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GCP ACE · Question 01 · Domain 1.1: Setting up cloud projects and accounts

Your company is migrating to Google Cloud and needs to establish a resource hierarchy. You have three distinct departments: HR, Finance, and Engineering. Each department needs its own isolated environments for development and production, and billing must be tracked separately for each department.

What is the MOST appropriate way to structure your GCP resource hierarchy?

Answer options:

A.

Create a single Project for the company, and use VPC networks to isolate the departments.

B.

Create a Folder for each department, and within each folder, create separate Projects for development and production.

C.

Create a single Project and use labels to separate billing and IAM policies for each department.

D.

Create a separate Billing Account for each department and link them all to a single Project.

How to approach this question

Understand the GCP resource hierarchy: Organization -> Folders -> Projects -> Resources. Folders map to business units, while Projects are the primary billing and IAM boundary.

Full Answer

B.Create a Folder for each department, and within each folder, create separate Projects for development and production.✓ Correct
Create a Folder for each department, and within each folder, create separate Projects for development and production.
The GCP resource hierarchy is designed to manage access control and billing. Folders are used to group projects under an organization, often mapping to departments. Projects form the trust boundary for IAM and are the level at which billing is tracked.

Common mistakes

Confusing labels with resource boundaries. Labels are for metadata and cost allocation, not security isolation.

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