27. Which command would you use to load data from Cloud Storage into BigQuery?
bq load
gcloud data transfer
gsutil cp
bq extract
✅ Correct Answer: bq load
28. What is the purpose of Data Catalog?
Metadata management and discovery
Data processing
Data encryption
Data visualization
✅ Correct Answer: Metadata management and discovery
29. Which service is best for processing real-time streaming data?
Dataflow
Dataproc
BigQuery
Cloud Composer
✅ Correct Answer: Dataflow
30. What is the primary benefit of BigQuery ML?
Build ML models using SQL
Faster query performance
Lower storage costs
Real-time data ingestion
✅ Correct Answer: Build ML models using SQL
31. Which service provides a managed Apache Airflow environment?
Cloud Composer
Dataflow
Dataproc
BigQuery
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud Composer
32. What is the purpose of Cloud Pub/Sub?
Event ingestion and delivery
Data warehousing
Batch processing
Machine learning
✅ Correct Answer: Event ingestion and delivery
33. Which database service is best for time-series data?
Bigtable
Cloud SQL
Firestore
Spanner
✅ Correct Answer: Bigtable
34. What is the primary advantage of using Dataflow templates?
Pre-built pipelines for common use cases
Lower cost
Faster execution
Better monitoring
✅ Correct Answer: Pre-built pipelines for common use cases
35. Which service would you use to schedule BigQuery queries?
Cloud Scheduler
Dataflow
Cloud Composer
Dataproc
✅ Correct Answer: Cloud Scheduler
36. What is the purpose of BigQuery's clustering feature?
To colocate related data for faster queries
To encrypt data
To reduce storage costs
To enable replication
✅ Correct Answer: To colocate related data for faster queries
37. Which service provides a managed Spark and Hadoop environment?
Dataproc
Dataflow
BigQuery
Cloud Composer
✅ Correct Answer: Dataproc
38. What is the primary use case for Cloud Data Fusion?
GUI-based ETL/ELT pipelines
Real-time analytics
Data warehousing
Machine learning
✅ Correct Answer: GUI-based ETL/ELT pipelines
39. Which command would you use to export data from BigQuery to Cloud Storage?
bq extract
gcloud data transfer
gsutil cp
bq load
✅ Correct Answer: bq extract
40. What is the purpose of Dataprep?
Visual data preparation and cleaning
Data processing
Data encryption
Data visualization
✅ Correct Answer: Visual data preparation and cleaning
41. Which service is best for ad-hoc analysis of large datasets?
BigQuery
Cloud SQL
Dataproc
Dataflow
✅ Correct Answer: BigQuery
42. What is the primary advantage of using Bigtable over BigQuery?
Low-latency reads/writes
SQL support
Cost efficiency
Global replication
✅ Correct Answer: Low-latency reads/writes
43. Which service would you use to transform and clean data before loading to BigQuery?
Dataflow
Dataproc
Cloud Composer
Dataprep
✅ Correct Answer: Dataflow
44. What is the purpose of Cloud Data Loss Prevention (DLP)?
Identify and protect sensitive data
Process streaming data
Manage databases
Visualize data
✅ Correct Answer: Identify and protect sensitive data
45. Which service provides a unified view of data across multiple sources?
Dataplex
BigQuery
Data Catalog
Cloud Storage
✅ Correct Answer: Dataplex
46. What is the primary use case for Cloud Composer?
Workflow orchestration
Real-time analytics
Data warehousing
Machine learning
✅ Correct Answer: Workflow orchestration
47. Which command would you use to create a BigQuery dataset?
bq mk
gcloud data transfer
gsutil mb
bq query
✅ Correct Answer: bq mk
48. What is the purpose of BigQuery BI Engine?
Accelerate dashboard queries
Process streaming data
Manage databases
Visualize data
✅ Correct Answer: Accelerate dashboard queries
49. Which service is best for high-throughput, low-latency NoSQL workloads?
Bigtable
Firestore
Cloud SQL
Spanner
✅ Correct Answer: Bigtable
50. What is the primary advantage of using Dataflow over Dataproc?
No cluster management required
Lower cost
Better Hadoop compatibility
Faster processing
✅ Correct Answer: No cluster management required
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