A mobile app needs to receive real-time updates when a user's order status changes. Which integration pattern is best suited for this?

Using a file transfer protocol (FTP) to send updates

Event-driven architecture using a message broker

Batch processing of order status changes

Direct database replication to the app

An application requires low-latency access to a large dataset that is frequently read. Which storage option best supports this application design?

A single persistent disk attached to a VM

Cloud Memorystore (Redis) for caching frequently accessed data

Cloud Storage with a coldline storage class

Cloud SQL with a small machine type

A company runs a microservices application on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). The operations team needs to detect and diagnose performance issues, including slow API responses and error rates, across all services. What should they implement?

A single Cloud Logging sink to export logs to BigQuery for manual analysis.

A custom script that periodically checks the health of each pod.

Cloud Monitoring and Cloud Logging with dashboards and alerts for latency and error metrics.

Cloud Audit Logs to track user actions.

A financial services company must ensure that its transaction processing system can recover within 15 minutes of a regional outage, with a maximum data loss of 5 seconds. The system uses Cloud Spanner. What should the architecture include?

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL with cross-region replication and automated backups.

A Cloud Spanner multi-region instance with automatic failover and point-in-time recovery enabled.

Compute Engine VMs running the database with synchronous replication to another region.

A single-region Cloud Spanner instance with scheduled backups to Cloud Storage.

A web application is designed as a set of microservices that communicate via REST APIs. Which cloud infrastructure components are most essential to support this architecture?

A load balancer and a set of managed services for each microservice

A single database instance for all services

A single large VM running all services

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1.1 Designing a Cloud Solution Infrastructure That Meets Business Requirements PROFESSIONAL-CLOUD-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 1)

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13 Concepts in This Objective

Business use cases and product strategy
Functional requirements analysis
Non-functional requirements analysis
Business continuity planning
Cost optimization strategies
Supporting application design
Integration patterns with external systems
Data movement strategies
Design decision trade-offs
Workload disposition strategies
Success measurement (KPI, ROI, metrics)
Security and compliance design
Observability implementation

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1foundation · easy
A mobile app needs to receive real-time updates when a user's order status changes. Which integration pattern is best suited for this?
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2foundation · easy
An application requires low-latency access to a large dataset that is frequently read. Which storage option best supports this application design?
Select an answer first
3application · medium
A company runs a microservices application on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). The operations team needs to detect and diagnose performance issues, including slow API responses and error rates, across all services. What should they implement?
Select an answer first
4application · medium
A financial services company must ensure that its transaction processing system can recover within 15 minutes of a regional outage, with a maximum data loss of 5 seconds. The system uses Cloud Spanner. What should the architecture include?
Select an answer first
5foundation · easy
A web application is designed as a set of microservices that communicate via REST APIs. Which cloud infrastructure components are most essential to support this architecture?
Select an answer first

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