Domain 2.1: Planning and estimating GCP product use — GCP ACE Practice Question 11

How to approach this question

Consider what GCP charges for. Location matters, and data leaving the network matters. Data entering the network and IAM are free.

Full Answer

When estimating costs in Google Cloud, the region is a major factor because prices for compute, storage, and other services vary by location due to local infrastructure costs. Additionally, network egress (data leaving Google Cloud or moving between regions) is a billable metric that can significantly impact costs. Network ingress (data coming in) is free, and logical constructs like IAM roles or empty VPCs do not incur charges.

Common mistakes

Assuming network ingress is billed, or forgetting that prices vary by region.

You are using the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator to estimate the cost of a new data processing workload. The workload will run on Compute Engine and process data stored in Cloud Storage.

Which TWO factors will significantly impact your estimated monthly cost? (Select TWO)

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Full Answer

Common mistakes

Practice the full GCP Associate Cloud Engineer Practice Exam 6

More questions from this exam

You are using the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator to estimate the cost of a new data processing workload. The workload will run on Compute Engine and process data stored in Cloud Storage. Which TWO factors will significantly impact your estimated monthly cost? (Select TWO)

How to approach this question

Full Answer

Common mistakes

Practice the full GCP Associate Cloud Engineer Practice Exam 6

More questions from this exam

You are using the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator to estimate the cost of a new data processing workload. The workload will run on Compute Engine and process data stored in Cloud Storage.

Which TWO factors will significantly impact your estimated monthly cost? (Select TWO)