GCP ACE · Question 41 · Domain 5.1: Managing Identity and Access Management
In Google Cloud IAM, what is the fundamental difference between a primitive role (like Editor) and a predefined role (like Compute Instance Admin)?
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Primitive roles can only be assigned to Service Accounts.
Primitive roles grant broad permissions across all services in a project, while predefined roles grant granular permissions for specific services.
Predefined roles are created by users, while primitive roles are created by Google.
Primitive roles are free, while predefined roles incur a monthly charge.
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