A company must choose between two design options: Option A uses a managed service that is easier to operate but has higher per-unit costs. Option B uses self-managed infrastructure that is cheaper but requires more operational effort. What is the primary trade-off being made?

Cost versus operational complexity

During the requirements gathering phase for a new inventory management system, which statement represents a functional requirement?

The system must be available 99.9% of the time.

The system must allow warehouse staff to update stock levels.

The system must respond to search queries within 2 seconds.

The system must encrypt all data at rest.

A company wants to integrate its on-premises CRM system with a new cloud-based analytics platform. The integration should allow the CRM to send customer data to the analytics platform asynchronously. Which integration pattern is most appropriate?

Using a VPN to connect the networks

Using a REST API for direct synchronous calls

Using a message queue to decouple the systems

Using a shared database for both systems

A startup is building a mobile app and wants to validate the market quickly with minimal upfront investment. Which cloud architecture approach best supports this business use case?

Provisioning a large number of virtual machines to handle expected growth

Committing to a three-year contract for discounted compute pricing

Using a serverless platform that scales automatically and charges only for usage

Building a hybrid cloud with dedicated connectivity to on-premises resources

A company has a production workload that runs continuously and has predictable resource usage. Which cost optimization strategy is most effective for this workload?

Using committed use discounts (CUDs) for the compute resources

Migrating to a serverless platform to eliminate compute costs

Using preemptible VMs for all instances

Scaling down to zero instances during off-peak hours

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Domain 1Objective 1

1.1 Designing a Cloud Solution Infrastructure That Meets Business Requirements PROFESSIONAL-CLOUD-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 7)

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

~25%of the exam

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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A company must choose between two design options: Option A uses a managed service that is easier to operate but has higher per-unit costs. Option B uses self-managed infrastructure that is cheaper but requires more operational effort. What is the primary trade-off being made?
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During the requirements gathering phase for a new inventory management system, which statement represents a functional requirement?
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33foundation · easy
A company wants to integrate its on-premises CRM system with a new cloud-based analytics platform. The integration should allow the CRM to send customer data to the analytics platform asynchronously. Which integration pattern is most appropriate?
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34foundation · easy
A startup is building a mobile app and wants to validate the market quickly with minimal upfront investment. Which cloud architecture approach best supports this business use case?
Select an answer first
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A company has a production workload that runs continuously and has predictable resource usage. Which cost optimization strategy is most effective for this workload?
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