Google Professional Cloud Developer Question 200
Select 4Google Cloud PlatformYou are setting up your local development environment to build and test a Python-based application using Google Cloud services. Which of the following steps are necessary to ensure proper setup and integration with Google Cloud?
- A
Install the Google Cloud SDK and authenticate using a service account or user credentials.
- B
Configure your application to use the default region and project by setting environment variables.
- C
Deploy the application to a Google Cloud instance before testing locally.
- D
Install the application-specific dependencies listed in the requirements.txt file.
- E
Ensure the local environment has network access to the Google Cloud resources being used.
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Correct answers: A, B, D, E
Explanation
When setting up a local development environment for Google Cloud, you need to install and configure tools like the Google Cloud SDK, authenticate, set default configurations like region and project, install dependencies, and ensure network access to the required resources. Deploying to Google Cloud is not part of the local development setup process and is typically done after successful local testing.
- A. Correct.
Correct: Installing the Google Cloud SDK and authenticating ensures that your local environment can interact with Google Cloud resources.
- B. Correct.
Correct: Setting the default region and project helps ensure that the application interacts with the correct Google Cloud resources during local testing.
- C. Incorrect.
Incorrect: Deploying to Google Cloud before local testing is not necessary; the goal of a local development environment is to test before deployment.
- D. Correct.
Correct: Installing dependencies listed in requirements.txt is essential to ensure the application runs correctly in the local environment.
- E. Correct.
Correct: Network access to Google Cloud resources is critical for testing services like APIs or databases that reside in the cloud.