1.1 Designing a Cloud Solution Infrastructure That Meets Business Requirements PROFESSIONAL-CLOUD-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–30

1. 26foundation · easy

   A company has an existing on-premises application that is outdated and difficult to maintain. The business requirements have changed, and the application no longer meets them. What is the most appropriate workload disposition strategy?

   • ABuy a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) product
   • BRefactor the application to use cloud-native services
   • CDeprecate the application
   • DRehost the application to the cloud
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2. 27application · medium

   A healthcare organization is migrating a patient records application to Google Cloud. The application must encrypt data at rest and in transit, and access must be restricted to authenticated users. What should they configure?

   • AUse Cloud VPN for all connections and store data in Cloud Storage without additional encryption.
   • BEnable VPC Service Controls but do not implement IAM.
   • CUse only a firewall rule to restrict access to the application.
   • DUse IAM roles to control access, enable TLS for data in transit, and rely on Google-managed encryption keys for data at rest.
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4. 28application · medium

   A company runs a batch processing workload that runs for 2 hours every night. The workload is fault-tolerant and can be interrupted. The current solution uses a standard Compute Engine VM that runs continuously. What is the most cost-effective change?

   • AMigrate the batch to Cloud Functions with a 2-hour timeout.
   • BPurchase a Committed Use Discount for the VM.
   • CUse a preemptible VM that is started by a Cloud Scheduler job before the batch runs and stopped after completion.
   • DKeep the standard VM but stop it manually when not in use.
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5. 29foundation · easy

   A team is documenting requirements for a new customer relationship management (CRM) system. Which of the following is a functional requirement?

   • AThe system must integrate with the existing email service to send notifications.
   • BThe system must have a recovery time objective (RTO) of 1 hour.
   • CThe system must use role-based access control for security.
   • DThe system must support 1,000 concurrent users.
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6. 30foundation · easy

   A retail company wants to migrate its e-commerce platform to Google Cloud. The primary business goal is to reduce time-to-market for new features. Which activity best aligns the cloud architecture with this product strategy?

   • ADesigning a multi-cloud architecture to avoid vendor lock-in
   • BChoosing managed services that reduce operational overhead and accelerate development
   • CSelecting a region with the lowest network latency for all workloads
   • DImplementing strict change management processes for all deployments
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