5.2 Implementing FinOps Practices for Optimizing Resource Utilization and Costs PROFESSIONAL-CLOUD-DEVOPS-ENGINEER Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   What is the primary goal of the security and performance recommenders in Google Cloud?

   • ATo improve workload efficiency and reduce risk, which can also lead to cost savings
   • BTo provide a single dashboard for all security and performance metrics
   • CTo automatically enforce all security policies and performance benchmarks
   • DTo replace the need for manual security audits and performance testing
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2. 7foundation · easy

   Which Compute Engine feature is most appropriate for a batch job that can be interrupted and restarted?

   • ACommitted-use discounts
   • BPreemptible VMs (Spot VMs)
   • CStandard on-demand VMs
   • DSole-tenant nodes
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4. 8foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of node auto-provisioning in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)?

   • ATo automatically assign pods to nodes based on affinity rules
   • BTo automatically create and delete nodes based on the resource requirements of pending pods
   • CTo automatically upgrade the Kubernetes version of all nodes in a cluster
   • DTo automatically repair nodes that are unhealthy or have failed
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5. 9application · medium

   A team runs a batch processing job that is fault-tolerant and can be restarted. The job runs for about 2 hours every day. They are currently using a standard n1-standard-4 VM. They want to reduce the cost of this job. What is the most effective way to do this?

   • ARely on the sustained-use discount that will automatically apply.
   • BDownsize the VM to an n1-standard-2 to reduce the cost.
   • CPurchase a committed-use discount for the VM to reduce the hourly cost.
   • DUse a Spot VM for the job and implement a retry mechanism to handle preemption.
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6. 10foundation · easy

   Which recommendation is an example of a reliability recommender?

   • AResize an underutilized VM to a smaller machine type
   • BEnable automated backups for a Cloud SQL instance to prevent data loss
   • CIncrease the number of replicas for a stateless web application to handle more traffic
   • DUse a more secure authentication method for a service account
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