Google Exam Professional Cloud Developer Topic 12 Question 104 Discussion

Actual exam question for Google's Professional Cloud Developer exam

Question #: 104
Topic #: 12

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You are developing an application hosted on Google Cloud that uses a MySQL relational database schem

a. The application will have a large volume of reads and writes to the database and will require backups and ongoing capacity planning. Your team does not have time to fully manage the database but can take on small administrative tasks. How should you host the database?

AConfigure Cloud SQL to host the database, and import the schema into Cloud SQL.

BDeploy MySQL from the Google Cloud Marketplace to the database using a client, and import the schema.

CConfigure Bigtable to host the database, and import the data into Bigtable.

DConfigure Cloud Spanner to host the database, and import the schema into Cloud Spanner.

EConfigure Firestore to host the database, and import the data into Firestore.

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Suggested Answer: A

https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/migrating-mysql-to-spanner#migration-process

Cloud SQL: Cloud SQL is a web service that allows you to create, configure, and use relational databases that live in Google's cloud. It is a fully-managed service that maintains, manages, and administers your databases, allowing you to focus on your applications and services.

https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql Cloud SQL for MySQL is a fully-managed database service that helps you set up, maintain, manage, and administer your MySQL relational databases on Google Cloud Platform.

by Margurite at Mar 21, 2025, 10:50 PM

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29 days ago

I'd go with D, Cloud Spanner. It's a great fit for the high read/write requirements and we don't have to worry about database administration.

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Bernadine

5 days ago

That sounds like a good choice. Cloud Spanner can handle the high volume of reads and writes efficiently.

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Kris

8 days ago

D) Configure Cloud Spanner to host the database, and import the schema into Cloud Spanner.

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Ivette

1 months ago

I think we should go with option A and configure Cloud SQL to host the database.

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25 days ago

User 1: I agree, option A with Cloud SQL sounds like the best choice for us.

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