Compute

Question 1

[Cloud Functions (Cloud Functions)]
Overview

Answer 1

Event-driven serverless functions

Question 2

[Cloud Functions (Developer Experience)]
How easy is it for developers to get started?

Answer 2

Simplified and intuitive, focusing only on writing code snippets that respond to events.

Question 3

[Cloud Functions (Cost)]
How is billing done?

Answer 3

Pay only for function’s execution time, metered to the nearest 100 milliseconds.

Question 4

[Cloud Functions (Scalability)]
How does it handle changes in workload?

Answer 4

Auto-scales up and down in response to events, from zero to planet-scale.

Question 5

[Cloud Functions (Lock-in)]
Is it tied to a specific platform?

Answer 5

No, uses open-source FaaS framework, compatible with multiple environments including on-premises.

Question 6

[Cloud Functions (Integration)]
What can it integrate with?

Answer 6

Can connect and extend Google and third-party cloud services through events.

Question 7

[Cloud Functions (Monitoring)]
How can you observe its behavior?

Answer 7

Offers full observability through Cloud Trace and supports local and disconnected development.

Question 8

[Cloud Functions (Infrastructure)]
Do you need to manage servers?

Answer 8

No, all underlying infrastructure is managed by Google.

Question 9

[Cloud Functions (Event Responsiveness)]
What kind of events can trigger the code?

Answer 9

Trigger code from Google Cloud, Firebase, Google Assistant, or via HTTP from any application.

Question 10

[App Engine (Programming Languages)]
Which languages are supported?

Answer 10

Node.js, Java, Ruby, C#, Go, Python, or PHP.

Question 11

[App Engine (Management)]
How much infrastructure do you have to manage?

Answer 11

Fully managed, letting you focus solely on code.

Question 12

[App Engine (Diagnostics)]
What tools are available for monitoring?

Answer 12

Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, and Error Reporting for health and performance monitoring.

Question 13

[App Engine (Versioning)]
How does it handle different app versions?

Answer 13

Supports hosting different versions for development, test, staging, and production environments.

Question 14

[App Engine (Security)]
What security features are available?

Answer 14

Firewall rules, managed SSL/TLS certificates at no additional cost.

Question 15

[App Engine (Service Ecosystem)]
What other services can it integrate with?

Answer 15

Tap into a growing ecosystem of Google Cloud services and developer tools.

Question 16

[Cloud Run (Programming Languages)]
What languages can you use?

Answer 16

Any language, built-in support for Node.js, Go, Java, Kotlin, Scala, Python, .Net and Docker.

Question 17

[Cloud Run (Container Support)]
How does it work with containers?

Answer 17

Takes any container images, integrates with Cloud Build, Artifact Registry, Docker.

Question 18

[Cloud Run (Payment)]
How are you billed?

Answer 18

Pay-per-use, billed to the nearest 100 milliseconds.

Question 19

[Cloud Run (Developer Experience)]
What tools make development easier?

Answer 19

Command-line and UI for quick deployment, integrates with Cloud Code and Cloud Build.

Question 20

[Cloud Run (Management)]
How much infrastructure do you have to manage?

Answer 20

Fully managed, no infrastructure to worry about.

Question 21

[Cloud Run (Concurrency)]
How does it handle multiple requests?

Answer 21

Up to 1,000 concurrent requests per container instance.

Question 22

[Cloud Run (Autoscaling)]
How does it scale?

Answer 22

Fast autoscaling from zero to N depending on traffic.

Question 23

[Cloud Run (Redundancy)]
How is data replicated?

Answer 23

Services are regional and replicated across multiple zones.

Question 24

[Cloud Run (Security)]
What are the security features?

Answer 24

Mount secrets, Binary Authorization, sandboxing, dedicated identities, and permissions.

Question 25

[Cloud Run (Storage)]
What storage options are available?

Answer 25

Up to 32GiB ephemeral storage, connect to Filestore or Cloud Storage FUSE for persistent storage.

Question 26

[Cloud Run (Monitoring)]
What monitoring tools are available?

Answer 26

Integrated with Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Cloud Trace, and Error Reporting.

Question 27

[Cloud Run (Web Traffic)]
Can it process web traffic?

Answer 27

Exposes services publicly for web requests.

Question 28

[Cloud Run (Event Processing)]
How does it handle events?

Answer 28

Triggers from Google services, SaaS, and your own apps.

Question 29

[Cloud Run (Portability)]
How portable is it?

Answer 29

Built on Knative, accepts standard container images for cross-platform portability.

Question 30

[Cloud Run (Custom Domains)]
Can you use your own domains?

Answer 30

Yes, map your services to your own domains.

Question 31

[Cloud Run (Networking Protocols)]
What networking protocols does it support?

Answer 31

HTTP/1.*, HTTP/2, WebSockets, or gRPC (unary and streaming).