Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage classes, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, IAM roles and VPC in Google Cloud.
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- What is Google Compute Engine?
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A service for creating and managing virtual machine instances on Google Cloud infrastructure.- What are Preemptible VMs in Compute Engine?
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Lower-cost virtual machines that can be interrupted by Google Cloud with 30 seconds notice; up to 80% cheaper than standard VMs.- What is a machine type in Compute Engine?
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A configuration specifying the number of vCPUs and amount of memory for a VM instance.- What is an instance template?
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A reusable configuration for creating VM instances that defines machine type, boot disk image, network settings, and metadata.- What is a Managed Instance Group?
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A collection of identical VM instances managed as a single entity, supporting auto-scaling and rolling updates.- What is Google Kubernetes Engine?
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A fully managed Kubernetes service for deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications.- What is a Pod in Kubernetes?
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The smallest deployable unit in Kubernetes, typically containing one container, with shared networking and storage.- What is a Node Pool in GKE?
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A group of VM nodes in a cluster that share the same configuration and run Kubernetes workloads.- How are Pods networked in a GKE cluster?
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Each Pod gets a unique IP address within the cluster network, and services route traffic to Pods using label selectors.- What does a Kubernetes Service do?
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It exposes a set of Pods over the network, providing a stable endpoint and load balancing across selected Pods.- What is Cloud Storage Standard class?
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A storage class for frequently accessed data with no access fee and monthly availability guarantee of 99.99 percent.- What is Cloud Storage Nearline class?
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A storage class for data accessed less than once per month, with lower cost and a 30-day minimum storage duration.- What is Cloud Storage Coldline class?
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A storage class for infrequently accessed data, lower cost than Nearline, and a 90-day minimum storage duration.- What is Cloud Storage Archive class?
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The lowest-cost storage class for long-term archival, rarely accessed data, with a 365-day minimum storage duration.- What is a Cloud Storage lifecycle policy?
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A rule that automatically transitions or deletes objects based on age, creation date, or storage class.
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