6.1 Understanding the Principles and Recommendations of the Operational Excellence Pillar of the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework PROFESSIONAL-CLOUD-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of a post-incident review?

   • ATo document the incident for legal purposes
   • BTo identify what went wrong and how to prevent recurrence
   • CTo celebrate the team's quick response
   • DTo assign blame to the responsible team
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2. 2expert · hard

   Your team has been experiencing a high number of incidents, many of which are caused by the same underlying issues. You want to reduce the number of incidents and improve the reliability of your systems. What should you do?

   • AIncrease the number of alerts so that the team is notified earlier when issues occur.
   • BConduct a blameless post-incident review for each incident and implement action items to prevent recurrence.
   • CAdd more resources to the team so that they can respond to incidents more quickly.
   • DImplement a change freeze during peak business hours to reduce the risk of incidents.
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4. 3expert · hard

   Your company is migrating a legacy application to Google Cloud. The application has a monolithic architecture and is difficult to scale. You want to improve operational excellence by making the application easier to operate and scale. What should you do?

   • AReplatform the application to use Cloud Run, but keep the monolithic codebase.
   • BRehost the application on a single Compute Engine instance and use a larger machine type to handle the load.
   • CRefactor the application into microservices and deploy it on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) with autoscaling.
   • DUse a load balancer in front of the single Compute Engine instance to distribute traffic.
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5. 4foundation · easy

   Which three core principles are most directly associated with the operational excellence pillar of the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework?

   • ACost optimization, capacity planning, and resource tagging
   • BPerformance, latency, and throughput
   • CSecurity, compliance, and identity management
   • DAutomation, observability, and continuous improvement
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6. 5foundation · easy

   What is a key characteristic of a system designed for operability?

   • AIt avoids all automation to reduce complexity
   • BIt requires specialized knowledge to perform routine tasks
   • CIt is designed primarily for maximum performance
   • DIt provides clear, actionable logs and metrics for operators
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