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Cost Optimization and Billing (GCP PCA) Flashcards
GCP Professional Cloud Architect Flashcards
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| Front | Back |
| Can billing data in GCP Billing Reports be filtered? | Yes, by project, service, and specific resource types |
| How can you ensure data storage costs are reduced in GCP? | Utilize storage classes like Coldline or Archive |
| How can you get real-time notifications for spending changes in GCP? | By setting budget alert email notifications |
| How can you restrict spending in GCP projects? | Set IAM permissions and configure budgets |
| How does Cloud Scheduler help optimize costs? | By automating resource shutdowns during non-peak hours |
| How does the GCP Free Tier help manage costs? | By offering free usage limits for many services |
| Name one way to reduce GCP costs related to compute. | Use Preemptible VMs for lower-cost workloads |
| What does GCP's Pay-as-You-Go pricing model mean? | You only pay for resources consumed |
| What does the GCP Billing Export to BigQuery enable? | Custom billing visualization and advanced analysis |
| What feature can you use to group cloud resources for cost analysis? | Resource Labels or Billing Tags |
| What GCP feature allows alerts based on spending thresholds? | Billing Budgets and Alerts |
| What GCP tool provides optimization recommendations for cost savings? | Cloud Cost Intelligence or GCP Recommender |
| What IAM role is required for managing billing accounts in GCP? | Billing Account Admin |
| What is a GCP Billing Account? | An account linked to payments for GCP resources used |
| What is a GCP Project in the context of billing? | A logical grouping of related resources billed under the same account |
| What is a key practice to optimize VM usage costs in GCP? | Resize or stop unused instances |
| What is Committed Use Discount in GCP? | Pricing discounts for committing to usage for 1 or 3 years |
| What is Resource Labels’ role in cost management? | To organize and track cost by tagging resources |
| What is the advantage of Spot VMs? | Low cost for fault-tolerant workloads |
| What is the advantage of using Cloud Storage Nearline? | Lower costs for infrequently accessed data |
| What is the benefit of setting Billing Budgets in GCP? | To control and monitor costs through budget thresholds |
| What is the main benefit of the GCP Sustained Use Discounts? | Automatic cost reduction for consistent usage over time |
| What is the Pricing Calculator in GCP? | A tool to estimate GCP service costs |
| What is the primary tool in GCP for monitoring and managing billing and costs? | Billing Account Management |
| What is the purpose of GCP's Billing Export feature? | To export billing data to BigQuery or Cloud Storage for analysis |
| What is the role of Cloud Monitoring in cost management? | To monitor resource usage and adjust to optimize costs |
| What kind of pricing does GCP offer for sustained-use workloads? | Sustained Use Discounts |
| What tool allows you to visualize GCP billing and usage data? | GCP Billing Reports |
| Why is GCP's recommendation service useful for cost management? | It identifies unused or underutilized resources to downscale |
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About the Flashcards
Flashcards for the GCP Professional Cloud Architect exam help students master GCP billing and cost-management terminology, tools, and workflows. Cards review core concepts such as Billing Accounts, Projects, Billing Reports, Billing Export to BigQuery or Cloud Storage, and the Pricing Calculator, emphasizing definitions and how each fits into invoicing and usage tracking.
They also quiz on budgeting and alerts, cost-optimization techniques like Preemptible/Spot VMs, Sustained and Committed Use Discounts, storage classes (Nearline/Coldline/Archive), and recommendations from Cloud Cost Intelligence or GCP Recommender. Expect practice with Resource Labels, IAM billing roles, Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Scheduler, and strategies to resize, stop, or tag resources for cost control.
Topics covered in this flashcard deck:
- Billing accounts and projects
- Billing export and reports
- Budgets and alerts
- Pricing calculator and discounts
- Preemptible and Spot VMs
- Resource labels and IAM