How many questions are on the GCP Professional Cloud Architect exam?

The GCP PCA exam contains 50 questions in 120 minutes. Approximately 40% of questions are tied to 4 official case studies (EHR Healthcare, Helicopter Racing League, Mountkirk Games, TerramEarth).

What is the passing score for the GCP Professional Cloud Architect?

Google Cloud does not disclose a specific passing score for the Professional Cloud Architect exam.

Are the GCP PCA case studies published in advance?

Yes — Google publishes the 4 official case studies on the exam guide page. Candidates are expected to study them before the exam, as questions reference these companies directly.

How long is the GCP Professional Cloud Architect certification valid?

GCP Professional certifications are valid for 2 years.

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GCP Professional Cloud Architect Practice Exam 6

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Comprehensive practice exam for the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification. Tests expert-level architectural knowledge, business acumen, and enterprise solution design across 5 domains, including 4 detailed case studies.

Questions

Mixed

Difficulty

70%

Pass mark

Difficulty breakdown

Easy(8)

Medium(29)

Hard(13)

Topics covered

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Subtask 1.1: Business Requirements Subtask 1.2: Technical Requirements Subtask 1.3: Network/Storage/Compute Subtask 1.4: Migration Plan Subtask 2.1: Network topologies Subtask 2.2: Storage Systems Subtask 2.3: Compute Systems Subtask 3.1: Security Design Subtask 3.2: Compliance Design Subtask 4.1: Technical Processes Subtask 4.3: Develop procedures for resilience Subtask 4.3: Resilience Procedures Subtask 5.1: Advise development and operation teams Subtask 5.2: Ensure solution and operations reliability Subtask 5.3: Cost Optimization Subtask 5.3: Manage implementation and optimize costs

Sample questions

Q01Medium1 mark

CASE STUDY: TechStream Gaming

Overview:
Industry: Gaming
Size: 500 employees, $100M revenue

Environment:

On-prem US/EU
200 servers
MySQL (5 TB)
2M peak users
$100K/mo cost

Requirements:

Reduce costs 40%
5x growth
Launch APAC/SA/Africa
Daily deployments

Exec Statements:

CEO: Scale rapidly.
CFO: Max $100K/mo, 18mo ROI.
CTO: Limited cloud exp, 99.95% uptime.

Tech Reqs:

<100ms latency globally
Real-time analytics
5x seasonal spikes
EU data residency
DDoS protection
CI/CD

Constraints:

12mo migration
<4hr downtime
20 Java/MySQL devs, 5 ops
$2M budget

QUESTION: Based on the constraints and requirements, which migration strategy should you recommend for the core gaming application?

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Q02Medium1 mark

CASE STUDY: TechStream Gaming

Overview:
Industry: Gaming
Size: 500 employees, $100M revenue

Environment:

On-prem US/EU
200 servers
MySQL (5 TB)
2M peak users
$100K/mo cost

Requirements:

Reduce costs 40%
5x growth
Launch APAC/SA/Africa
Daily deployments

Exec Statements:

CEO: Scale rapidly.
CFO: Max $100K/mo, 18mo ROI.
CTO: Limited cloud exp, 99.95% uptime.

Tech Reqs:

<100ms latency globally
Real-time analytics
5x seasonal spikes
EU data residency
DDoS protection
CI/CD

Constraints:

12mo migration
<4hr downtime
20 Java/MySQL devs, 5 ops
$2M budget

QUESTION: How should you design the global network architecture to meet the latency, scaling, and security requirements?

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Q03Hard1 mark

CASE STUDY: TechStream Gaming

Overview:
Industry: Gaming
Size: 500 employees, $100M revenue

Environment:

On-prem US/EU
200 servers
MySQL (5 TB)
2M peak users
$100K/mo cost

Requirements:

Reduce costs 40%
5x growth
Launch APAC/SA/Africa
Daily deployments

Exec Statements:

CEO: Scale rapidly.
CFO: Max $100K/mo, 18mo ROI.
CTO: Limited cloud exp, 99.95% uptime.

Tech Reqs:

<100ms latency globally
Real-time analytics
5x seasonal spikes
EU data residency
DDoS protection
CI/CD

Constraints:

12mo migration
<4hr downtime
20 Java/MySQL devs, 5 ops
$2M budget

QUESTION: Which database architecture should you recommend to replace the 5TB MySQL database while meeting the <4-hour downtime constraint?

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Q04Medium1 mark

CASE STUDY: TechStream Gaming

Overview:
Industry: Gaming
Size: 500 employees, $100M revenue

Environment:

On-prem US/EU
200 servers
MySQL (5 TB)
2M peak users
$100K/mo cost

Requirements:

Reduce costs 40%
5x growth
Launch APAC/SA/Africa
Daily deployments

Exec Statements:

CEO: Scale rapidly.
CFO: Max $100K/mo, 18mo ROI.
CTO: Limited cloud exp, 99.95% uptime.

Tech Reqs:

<100ms latency globally
Real-time analytics
5x seasonal spikes
EU data residency
DDoS protection
CI/CD

Constraints:

12mo migration
<4hr downtime
20 Java/MySQL devs, 5 ops
$2M budget

QUESTION: How should you design the real-time analytics pipeline for player behavior?

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Q05Easy1 mark

CASE STUDY: TechStream Gaming

Overview:
Industry: Gaming
Size: 500 employees, $100M revenue

Environment:

On-prem US/EU
200 servers
MySQL (5 TB)
2M peak users
$100K/mo cost

Requirements:

Reduce costs 40%
5x growth
Launch APAC/SA/Africa
Daily deployments

Exec Statements:

CEO: Scale rapidly.
CFO: Max $100K/mo, 18mo ROI.
CTO: Limited cloud exp, 99.95% uptime.

Tech Reqs:

<100ms latency globally
Real-time analytics
5x seasonal spikes
EU data residency
DDoS protection
CI/CD

Constraints:

12mo migration
<4hr downtime
20 Java/MySQL devs, 5 ops
$2M budget

QUESTION: To meet the CFO's requirement of reducing costs by 40%, which pricing strategy should you apply to the baseline, predictable compute workloads?

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