Google Associate Cloud Engineer Question 1
Single answerGoogle Cloud PlatformYou are a Google Cloud Engineer tasked with setting up a new GCP environment for a company. The company requires separate environments for development, testing, and production, each with their own set of resources. Which of the following is the best approach to create a resource hierarchy that aligns with this requirement?
- A
Create a single project and use folders to separate development, testing, and production resources.
- B
Create one organization node and use folders to separate development, testing, and production projects.
- C
Create three separate projects under a single organization node: one for development, one for testing, and one for production.
- D
Create one project and use labels to manage resources for development, testing, and production.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The best practice in Google Cloud Platform for managing different environments such as development, testing, and production is to create separate projects for each environment. This method ensures that resources are isolated, which simplifies management and billing, and provides a clear boundary for setting permissions and policies specific to each environment. Organizing these projects under a single organization node allows for centralized management and governance.
- A. Incorrect.
Creating a single project and using folders is not the best approach, as folders are used to organize projects, not resources within a single project.
- B. Incorrect.
Using folders under an organization node to separate projects is a valid approach, but the key is creating separate projects for each environment, not just folders.
- C. Correct.
Creating separate projects for development, testing, and production under a single organization node is the best practice as it allows for clear separation and management of resources, permissions, and billing.
- D. Incorrect.
Using labels is not sufficient for managing distinct environments as it does not provide the separation of resources and permissions required for different environments.