Google Exam Associate Cloud Engineer Topic 1 Question 105 Discussion

Actual exam question for Google's Associate Cloud Engineer exam

Question #: 105
Topic #: 1

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You are setting up a Windows VM on Compute Engine and want to make sure you can log in to the VM via RDP. What should you do?

AAfter the VM has been created, use your Google Account credentials to log in into the VM.

BAfter the VM has been created, use gcloud compute reset-windows-password to retrieve the login credentials for the VM.

CWhen creating the VM, add metadata to the instance using 'windows-password' as the key and a password as the value.

DAfter the VM has been created, download the JSON private key for the default Compute Engine service account. Use the credentials in the JSON file to log in to the VM.

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Suggested Answer: B

You can generate Windows passwords using either the Google Cloud Console or the gcloud command-line tool. This option uses the right syntax to reset the windows password.

gcloud compute reset-windows-password windows-instance

Ref:https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/windows/creating-passwords-for-windows-instances#gcloud

by Claribel at Apr 03, 2025, 11:03 AM

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I think the answer is C. Adding metadata with the password during VM creation seems like the right way to go.

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