Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer Pcse Practice Test - Set 1

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Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer (PCSE) - Exam Information

Exam Information

Exam Code

Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer Pcse

Exam Title

Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer (PCSE)

Vendor

Google

Difficulty

Advanced

Duration

120 Minutes

Question Format

Multiple Choice

Last Updated

March 12, 2025

Assesses ability to design and manage Google Cloud security.

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1. Which Google Cloud security service helps detect threats and anomalous activities using machine learning?

Cloud IAM

Security Command Center

Cloud KMS

VPC Service Controls

2. What is the primary purpose of Cloud IAM in Google Cloud?

To manage access control and permissions

To encrypt data at rest

To monitor network traffic

To detect threats

3. Which Google Cloud service provides encryption key management?

Cloud KMS

Cloud IAM

Security Command Center

Cloud Armor

4. What is the role of VPC Service Controls in Google Cloud?

To restrict access to services within a VPC

To encrypt data in transit

To monitor network traffic

To detect threats

5. Which Google Cloud service provides DDoS protection?

Cloud Armor

Cloud IAM

Cloud KMS

Security Command Center

6. What is the purpose of Google Cloud's Data Loss Prevention (DLP) API?

To identify and redact sensitive data

To encrypt data at rest

To monitor network traffic

To detect threats

7. Which Google Cloud service is used for secure key storage?

Cloud HSM

Cloud KMS

Cloud IAM

Security Command Center

8. What is the role of Binary Authorization in Google Cloud?

To ensure only trusted container images are deployed

To encrypt data in transit

To monitor network traffic

To detect threats

9. Which Google Cloud service provides centralized logging and monitoring?

Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring

Cloud IAM

Cloud KMS

Security Command Center

10. What is the purpose of Google Cloud's Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP)?

To control access to applications based on user identity

To encrypt data at rest

To monitor network traffic

To detect threats

11. Which Google Cloud service provides managed SSL/TLS certificates?

Google Cloud Load Balancing

Cloud IAM

Cloud KMS

Security Command Center

12. What is the role of Forseti Security in Google Cloud?

To provide security and compliance monitoring

To encrypt data at rest

To monitor network traffic

To detect threats

13. Which Google Cloud service provides network-level security controls?

VPC Firewall

Cloud IAM

Cloud KMS

Security Command Center

14. What is the purpose of Google Cloud's Access Transparency?

To provide logs of Google staff access to your data

To encrypt data at rest

To monitor network traffic

To detect threats

15. Which Google Cloud service provides real-time security analytics?

Security Command Center

Cloud IAM

Cloud KMS

Cloud Armor

16. What is the role of Google Cloud's Confidential Computing?

To encrypt data in use

To encrypt data at rest

To monitor network traffic

To detect threats

17. Which Google Cloud service provides security health checks?

Security Command Center

Cloud IAM

Cloud KMS

Cloud Armor

18. What is the purpose of Google Cloud's Organization Policies?

To enforce constraints on resource configurations

To encrypt data at rest

To monitor network traffic

To detect threats

19. Which Google Cloud service provides secure inter-service communication?

Service Directory

Cloud IAM

Cloud KMS

Security Command Center

20. What is the role of Google Cloud's BeyondCorp Enterprise?

To provide zero-trust security for applications

To encrypt data at rest

To monitor network traffic

To detect threats

21. Which service provides context-aware access based on device/user attributes?

BeyondCorp Enterprise

Cloud IAM

VPC Service Controls

Cloud Armor

22. What is the primary purpose of Cloud HSM?

FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validated key storage

Network traffic monitoring

DDoS protection

IAM policy management

23. Which tool audits IAM policies for excessive permissions?

Policy Analyzer

Security Command Center

Forseti Config Validator

Cloud Audit Logs

24. What is the purpose of VPC Flow Logs?

Network traffic analysis and forensics

Data encryption

Key rotation

DDoS mitigation

25. Which service prevents data exfiltration from managed services?

VPC Service Controls

Cloud Armor

Cloud KMS

Binary Authorization

26. What is the primary security benefit of using Shielded VMs?

Protection against rootkit attacks

Lower network latency

Automatic patching

Built-in antivirus

27. Which feature enforces MFA for sensitive operations?

IAM Conditions

Organization Policies

VPC Firewall Rules

Cloud KMS

28. What is the purpose of Cloud Audit Logs?

Track all administrative activities

Encrypt data at rest

Mitigate DDoS attacks

Manage encryption keys

29. Which service provides automatic DDoS protection for HTTP(S) workloads?

Cloud Armor

Cloud KMS

VPC Service Controls

Security Command Center

30. What is the primary use case for Confidential VMs?

Encrypt data during processing

Reduce network latency

Lower compute costs

Automate patching

31. Which tool helps remediate security findings at scale?

Security Health Analytics

Cloud KMS

VPC Firewall

Cloud Armor

32. What is the purpose of IAM Recommender?

Suggest least-privilege permissions

Encrypt IAM policies

Monitor network traffic

Detect DDoS attacks

33. Which service provides hardware-based attestation for workloads?

Confidential Computing

Shielded VMs

Cloud HSM

Binary Authorization

34. What is the primary benefit of using Organization Restrictions?

Enforce constraints across all projects

Lower network costs

Automate key rotation

Detect malware

35. Which feature prevents public IP assignment to VMs?

Organization Policy: Disable VM external IPs

VPC Firewall Rule

Cloud Armor Rule

IAM Condition

36. What is the purpose of Access Context Manager?

Define granular access levels

Rotate encryption keys

Monitor network throughput

Analyze packet captures

37. Which service provides centralized security findings?

Security Command Center Premium

Cloud Monitoring

Cloud Logging

Cloud Armor

38. What is the primary security benefit of Private Google Access?

Access Google services without public IPs

Lower latency

Higher bandwidth

Reduced cost

39. Which tool validates infrastructure against security benchmarks?

Forseti Config Validator

Security Health Analytics

Policy Intelligence

Recommender API

40. What is the purpose of Cloud DLP's inspection triggers?

Automatically scan new data

Rotate encryption keys

Block network traffic

Enforce IAM policies

41. Which service provides workload identity federation?

IAM Workforce Identity Federation

Cloud KMS

VPC Service Controls

Binary Authorization

42. What is the primary security benefit of Artifact Registry?

Vulnerability scanning for containers

Network isolation

DDoS protection

Data encryption

43. Which feature enforces separation of duties?

IAM Deny policies

VPC Firewall Rules

Organization Policies

Cloud KMS

44. What is the purpose of Cloud KMS key rings?

Organize encryption keys

Monitor network traffic

Enforce IAM policies

Detect threats

45. Which service provides managed WAF capabilities?

Cloud Armor

Cloud KMS

VPC Service Controls

Security Command Center

46. What is the primary security benefit of using Cloud NAT?

Private instances can access internet without public IPs

Lower latency

Higher bandwidth

Reduced cost

47. Which tool monitors for cryptomining attacks?

Event Threat Detection

Security Health Analytics

DLP API

Access Transparency

48. What is the purpose of Secret Manager?

Centralized secrets management

Network traffic analysis

DDoS protection

Vulnerability scanning

49. Which feature provides just-in-time VM access?

IAM Temporary Access

VPC Service Controls

Cloud Armor

Binary Authorization

50. What is the primary security benefit of using Cloud DNS Security Policies?

Prevent DNS-based data exfiltration

Lower latency

Higher availability

Reduced cost

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