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Which GCP database offers horizontally scalable relational DB with global consistency?

  1. Cloud Spanner
    Correct
  2. Cloud SQL
  3. Bigtable
  4. Firestore

What addition to password hashing ensures identical passwords produce different stored hashes?

  1. Unique per-user salt
    Correct
  2. Global secret pepper
  3. Single round SHA-1
  4. Base64-encoded hash

Two IAM policies apply: one grants access, the other blocks it. What decision will IAM make?

  1. Request is denied
    Correct
  2. Request is allowed
  3. Resource owner decides
  4. Most specific applies

STP selects the root bridge based on which primary value?

  1. Lowest bridge ID
    Correct
  2. Highest bridge ID
  3. Lowest root path cost
  4. Highest MAC address

Which coding practice prevents SQL injection by separating SQL structure from untrusted input?

  1. Parameterized queries
    Correct
  2. Client-side validation only
  3. Manual string concatenation
  4. Stored procedures alone

A retina scan used for login is an example of which authentication factor?

  1. Something you know
  2. Something you have
  3. Something you are
    Correct
  4. Somewhere you are

Which attack forces an authenticated user's browser to perform unintended actions?

  1. SQL injection
  2. Cross-site scripting
  3. Cross-site request forgery
    Correct
  4. Session fixation

Which BigQuery feature reduces scan costs by organizing table data by date?

  1. Table partitioning
    Correct
  2. Table clustering
  3. Daily sharded tables
  4. Materialized views

Which component lets private EC2 instances reach the internet without public IPs?

  1. NAT gateway
    Correct
  2. Internet gateway
  3. VPC peering
  4. Security group

Policy that grants accounts only the rights needed for tasks?

  1. Principle of least privilege
    Correct
  2. Separation of duties
  3. Role-based access control
  4. Default allow configuration

Which policy type controls who can assume an IAM role?

  1. Identity-based policy
  2. Permissions boundary
  3. Trust policy
    Correct
  4. Resource-based policy
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