Which root cause analysis technique involves repeatedly asking 'why' to drill down from a symptom to the underlying cause?

Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)

A startup needs to provision a consistent set of Google Cloud resources (VPC, subnets, firewall rules, and VM instances) for each new customer environment. They want to automate this process to reduce manual effort and ensure consistency. They also want to validate the configuration before deployment. Which approach should they use?

Use a configuration management tool like Ansible to install software on existing VMs.

Manually create the resources in the Google Cloud Console for each customer.

Write a shell script that uses gcloud commands to create each resource.

Use Terraform with modules to define the infrastructure and run 'terraform plan' before applying.

What is the primary purpose of a fishbone (Ishikawa) diagram in root cause analysis?

To assign blame to a specific individual

To calculate the probability of failure

To track the timeline of events leading to a failure

To visually categorize potential causes of a problem

Why is it important to conduct regular disaster recovery tests?

To ensure the DR plan works and meets recovery objectives

To increase the cost of operations

To comply with all legal requirements automatically

To replace the need for backups

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4.1 Analyzing and Defining Technical Processes PROFESSIONAL-CLOUD-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 1)

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Which software development lifecycle model emphasizes continuous collaboration between development and operations teams, with automated deployment and monitoring as core practices?
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A startup needs to provision a consistent set of Google Cloud resources (VPC, subnets, firewall rules, and VM instances) for each new customer environment. They want to automate this process to reduce manual effort and ensure consistency. They also want to validate the configuration before deployment. Which approach should they use?
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Which root cause analysis technique involves repeatedly asking 'why' to drill down from a symptom to the underlying cause?

Which software development lifecycle model emphasizes continuous collaboration between development and operations teams, with automated deployment and monitoring as core practices?

What is the primary purpose of a fishbone (Ishikawa) diagram in root cause analysis?

Why is it important to conduct regular disaster recovery tests?

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