A company wants to continuously replicate data from its on-premises database to Google Cloud for analytics. The data volume is moderate, and the company has a reliable internet connection. Which data movement strategy is most suitable?

Using Transfer Appliance for periodic shipments

Using Cloud Interconnect to establish a dedicated connection

Using a VPN and a database replication tool

Using Storage Transfer Service for one-time batch transfers

A startup is developing a mobile app that allows users to book appointments with local service providers. The product strategy is to launch quickly in one city, gather feedback, and then expand nationally. What is the most appropriate cloud architecture to support this strategy?

A monolithic application deployed on a single Compute Engine VM.

A scalable architecture using managed services like Cloud Run and Cloud Firestore that can start small and grow with user demand.

A custom-built infrastructure on bare metal to ensure maximum performance.

A large-scale architecture with multiple regional deployments from day one.

A company must store customer data in a specific geographic region to comply with data residency regulations. Which Google Cloud feature is most directly relevant to this requirement?

Choosing a region for Cloud Storage buckets

Using Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP)

Using a VPN for secure connectivity

A company has migrated its on-premises data warehouse to BigQuery. The CFO wants to measure the return on investment (ROI) of the migration. Which set of metrics would best demonstrate ROI?

Number of queries run per day and total bytes processed.

Amount of data stored in BigQuery and number of tables created.

Total cost of ownership (TCO) comparison, query performance improvement, and time-to-insight for business users.

Number of users with access to BigQuery and number of dashboards created.

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Domain 1Objective 1

1.1 Designing a Cloud Solution Infrastructure That Meets Business Requirements PROFESSIONAL-CLOUD-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 5)

Part of the Designing and planning a cloud solution architecture domain, which accounts for ~25% of the PROFESSIONAL-CLOUD-ARCHITECT exam. Google Cloud does not publish an official question count, but from its 120-minute exam (~50–80 total, ~13–20 in this domain), expect 3–4 from this objective — we provide 39 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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13concepts

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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

Questions 21–25

21foundation · easy
A company wants to continuously replicate data from its on-premises database to Google Cloud for analytics. The data volume is moderate, and the company has a reliable internet connection. Which data movement strategy is most suitable?
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22application · medium
A startup is developing a mobile app that allows users to book appointments with local service providers. The product strategy is to launch quickly in one city, gather feedback, and then expand nationally. What is the most appropriate cloud architecture to support this strategy?
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23foundation · easy
A company must store customer data in a specific geographic region to comply with data residency regulations. Which Google Cloud feature is most directly relevant to this requirement?
Select an answer first
24foundation · easy
A financial services application must process transactions with minimal delay and be available during peak trading hours. Which set of requirements are these?
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25expert · medium
A company has migrated its on-premises data warehouse to BigQuery. The CFO wants to measure the return on investment (ROI) of the migration. Which set of metrics would best demonstrate ROI?
Select an answer first

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