4.1 Analyzing and Defining Technical Processes PROFESSIONAL-CLOUD-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21application · medium

   A company uses Terraform to manage its Google Cloud infrastructure. They want to validate that the infrastructure configuration is correct before applying it to production. They also want to ensure that the deployed infrastructure matches the expected configuration. Which approach should they use?

   • AUse 'terraform validate' to check syntax and 'terraform plan' to review changes, then apply and use a configuration testing tool to verify the deployed resources.
   • BUse 'terraform destroy' and recreate the infrastructure to ensure it is correct.
   • CUse 'terraform apply' directly and rely on the provider to catch any errors.
   • DRun 'terraform plan' to review changes and 'terraform apply' to deploy, then manually verify the resources.
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2. 22application · medium

   A team is developing a REST API. They want to ensure that the API endpoints return the correct responses and handle errors properly. They also want to test the API's integration with a database. Which testing strategy should they implement?

   • AWrite only end-to-end tests that use the production database.
   • BWrite unit tests for the API endpoints and integration tests that use a test database.
   • CWrite only unit tests for the API endpoints.
   • DWrite integration tests that use a mock database.
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4. 23application · medium

   A company has a disaster recovery plan that uses a secondary region. They want to test the plan without impacting production. They also want to ensure that the failover process works and that the recovery time objective is met. Which type of DR test should they perform?

   • AA tabletop exercise where the team discusses the plan.
   • BA simulated failover test in a separate non-production environment that mirrors the production setup.
   • CA backup restore test in the secondary region.
   • DA full failover test in the secondary region using production data.
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5. 24foundation · easy

   In the waterfall model, what is the key characteristic of the phases?

   • AEach phase must be completed before the next begins
   • BPhases are skipped based on project risk
   • CPhases overlap and are revisited frequently
   • DPhases are executed in parallel to save time
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6. 25application · medium

   A company is defining a service catalog for its internal users. The catalog will offer different tiers of compute resources, such as small, medium, and large VMs. The company wants to ensure that users can request the resources they need without having to understand the underlying infrastructure. Which information should be included in the service catalog?

   • AThe cost of each tier in detail, including all possible discounts.
   • BThe exact machine types, vCPUs, and memory for each tier.
   • CThe internal IP addresses of the VMs that will be provisioned.
   • DA description of the service, the features, and the steps to request it, such as a link to a provisioning form.
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