mid
  1. A.a rule controlling allowed or denied traffic to and from VPC network resources
  2. B.managed network address translation for outbound internet access from private instances
  3. C.dedicated or partner physical connectivity between on-premises and a VPC
  4. D.GCP's DDoS protection and web application firewall for load-balanced apps
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9. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Cloud NAT — a rule controlling allowed or denied traffic to and from VPC network resources
  2. B.Cloud NAT — dedicated or partner physical connectivity between on-premises and a VPC
  3. C.Cloud NAT — GCP's managed, authoritative DNS service with global anycast serving
  4. D.Cloud NAT — managed network address translation for outbound internet access from private instances
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10. What is Cloud Interconnect?

Mid
  1. A.GCP's DDoS protection and web application firewall for load-balanced apps
  2. B.a rule controlling allowed or denied traffic to and from VPC network resources
  3. C.dedicated or partner physical connectivity between on-premises and a VPC
  4. D.managed network address translation for outbound internet access from private instances
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12. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Cloud Interconnect — dedicated or partner physical connectivity between on-premises and a VPC
  2. B.Cloud Interconnect — private consumption of services across VPCs using internal IP addresses
  3. C.Cloud Interconnect — a rule controlling allowed or denied traffic to and from VPC network resources
  4. D.Cloud Interconnect — managed network address translation for outbound internet access from private instances
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13. What is Private Service Connect?

Senior
  1. A.managed network address translation for outbound internet access from private instances
  2. B.a rule controlling allowed or denied traffic to and from VPC network resources
  3. C.private consumption of services across VPCs using internal IP addresses
  4. D.dedicated or partner physical connectivity between on-premises and a VPC
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15. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.Private Service Connect — managed network address translation for outbound internet access from private instances
  2. B.Private Service Connect — GCP's managed, authoritative DNS service with global anycast serving
  3. C.Private Service Connect — a rule controlling allowed or denied traffic to and from VPC network resources
  4. D.Private Service Connect — private consumption of services across VPCs using internal IP addresses
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16. What is Cloud Armor?

Senior
  1. A.private consumption of services across VPCs using internal IP addresses
  2. B.GCP's DDoS protection and web application firewall for load-balanced apps
  3. C.managed network address translation for outbound internet access from private instances
  4. D.dedicated or partner physical connectivity between on-premises and a VPC
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18. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.Cloud Armor — GCP's DDoS protection and web application firewall for load-balanced apps
  2. B.Cloud Armor — GCP's managed, authoritative DNS service with global anycast serving
  3. C.Cloud Armor — private consumption of services across VPCs using internal IP addresses
  4. D.Cloud Armor — a rule controlling allowed or denied traffic to and from VPC network resources
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19. What does gcloud compute firewall-rules create do?

Junior
  1. A.creates a firewall rule in a VPC network
  2. B.creates a regional subnet within a VPC network
  3. C.creates a Cloud NAT configuration on a Cloud Router
  4. D.begins a transaction to modify Cloud DNS records
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20. Which command will creates a firewall rule in a VPC network?

Junior
  1. A.gcloud dns record-sets transaction start
  2. B.gcloud compute routers nats create
  3. C.gcloud compute firewall-rules create
  4. D.gcloud compute networks subnets create
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21. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.gcloud compute firewall-rules create — creates a regional subnet within a VPC network
  2. B.gcloud compute firewall-rules create — creates a Cloud NAT configuration on a Cloud Router
  3. C.gcloud compute firewall-rules create — begins a transaction to modify Cloud DNS records
  4. D.gcloud compute firewall-rules create — creates a firewall rule in a VPC network
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22. What does gcloud compute networks subnets create do?

Mid
  1. A.creates a regional subnet within a VPC network
  2. B.begins a transaction to modify Cloud DNS records
  3. C.creates a firewall rule in a VPC network
  4. D.creates a Cloud NAT configuration on a Cloud Router
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23. Which command will creates a regional subnet within a VPC network?

Mid
  1. A.gcloud compute networks subnets create
  2. B.gcloud dns record-sets transaction start
  3. C.gcloud compute routers nats create
  4. D.gcloud compute firewall-rules create
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24. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.gcloud compute networks subnets create — creates a Cloud NAT configuration on a Cloud Router
  2. B.gcloud compute networks subnets create — creates a firewall rule in a VPC network
  3. C.gcloud compute networks subnets create — begins a transaction to modify Cloud DNS records
  4. D.gcloud compute networks subnets create — creates a regional subnet within a VPC network
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25. What does gcloud dns record-sets transaction start do?

Mid
  1. A.creates a firewall rule in a VPC network
  2. B.creates a Cloud NAT configuration on a Cloud Router
  3. C.creates a regional subnet within a VPC network
  4. D.begins a transaction to modify Cloud DNS records
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26. Which command will begins a transaction to modify Cloud DNS records?

Mid
  1. A.gcloud dns record-sets transaction start
  2. B.gcloud compute networks subnets create
  3. C.gcloud compute firewall-rules create
  4. D.gcloud compute routers nats create
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27. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.gcloud dns record-sets transaction start — creates a Cloud NAT configuration on a Cloud Router
  2. B.gcloud dns record-sets transaction start — creates a regional subnet within a VPC network
  3. C.gcloud dns record-sets transaction start — begins a transaction to modify Cloud DNS records
  4. D.gcloud dns record-sets transaction start — creates a firewall rule in a VPC network
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28. What does gcloud compute routers nats create do?

Senior
  1. A.creates a regional subnet within a VPC network
  2. B.creates a firewall rule in a VPC network
  3. C.begins a transaction to modify Cloud DNS records
  4. D.creates a Cloud NAT configuration on a Cloud Router
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29. Which command will creates a Cloud NAT configuration on a Cloud Router?

Senior
  1. A.gcloud compute routers nats create
  2. B.gcloud dns record-sets transaction start
  3. C.gcloud compute networks subnets create
  4. D.gcloud compute firewall-rules create
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30. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.gcloud compute routers nats create — begins a transaction to modify Cloud DNS records
  2. B.gcloud compute routers nats create — creates a Cloud NAT configuration on a Cloud Router
  3. C.gcloud compute routers nats create — creates a firewall rule in a VPC network
  4. D.gcloud compute routers nats create — creates a regional subnet within a VPC network
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