What is the difference between structured and unstructured log entries in Cloud Logging?

Structured logs are stored in BigQuery; unstructured logs are not

Structured logs are always more secure than unstructured logs

Structured logs have a JSON payload; unstructured logs have a text payload

Structured logs are generated by Google Cloud services; unstructured logs by applications

You have a fleet of Compute Engine VMs with the Ops Agent installed. You need to collect a custom application log that is written to /var/log/myapp.log and send it to Cloud Logging. You also want to ensure that only logs from this file are collected, not other system logs. What should you do?

Install the legacy Monitoring agent and configure it to collect the log file.

Modify the Ops Agent configuration to add a log receiver for /var/log/myapp.log and disable the default log receivers.

Create a log sink that filters for 'logName="myapp.log"' and exports to Cloud Logging.

Use a startup script to copy the log file to the Cloud Logging agent's default log directory.

In the Logs Explorer, how can you view the full details of a specific log entry?

Click on the log entry to expand it

Use the Cloud Shell to cat the log file

What is the primary purpose of Active Assist for resource optimization?

To automatically resize all your VMs

To identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve resource utilization

To monitor service health incidents

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3.4 Monitoring and Logging ASSOCIATE-CLOUD-ENGINEER Practice Questions (Page 5)

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You have a fleet of Compute Engine VMs with the Ops Agent installed. You need to collect a custom application log that is written to /var/log/myapp.log and send it to Cloud Logging. You also want to ensure that only logs from this file are collected, not other system logs. What should you do?
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In the Logs Explorer, how can you view the full details of a specific log entry?
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