Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Study Guide

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Quickly and efficiently prepare for the Google Associate Cloud Engineer certification with the proven Sybex method In the newly updated Second Edition of Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Study Guide, expert engineer and tech educator Dan Sullivan delivers an essential handbook for anyone preparing for the challenging Associate Cloud Engineer exam offered by Google and for those seeking to upgrade their Google Cloud engineering skillset. The book provides readers with coverage of every domain and competency tested by the Associate Cloud Engineer exam, including how to select the right Google compute service from the wide variety of choices, how to choose the best storage option for your services, and how to implement appropriate security controls and network functionality. This guide also offers: A strong emphasis on transforming readers into competent, job-ready applicants, with a focus on building skills in high demand by contemporary employersConcrete test-taking strategies, techniques, and tips to help readers conquer exam anxietyComplimentary access to a comprehensive online learning environment, complete with practice tests A must-have resource for practicing and aspiring Google Cloud engineers, Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Study Guide allows you to prepare for this challenging certification efficiently and completely. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents at a Glance Contents Introduction What Does This Book Cover? Interactive Online Learning Environment and Test Bank Exam Objectives Objective Map How to Contact the Publisher Assessment Test Answers to Assessment Test Chapter 1 Overview of Google Cloud Types of Cloud Services Compute Resources Storage Networking Specialized Services Cloud Computing vs. Data Center Computing Rent Instead of Own Resources Pay-as-You-Go-for-What-You-Use Model Elastic Resource Allocation Specialized Services Summary Exam Essentials Review Questions Chapter 2 Google Cloud Computing Services Computing Components of Google Cloud Computing Resources Storage Components of Google Cloud Storage Resources Databases Networking Components of Google Cloud Networking Services Identity Management and Security Development Tools Additional Components of Google Cloud Management and Observability Tools Specialized Services Summary Exam Essentials Review Questions Chapter 3 Projects, Service Accounts, and Billing How Google Cloud Organizes Projects and Accounts Google Cloud Resource Hierarchy Organization Policies Managing Projects Roles and Identities Roles in Google Cloud Granting Roles to Identities Service Accounts Billing Billing Accounts Billing Budgets and Alerts Exporting Billing Data Enabling APIs Summary Exam Essentials Review Questions Chapter 4 Introduction to Computing in Google Cloud Compute Engine Virtual Machine Images Virtual Machines Are Contained in Projects Virtual Machines Run in a Zone and Region Users Need Privileges to Create Virtual Machines Preemptible Virtual Machines Custom Machine Types Use Cases for Compute Engine Virtual Machines App Engine Structure of an App Engine Application App Engine Standard and Flexible Environments Use Cases for App Engine Kubernetes Engine Kubernetes Functionality Kubernetes Cluster Architecture Kubernetes Engine Use Cases Anthos Cloud Run Cloud Run Use Cases Cloud Functions Cloud Functions Execution Environment Cloud Functions Use Cases Summary Exam Essentials Review Questions Chapter 5 Computing with Compute Engine Virtual Machines Creating and Configuring Virtual Machines with the Console Main Virtual Machine Configuration Details Advanced Configuration Details Creating and Configuring Virtual Machines with Cloud SDK Installing Cloud SDK Example Installation on Ubuntu Linux Creating a Virtual Machine with Cloud SDK Creating a Virtual Machine with Cloud Shell Basic Virtual Machine Management Starting and Stopping Instances Network Access to Virtual Machines Monitoring a Virtual Machine Cost of Virtual Machines Guidelines for Planning, Deploying, and Managing Virtual Machines Summary Exam Essentials Review Questions Chapter 6 Managing Virtual Machines Managing Single Virtual Machine Instances Managing Single Virtual Machine Instances in the Console Managing a Single Virtual Machine Instance with Cloud Shell and the Command Line Introduction to Instance Groups Creating and Removing Instance Groups and Templates Instance Groups Load Balancing and Autoscaling Guidelines for Managing Virtual Machines Summary Exam Essentials Review Questions Chapter 7 Computing with Kubernetes Introduction to Kubernetes Engine Kubernetes Cluster Architecture Kubernetes Objects Deploying Kubernetes Clusters Deploying Kubernetes Clusters Using Cloud Console Deploying Kubernetes Clusters Using Cloud Shell and Cloud SDK Deploying Application Pods Monitoring Kubernetes Summary Exam Essentials Review Questions Chapter 8 Managing Standard Mode Kubernetes Clusters Viewing the Status of a Kubernetes Cluster Viewing the Status of Kubernetes Clusters Using Cloud Console Pinning Services to the Top of the Navigation Menu Viewing the Status of Kubernetes Clusters Using Cloud SDK and Cloud Shell Adding, Modifying, and Removing Nodes Adding, Modifying, and Removing Nodes with Cloud Console Adding, Modifying, and Removing Nodes with Cloud SDK and Cloud Shell Adding, Modifying, and Removing Pods Adding, Modifying, and Removing Pods with Cloud Console Adding, Modifying, and Removing Pods with Cloud SDK and Cloud Shell Adding, Modifying, and Removing Services Adding, Modifying, and Removing Services with Cloud Console Adding, Modifying, and Removing Services with Cloud SDK and Cloud Shell Creating Repositories in the Artifact Registry Viewing the Image Repository and Image Details with Cloud Console Summary Exam Essentials Review Questions Chapter 9 Computing with Cloud Run and App Engine Overview of Cloud Run Cloud Run Services Cloud Run Jobs Creating a Cloud Run Service Creating a Cloud Run Job App Engine Components Deploying an App Engine Application Deploying an App Using Cloud Shell and SDK Scaling App Engine Applications Splitting Traffic Between App Engine Versions Summary Exam Essentials Review Questions Chapter 10 Computing with Cloud Functions Introduction to Cloud Functions Events, Triggers, and Functions Runtime Environments Cloud Functions Receiving Events from Cloud Storage Deploying a Cloud Function for Cloud Storage Events Using Cloud Console Deploying a Cloud Function for Cloud Storage Events Using gcloud Commands Cloud Functions Receiving Events from Pub/Sub Deploying a Cloud Function for Cloud Pub/Sub Events Using Cloud Console Deploying a Cloud Function for Cloud Pub/Sub Events Using gcloud Commands Summary Exam Essentials Review Questions Chapter 11 Planning Storage in the Cloud Types of Storage Systems Cache Persistent Storage Object Storage Storage Types When Planning a Storage Solution Storage Data Models Object: Cloud Storage Relational: Cloud SQL and Cloud Spanner Analytical: BigQuery NoSQL: Cloud Firestore and Bigtable Choosing a Storage Solution: Guidelines to Consider Summary Exam Essentials Review Questions Chapter 12 Deploying Storage in Google Cloud Deploying and Managing Cloud SQL Creating and Connecting to a MySQL Instance Creating a Database, Loading Data, and Querying Data Backing Up MySQL in Cloud SQL Deploying and Managing Firestore Adding Data to a Firestore Database Backing Up Firestore Deploying and Managing BigQuery Estimating the Cost of Queries in BigQuery Viewing Jobs in BigQuery Deploying and Managing Cloud Spanner Deploying and Managing Cloud Pub/Sub Deploying and Managing Cloud Bigtable Deploying and Managing Cloud Dataproc Managing Cloud Storage Summary Exam Essentials Review Questions Chapter 13 Loading Data into Storage Loading and Moving Data to Cloud Storage Loading and Moving Data to Cloud Storage Using the Console Loading and Moving Data to Cloud Storage Using the Command Line Importing and Exporting Data Importing and Exporting Data: Cloud SQL Importing and Exporting Data: Cloud Firestore Importing and Exporting Data: BigQuery Importing and Exporting Data: Cloud Spanner Exporting Data from Cloud Bigtable Importing and Exporting Data: Cloud Dataproc Streaming Data to Cloud Pub/Sub Summary Exam Essentials Review Questions Chapter 14 Networking in the Cloud: Virtual Private Clouds and Virtual Private Networks Creating a Virtual Private Cloud with Subnets Creating a Virtual Private Cloud with Cloud Console Creating a Virtual Private Cloud with gcloud Creating a Shared Virtual Private Cloud Using gcloud Deploying Compute Engine with a Custom Network Creating Firewall Rules for a Virtual Private Cloud Structure of Firewall Rules Creating Firewall Rules Using Cloud Console Creating Firewall Rules Using gcloud Creating a Virtual Private Network Creating a Virtual Private Network Using Cloud Console Creating a Virtual Private Network Using gcloud Summary Exam Essentials Review Questions Chapter 15 Networking in the Cloud: DNS, Load Balancing, Google Private Access, and IP Addressing Configuring Cloud DNS Creating DNS Managed Zones Using Cloud Console Creating DNS Managed Zones Using gcloud Configuring Load Balancers Types of Load Balancers Configuring Load Balancers Using Cloud Console Configuring Load Balancers Using gcloud Google Private Access Managing IP Addresses Expanding CIDR Blocks Reserving IP Addresses Summary Exam Essentials Review Questions Chapter 16 Deploying Applications with Cloud Marketplace and Cloud Foundation Toolkit Deploying a Solution Using Cloud Marketplace Browsing Cloud Marketplace and Viewing Solutions Deploying Cloud Marketplace Solutions Building Infrastructure Using the Cloud Foundation Toolkit Deployment Manager Configuration Files Deployment Manager Template Files Launching a Deployment Manager Template Cloud Foundation Toolkit Config Connector Summary Exam Essentials Review Questions Chapter 17 Configuring Access and Security Managing Identity and Access Management Viewing Account IAM Assignments Assigning IAM Roles to Accounts and Groups Defining Custom IAM Roles Managing Service Accounts Managing Service Accounts with Scopes Assigning a Service Account to a VM Instance Viewing Audit Logs Summary Exam Essentials Review Questions Chapter 18 Monitoring, Logging, and Cost Estimating Cloud Monitoring Creating Dashboards Using Metric Explorer Creating Alerts Cloud Logging Log Routers and Log Sinks Configuring Log Sinks Viewing and Filtering Logs Viewing Message Details Using Cloud Trace and Google Cloud Status Overview of Cloud Trace Viewing Google Cloud Status Using the Pricing Calculator Summary Exam Essentials Review Questions Appendix Answers to Review Questions Chapter 1: Overview of Google Cloud Chapter 2: Google Cloud Computing Services Chapter 3: Projects, Service Accounts, and Billing Chapter 4: Introduction to Computing in Google Cloud Chapter 5: Computing with Compute Engine Virtual Machines Chapter 6: Managing Virtual Machines Chapter 7: Computing with Kubernetes Chapter 8: Managing Standard Mode Kubernetes Clusters Chapter 9: Computing with Cloud Run and App Engine Chapter 10: Computing with Cloud Functions Chapter 11: Planning Storage in the Cloud Chapter 12: Deploying Storage in Google Cloud Chapter 13: Loading Data into Storage Chapter 14: Networking in the Cloud: Virtual Private Clouds and Virtual Private Networks Chapter 15: Networking in the Cloud: DNS, Load Balancing, Google Private Access, and IP Addressing Chapter 16: Deploying Applications with Cloud Marketplace and Cloud Foundation Toolkit Chapter 17: Configuring Access and Security Chapter 18: Monitoring, Logging, and Cost Estimating Index EULA