Google Exam Associate Cloud Engineer Topic 4 Question 86 Discussion

Actual exam question for Google's Associate Cloud Engineer exam

Question #: 86
Topic #: 4

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Your team has developed a stateless application which requires it to be run directly on virtual machines. The application is expected to receive a fluctuating amount of traffic and needs to scale automatically. You need to deploy the application. What should you do?

ADeploy the application on a managed instance group and configure autoscaling.

BDeploy the application on a Kubernetes Engine cluster and configure node pool autoscaling.

CDeploy the application on Cloud Functions and configure the maximum number instances.

DDeploy the application on Cloud Run and configure autoscaling.

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Suggested Answer: A

A managed instance group (MIG) is a group of identical virtual machines (VMs) that you can manage as a single entity. You can use a MIG to deploy and maintain a stateless application that runs directly on VMs. A MIG can automatically scale the number of VMs based on the load or a schedule. A MIG can also automatically heal the VMs if they become unhealthy or unavailable. A MIG is suitable for applications that need to run on VMs rather than containers or serverless platforms.

B is incorrect because Kubernetes Engine is a managed service for running containerized applications on a cluster of nodes. It is not necessary to use Kubernetes Engine if the application does not use containers and can run directly on VMs.

C is incorrect because Cloud Functions is a serverless platform for running event-driven code in response to triggers. It is not suitable for applications that need to run continuously and handle HTTP requests.

D is incorrect because Cloud Run is a serverless platform for running stateless containerized applications. It is not suitable for applications that do not use containers and can run directly on VMs.

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Jesusita

5 months ago

I think deploying on Cloud Run with autoscaling is the most cost-effective option.

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5 months ago

Is it just me, or does option C sound like the perfect way to scale my application... if I want to pay my cloud provider's electricity bill for the next decade.

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Eliseo

4 months ago

B) Deploy the application on a Kubernetes Engine cluster and configure node pool autoscaling.

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Golda

4 months ago

A) Deploy the application on a managed instance group and configure autoscaling.

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Lore

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm torn between B and D. Both Kubernetes Engine and Cloud Run seem like viable options, but I'll have to do some more research to decide.

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Jose

5 months ago

I agree with Lynsey, managed instance group seems like the best option for scalability.

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5 months ago

I think option B is the way to go. Kubernetes Engine is perfect for this kind of stateless application that needs to scale automatically.

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Casie

4 months ago

B) Deploy the application on a Kubernetes Engine cluster and configure node pool autoscaling.

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Caren

4 months ago

A) Deploy the application on a managed instance group and configure autoscaling.

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Sommer

5 months ago

B) Deploy the application on a Kubernetes Engine cluster and configure node pool autoscaling.

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Casandra

5 months ago

A) Deploy the application on a managed instance group and configure autoscaling.

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