Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer study guide
(2023)

Nonfiction

Book

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TEST/004.6782/GOOGLE/SULLIVAN,D

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Details

PUBLISHED
Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2023]
©2023
EDITION
Second edition
DESCRIPTION

xxxix, 529 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781119871446, 1119871441 :, 1119871441, 9781119871446
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Includes index

"Quickly and efficiently prepare for the Google Associate Cloud Engineer certification with the proven Sybex method. In the newly updated Second Edition of Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Study Guide, expert engineer and tech educator Dan Sullivan delivers an essential handbook for anyone preparing for the challenging Associate Cloud Engineer exam offered by Google and for those seeking to upgrade their Google Cloud engineering skillset. The book provides readers with coverage of every domain and competency tested by the Associate Cloud Engineer exam, including how to select the right Google compute service from the wide variety of choices, how to choose the best storage option for your services, and how to implement appropriate security controls and network functionality. This guide also offers: A strong emphasis on transforming readers into competent, job-ready applicants, with a focus on building skills in high demand by contemporary employers; Concrete test-taking strategies, techniques, and tips to help readers conquer exam anxiety; Complimentary access to a comprehensive online learning environment, complete with practice tests. A must-have resource for practicing and aspiring Google Cloud engineers, Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Study Guide allows you to prepare for this challenging certification efficiently and completely"--Publisher's website

"Sybex, A Wiley Brand"--Title page

CONTENTS

Chapter 1

Overview of Google Cloud

1 --

Types of Cloud Services

2 --

Cloud Computing vs. Data Center Computing

8 --

Summary

10 --

Exam Essentials

10 --

Review Questions

12 --

Chapter 2

Google Cloud Computing Services

17 --

Computing Components of Google Cloud

18 --

Storage Components of Google Cloud

23 --

Networking Components of Google Cloud

28 --

Additional Components of Google Cloud

31 --

Summary

33 --

Exam Essentials

33 --

Review Questions

36 --

Chapter 3

Projects, Service Accounts, and Billing

41 --

How Google Cloud Organizes Projects and Accounts

42 --

Roles and Identities

49 --

Service Accounts

52 --

Billing

53 --

Enabling APIs

59 --

Summary

60 --

Exam Essentials

61 --

Review Questions

62 --

Chapter 4

Introduction to Computing in Google Cloud

67 --

Compute Engine

68 --

App Engine

83 --

Kubernetes Engine

87 --

Cloud Run

90 --

Cloud Functions

91 --

Summary

93 --

Exam Essentials

95 --

Review Questions

96 --

Chapter 5

Computing with Compute Engine Virtual Machines

101 --

Creating and Configuring Virtual Machines with the Console

102 --

Creating and Configuring Virtual Machines with Cloud SDK

117 --

Basic Virtual Machine Management

121 --

Guidelines for Planning, Deploying, and Managing Virtual Machines

125 --

Summary

125 --

Exam Essentials

126 --

Review Questions

127 --

Chapter 6

Managing Virtual Machines

131 --

Managing Single Virtual Machine Instances

332 --

Introduction to Instance Groups

147 --

Guidelines for Managing Virtual Machines

150 --

Summary

150 --

Exam Essentials

151 --

Review Questions

152 --

Chapter 7

Computing with Kubernetes

157 --

Introduction to Kubernetes Engine

158 --

Deploying Kubernetes Clusters

162 --

Deploying Application Pods

168 --

Monitoring Kubernetes

172 --

Summary

172 --

Exam Essentials

173 --

Review Questions

174 --

Chapter 8

Managing Standard Mode Kubernetes Clusters

179 --

Viewing the Status of a Kubernetes Cluster

180 --

Adding, Modifying, and Removing Nodes

193 --

Adding, Modifying, and Removing Pods

196 --

Adding, Modifying, and Removing Services

203 --

Creating Repositories in the Artifact Registry

207 --

Summary

209 --

Exam Essentials

209 --

Review Questions

210 --

Chapter 9

Computing with Cloud Run and App Engine

215 --

Overview of Cloud Run

216 --

Creating a Cloud Run Service

218 --

Creating a Cloud Run Job

222 --

App Engine Components

223 --

Deploying an App Engine Application

226 --

Scaling App Engine Applications

228 --

Splitting Traffic Between App Engine Versions

229 --

Summary

230 --

Exam Essentials

231 --

Review Questions

232 --

Chapter 10

Computing with Cloud Functions

237 --

Introduction to Cloud Functions

238 --

Cloud Functions Receiving Events from Cloud Storage

241 --

Cloud Functions Receiving Events from Pub/Sub

245 --

Summary

247 --

Exam Essentials

247 --

Review Questions

249 --

Chapter 11

Planning Storage in the Cloud

253 --

Types of Storage Systems

254 --

Storage Data Models

265 --

Choosing a Storage Solution: Guidelines to Consider

277 --

Summary

278 --

Exam Essentials

278 --

Review Questions

280 --

Chapter 12

Deploying Storage in Google Cloud

285 --

Deploying and Managing Cloud SQL

286 --

Deploying and Managing Firestore

292 --

Deploying and Managing BigQuery

294 --

Deploying and Managing Cloud Spanner

297 --

Deploying and Managing Cloud Pub/Sub

302 --

Deploying and Managing Cloud Bigtable

306 --

Deploying and Managing Cloud Dataproc

308 --

Managing Cloud Storage

314 --

Summary

316 --

Exam Essentials

316 --

Review Questions

317 --

Chapter 13

Loading Data into Storage

321 --

Loading and Moving Data to Cloud Storage

322 --

Importing and Exporting Data

328 --

Streaming Data to Cloud Pub/Sub

341 --

Summary

342 --

Exam Essentials

342 --

Review Questions

344

Chapter 14

Networking in the Cloud: Virtual Private Clouds and Virtual Private Networks

349 --

Creating a Virtual Private Cloud with Subnets

350 --

Deploying Compute Engine with a Custom Network

357 --

Creating Firewall Rules for a Virtual Private Cloud

359 --

Creating a Virtual Private Network

364 --

Summary

368 --

Exam Essentials

369 --

Review Questions

370 --

Chapter 15

Networking in the Cloud: DNS, Load Balancing, Google Private Access, and IP Addressing

375 --

Configuring Cloud DNS

376 --

Configuring Load Balancers

382 --

Google Private Access

389 --

Managing IP Addresses

389 --

Summary

391 --

Exam Essentials

392 --

Review Questions

394 --

Chapter 16

Deploying Applications with Cloud Marketplace and Cloud Foundation Toolkit

399 --

Deploying a Solution Using Cloud Marketplace

400 --

Building Infrastructure Using the Cloud Foundation Toolkit

411 --

Summary

418 --

Exam Essentials

418 --

Review Questions

420 --

Chapter 17

Configuring Access and Security

425 --

Managing Identity and Access Management

426 --

Managing Service Accounts

436 --

Summary

441 --

Exam Essentials

441 --

Review Questions

443 --

Chapter 18

Monitoring, Logging, and Cost Estimating

447 --

Cloud Monitoring

448 --

Cloud Logging

458 --

Using Cloud Diagnostics

463 --

Using the Pricing Calculator

464 --

Summary

467 --

Exam Essentials

468 --

Review Questions

469