Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer Pcne Practice Test - Set 1
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Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer (PCNE) - Exam Information
Exam Information
Exam Code
Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer Pcne
Exam Title
Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer (PCNE)
Vendor
Google
Difficulty
Advanced
Duration
120 Minutes
Question Format
Multiple Choice
Last Updated
March 12, 2025
Tests expertise in designing and managing Google Cloud networking solutions.
1. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for connecting VPC networks across regions?
VPC Peering
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud VPN
Cloud Router
✅ Correct Answer: VPC Peering
2. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for connecting on-premises networks to Google Cloud?
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud VPN
Cloud Router
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud Interconnect
3. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for connecting VPC networks to on-premises networks?
Cloud VPN
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud Router
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud VPN
4. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for routing traffic between VPC networks?
Cloud Router
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud VPN
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud Router
5. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for load balancing traffic across instances?
Cloud Load Balancing
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud VPN
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud Load Balancing
6. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for DNS management?
Cloud DNS
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud VPN
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud DNS
7. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for network security?
Cloud Armor
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud VPN
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud Armor
8. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for network monitoring?
Cloud Monitoring
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud VPN
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud Monitoring
9. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for network logging?
Cloud Logging
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud VPN
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud Logging
10. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for network troubleshooting?
Network Intelligence Center
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud VPN
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Network Intelligence Center
11. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for network performance monitoring?
Network Intelligence Center
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud VPN
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Network Intelligence Center
12. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for network security monitoring?
Security Command Center
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud VPN
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Security Command Center
13. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for network traffic management?
Cloud Load Balancing
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud VPN
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud Load Balancing
14. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for network traffic routing?
Cloud Router
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud VPN
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud Router
15. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for network traffic encryption?
Cloud VPN
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud Router
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud VPN
16. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for network traffic filtering?
Cloud Armor
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud VPN
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud Armor
17. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for network traffic logging?
Cloud Logging
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud VPN
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud Logging
18. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for network traffic monitoring?
Cloud Monitoring
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud VPN
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud Monitoring
19. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for network traffic troubleshooting?
Network Intelligence Center
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud VPN
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Network Intelligence Center
20. Which Google Cloud service provides a fully managed service for network traffic optimization?
Cloud CDN
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud VPN
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud CDN
21. Which Google Cloud service provides dedicated private connectivity between on-premises and Google Cloud?
Dedicated Interconnect
Partner Interconnect
Cloud VPN
Direct Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Dedicated Interconnect
22. What is the primary advantage of using Cloud NAT over instance-level public IPs?
Conserves external IP addresses
Lower latency
Higher bandwidth
Better security
✅ Correct Answer: Conserves external IP addresses
23. Which service would you use to distribute traffic across global backends?
Global HTTP(S) Load Balancer
Regional Load Balancer
Cloud DNS
Cloud CDN
✅ Correct Answer: Global HTTP(S) Load Balancer
24. What is the purpose of Cloud Router?
Dynamic route exchange with on-premises
Load balancing
DNS resolution
Firewall rules
✅ Correct Answer: Dynamic route exchange with on-premises
25. Which network service provides DDoS protection?
Cloud Armor
Cloud NAT
VPC Firewall
Cloud DNS
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud Armor
26. What is the primary advantage of using Shared VPC?
Centralized network management
Lower cost
Higher bandwidth
Better latency
✅ Correct Answer: Centralized network management
27. Which command would you use to check network connectivity between VMs?
gcloud compute ssh
gcloud network test
gcloud connectivity check
gcloud ping
✅ Correct Answer: gcloud compute ssh
28. What is the purpose of Network Intelligence Center?
Network monitoring and troubleshooting
Load balancing
DNS management
Firewall configuration
✅ Correct Answer: Network monitoring and troubleshooting
29. Which service provides private connectivity to Google APIs?
Private Google Access
Cloud VPN
Direct Peering
Carrier Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Private Google Access
30. What is the primary advantage of using Cloud CDN?
Reduces latency for end users
Lower cost
Better security
Higher bandwidth
✅ Correct Answer: Reduces latency for end users
31. Which network service provides global anycast IPs?
Global Load Balancer
Cloud DNS
Cloud NAT
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Global Load Balancer
32. What is the purpose of VPC Flow Logs?
Network traffic analysis
Load balancing
DNS resolution
Firewall configuration
✅ Correct Answer: Network traffic analysis
33. Which service provides hybrid DNS resolution?
Cloud DNS Private Zones
Cloud VPN
Cloud Interconnect
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud DNS Private Zones
34. What is the primary advantage of using Partner Interconnect?
Connect via service provider
Lower latency
Higher bandwidth
Better security
✅ Correct Answer: Connect via service provider
35. Which network service provides WAF capabilities?
Cloud Armor
VPC Firewall
Cloud NAT
Cloud DNS
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud Armor
36. What is the purpose of Cloud Load Balancer health checks?
Determine instance availability
Monitor network traffic
Configure DNS
Manage firewall rules
✅ Correct Answer: Determine instance availability
37. Which service provides network topology visualization?
Network Intelligence Center
Cloud Monitoring
Cloud Logging
Security Command Center
✅ Correct Answer: Network Intelligence Center
38. What is the primary advantage of using custom mode VPC networks?
Precise subnet control
Automatic IP allocation
Simpler configuration
Better performance
✅ Correct Answer: Precise subnet control
39. Which service provides network performance metrics?
Network Intelligence Center
Cloud DNS
Cloud NAT
VPC Peering
✅ Correct Answer: Network Intelligence Center
40. What is the purpose of firewall rules in Google Cloud?
Control traffic to/from instances
Load balancing
DNS resolution
Network peering
✅ Correct Answer: Control traffic to/from instances
41. Which service provides private connectivity between VPC networks?
VPC Peering
Cloud VPN
Cloud Interconnect
Direct Peering
✅ Correct Answer: VPC Peering
42. What is the primary advantage of using Cloud VPN over Interconnect?
Lower cost for low bandwidth
Higher reliability
Better performance
Simpler configuration
✅ Correct Answer: Lower cost for low bandwidth
43. Which network service provides DNS-based load balancing?
Cloud DNS
Global Load Balancer
Regional Load Balancer
Cloud CDN
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud DNS
44. What is the purpose of Cloud DNS policies?
Control DNS query routing
Load balancing
Firewall rules
Network peering
✅ Correct Answer: Control DNS query routing
45. Which service provides network packet mirroring?
Packet Mirroring
VPC Flow Logs
Firewall Rules
Cloud Armor
✅ Correct Answer: Packet Mirroring
46. What is the primary advantage of using Premium Tier network service?
Google global network backbone
Lower cost
Simpler configuration
Better security
✅ Correct Answer: Google global network backbone
47. Which service provides network latency monitoring?
Network Intelligence Center
Cloud Monitoring
Cloud Logging
Security Command Center
✅ Correct Answer: Network Intelligence Center
48. What is the purpose of Cloud NAT gateway?
Outbound internet access for private instances
Load balancing
DNS resolution
Firewall rules
✅ Correct Answer: Outbound internet access for private instances
49. Which service provides network threat detection?
Security Command Center
Cloud Armor
VPC Firewall
Cloud DNS
✅ Correct Answer: Security Command Center
50. What is the primary advantage of using Direct Peering?
Direct connection to Google network
Lower cost
Simpler configuration
Better security
✅ Correct Answer: Direct connection to Google network
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