Domain 2.1: Planning and estimating GCP product use

You are estimating the cost of running a workload on Compute Engine. Which factor does NOT affect the monthly cost in the GCP Pricing Calculator?

Your company plans to migrate 50 TB of archive data to Cloud Storage. The data will be accessed at most once a year. You need to estimate the cost. Which storage class should you select in the Pricing Calculator to minimize costs?

Your company is planning to migrate an on-premises application to GCP. Management wants an estimate of the monthly running costs before approving the project. You know the required CPU, RAM, and storage specifications. Which tool should you use to generate this estimate?

You are using the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator to estimate the cost of running a fleet of Compute Engine instances. You want to ensure your estimate is as accurate as possible. Which TWO factors will significantly impact the estimated cost of a Compute Engine instance? (Select TWO)

You are using the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator to estimate the monthly cost of running a new web application on Compute Engine. Which of the following factors does NOT affect the estimated cost of a Compute Engine instance?

You have finished configuring a complex architecture in the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator. You need to share this exact estimate with your finance director so they can review the configuration details and total cost. Which TWO methods can you use to share the estimate directly from the Pricing Calculator? (Select TWO)

You are using the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator to estimate the monthly cost of running a Compute Engine virtual machine. Which of the following factors does NOT affect the estimated cost of the VM?

Your company is planning to migrate a legacy application to Google Cloud. The application requires 4 vCPUs and 16 GB of RAM. It must run 24/7 for the next 3 years without interruption. You need to estimate the MOST cost-effective Compute Engine configuration using the Pricing Calculator. Which option should you select in the calculator to minimize costs?

You are using the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator to estimate the monthly cost of running 10 Compute Engine virtual machines. These VMs will run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the entire month. How should you account for Sustained Use Discounts (SUDs) in your estimate?

You have built a complex cost estimate in the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator for a new application architecture. You need to share this exact estimate with your finance team for approval. What is the MOST efficient way to share the estimate?

You are planning to migrate an on-premises application to Compute Engine. The application requires 8 vCPUs, 32 GB of RAM, and 500 GB of SSD storage. It will run 24/7 for the next 3 years. You need to estimate the monthly cost of this configuration. Which tool should you use to get the MOST accurate estimate?

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)

Your company is planning to migrate a legacy application to Compute Engine. The application requires 15 VMs running 24/7 for the next 3 years. You need to estimate the total cost of this deployment and want to ensure you are factoring in the maximum possible discounts. Which tool and discount type should you use to get the most accurate and lowest cost estimate?

You have spent the afternoon using the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator to model a complex architecture involving Compute Engine, Cloud SQL, and Cloud Storage. You need to share this estimate with your manager for approval. Which TWO methods can you use to share the estimate directly from the Pricing Calculator? (Select TWO)