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The Professional-Cloud-Architect exam has a reputation for tripping up even experienced professionals, and the 2026 blueprint is no gentler. TestSimulate breaks Google Certified Professional - Cloud Architect (GCP) down into 348 practice questions with verified answers, turning a formidable test into a series of manageable study sessions.
| Certification Vendor: | |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Google Cloud Certified Professional - Cloud Architect Exam |
| Exam Number: | Professional-Cloud-Architect |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years |
| Real Exam Qty: | 50-60 |
| Available Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Exam Format: | Multiple select, Multiple choice, Case study-based questions |
| Exam Price: | USD 200 (plus tax where applicable) |
| Related Certifications: | Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Developer Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Network Engineer Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Security Engineer |
| Passing Score: | Not officially disclosed |
| Recommended Training: | Google Cloud Architect Exam Guide Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Learning Path |
| Exam Registration: | Google Cloud Certification Registration |
| Sample Questions: | Google Professional-Cloud-Architect Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or onsite proctored at authorized test centers |
| Pre Condition: | No mandatory prerequisites; recommended 3+ years industry experience, including 1+ year designing and managing Google Cloud solutions |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://cloud.google.com/learn/certification/cloud-architect |
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
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| Topic 1: Managing implementation | 12.5% | - Testing and validating solutions
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| Topic 2: Analyzing and optimizing technical and business processes | 15% | - Optimizing cost and resource efficiency
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| Topic 3: Designing and planning a cloud solution architecture | 25% | - Evaluating and selecting Google Cloud services
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| Topic 4: Designing for security and compliance | 17.5% | - Securing data and communications
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| Topic 5: Ensuring solution and operations excellence | 12.5% | - Applying Well-Architected Framework principles
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| Topic 6: Managing and provisioning solution infrastructure | 15% | - Managing storage and data services
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The Professional-Cloud-Architect exam is the official Google exam behind Google Certified Professional - Cloud Architect (GCP) — passing it earns you the Google Cloud Certified Professional - Cloud Architect certification, a credential positioned at the Professional level. It is built for candidates who want to validate the skills measured by Google Certified Professional - Cloud Architect (GCP). Depending on your track, the exam is also linked to the Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer, Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Developer, Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Network Engineer and Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Security Engineer certifications, so one pass can move you toward more than one Google credential.
The Professional-Cloud-Architect exam presents 50-60 questions to be completed within 120 minutes. That pace leaves little room for second-guessing: read each question carefully on the first pass, flag the ones you want to revisit, and keep moving instead of stalling on a single item. Before exam day, run at least one full timed session in the TestSimulate desktop or online test engine with a comparable question load — a steady rhythm under the clock is a trainable skill, and it is often what separates a pass from a near miss.
To pass the Professional-Cloud-Architect exam you need Not officially disclosed, and the official registration fee is USD 200 (plus tax where applicable). Keep in mind that a failed attempt means paying that fee again in full — retakes are not discounted. Given the cost, self-test before you book: if you can score comfortably above the passing mark on two or three consecutive timed TestSimulate practice tests, your budget is far better spent on the exam itself than on a retake.
No mandatory prerequisites; recommended 3+ years industry experience, including 1+ year designing and managing Google Cloud solutions Because Google revises its certification programs from time to time, treat this as a starting point rather than the final word. Confirm the current eligibility requirements on the official Google exam page before you register.
Registration for the Professional-Cloud-Architect exam is handled through the official channels below:
Delivery method: Online proctored or onsite proctored at authorized test centers — pick the option that suits you best when booking your slot.
Google points Google Certified Professional - Cloud Architect (GCP) candidates toward the following official courses:
Official courses build the foundation; pairing them with the 348 Professional-Cloud-Architect practice questions from TestSimulate turns that knowledge into exam-day readiness.
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The Google Certified Professional - Cloud Architect (GCP) syllabus is organized into 6 domains. Among the headline areas are Designing and planning a cloud solution architecture (25%), Managing and provisioning solution infrastructure (15%), Managing implementation (12.5%). Rather than copying every subtopic here, we keep the complete, current outline in the Exam Topics section above — work through it domain by domain with the TestSimulate Professional-Cloud-Architect practice questions so nothing on the blueprint catches you off guard.
Question 1
For this question, refer to the Dress4Win case study.
Dress4Win has configured a new uptime check with Google Stackdriver for several of their legacy services.
The Stackdriver dashboard is not reporting the services as healthy. What should they do?
A. Configure their load balancer to pass through the User-Agent HTTP header when the value matches GoogleStackdriverMonitoring-UptimeChecks (https://cloud.google.com/monitoring)
B. Install the Stackdriver agent on all of the legacy web servers.
C. Configure their legacy web servers to allow requests that contain user-Agent HTTP header when the value matches GoogleStackdriverMonitoring- UptimeChecks (https://cloud.google.com/monitoring)
D. In the Cloud Platform Console download the list of the uptime servers ' IP addresses and create an inbound firewall rule
Question 2
For this question, refer to the Helicopter Racing League (HRL) case study. Recently HRL started a new regional racing league in Cape Town, South Africa. In an effort to give customers in Cape Town a better user experience, HRL has partnered with the Content Delivery Network provider, Fastly. HRL needs to allow traffic coming from all of the Fastly IP address ranges into their Virtual Private Cloud network (VPC network). You are a member of the HRL security team and you need to configure the update that will allow only the Fastly IP address ranges through the External HTTP(S) load balancer. Which command should you use?
A. Apply a Cloud Armor security policy to external load balancers using a named IP list for Fastly.
B. Apply a Cloud Armor security policy to external load balancers using the IP addresses that Fastly has published.
C. Apply a VPC firewall rule on port 443 for Fastly IP address ranges.
D. Apply a VPC firewall rule on port 443 for network resources tagged with scurceiplisr-fasrly.
Question 3
For this question, refer to the TerramEarth case study. You are asked to design a new architecture for the ingestion of the data of the 200,000 vehicles that are connected to a cellular network. You want to follow Google-recommended practices.
Considering the technical requirements, which components should you use for the ingestion of the data?
A. Google Kubernetes Engine with an SSL Ingress
B. Compute Engine with specific SSH keys
C. Compute Engine with project-wide SSH keys
D. Cloud IoT Core with public/private key pairs
Question 4
Your company is planning to perform a lift and shift migration of their Linux RHEL 6.5+ virtual machines.
The virtual machines are running in an on-premises VMware environment. You want to migrate them to Compute Engine following Google-recommended practices. What should you do?
A. 1. Define a migration plan based on the list of the applications and their dependencies.
2. Migrate all virtual machines into Compute Engine individually with Migrate for Compute Engine.
B. 1. Perform an assessment of virtual machines running in the current VMware environment.
2. Define a migration plan, prepare a Migrate for Compute Engine migration RunBook, and execute the migration.
C. 1. Perform an assessment of virtual machines running in the current VMware environment.
2. Install a third-party agent on all selected virtual machines.
3. Migrate all virtual machines into Compute Engine.
D. 1. Perform an assessment of virtual machines running in the current VMware environment.
2. Create images of all disks. Import disks on Compute Engine.
3. Create standard virtual machines where the boot disks are the ones you have imported.
Question 5
You have developed an application using Cloud ML Engine that recognizes famous paintings from uploaded images. You want to test the application and allow specific people to upload images for the next 24 hours. Not all users have a Google Account. How should you have users upload images?
A. Have users upload the images to Cloud Storage using a signed URL that expires after 24 hours.
B. Have users upload the images to Cloud Storage. Protect the bucket with a password that expires after 24 hours.
C. Create an App Engine web application where users can upload images. Configure App Engine to disable the application after 24 hours. Authenticate users via Cloud Identity.
D. Create an App Engine web application where users can upload images for the next 24 hours.Authenticate users via Cloud Identity.
Solutions:
| Question 1 Answer: D | Question 2 Answer: C | Question 3 Answer: A | Question 4 Answer: B | Question 5 Answer: B |
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