The Google GCP-PCA exam preparation guide is designed to provide candidates with necessary information about the Professional Cloud Architect exam. It includes exam summary, sample questions, practice test, objectives and ways to interpret the exam objectives to enable candidates to assess the types of questions-answers that may be asked during the Google Cloud Platform - Professional Cloud Architect (GCP-PCA) exam.
It is recommended for all the candidates to refer the GCP-PCA objectives and sample questions provided in this preparation guide. The Google Professional Cloud Architect certification is mainly targeted to the candidates who want to build their career in Cloud domain and demonstrate their expertise. We suggest you to use practice exam listed in this cert guide to get used to with exam environment and identify the knowledge areas where you need more work prior to taking the actual Google Professional Cloud Architect exam.
Google GCP-PCA Exam Summary:
Exam Name
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Google Professional Cloud Architect |
Exam Code | GCP-PCA |
Exam Price | $200 USD |
Duration | 120 minutes |
Number of Questions | 50-60 |
Passing Score | Pass / Fail (Approx 70%) |
Recommended Training / Books |
Google Cloud training Google Cloud documentation Google Cloud solutions |
Schedule Exam | PEARSON VUE |
Sample Questions | Google GCP-PCA Sample Questions |
Recommended Practice | Google Cloud Platform - Professional Cloud Architect (GCP-PCA) Practice Test |
Google Cloud Architect Syllabus:
Section | Objectives |
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Designing and planning a cloud solution architecture |
1. Designing a solution infrastructure that meets business requirements. Considerations include:
2. Designing a solution infrastructure that meets technical requirements. Considerations include:
3. Designing network, storage, and compute resources. Considerations include:
4. Creating a migration plan (i.e., documents and architectural diagrams). Considerations include:
5. Envisioning future solution improvements. Considerations include:
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Managing and provisioning a solution Infrastructure |
1. Configuring network topologies. Considerations include:
2. Configuring individual storage systems. Considerations include:
3. Configuring compute systems. Considerations include:
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Designing for security and compliance |
1. Designing for security. Considerations include:
2. Designing for compliance. Considerations include:
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Analyzing and optimizing technical and business processes |
1. Analyzing and defining technical processes. Considerations include:
2. Analyzing and defining business processes. Considerations include:
3. Developing procedures to ensure reliability of solutions in production (e.g., chaos engineering, penetration testing) |
Managing implementation |
1. Advising development/operation teams to ensure successful deployment of the solution. Considerations include:
2. Interacting with Google Cloud programmatically. Considerations include:
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Ensuring solution and operations reliability |
1. Monitoring/logging/profiling/alerting solution 2. Deployment and release management 3. Assisting with the support of deployed solutions 4. Evaluating quality control measures |