gcp-pcd-exam Exam Domains & Topics
Understand the domains and stop losing points on scenario tradeoffs.
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- Secure: IAM + encryption + least privilege.
- Resilient: HA/DR basics, fault tolerance.
- High-performing: caching, scaling, right service choice.
- Cost-optimized: storage tiers and pricing tradeoffs.
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GCP PCD is scenario-driven: choose services and deployment patterns that meet reliability, cost, and ops constraints.
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How domains map to real questions
The exam is scenario-driven. Your score often depends on choosing the best architecture under constraints (cost vs performance vs reliability vs security).
- Design secure architectures: IAM, encryption, least privilege.
- Design resilient architectures: HA, DR, fault tolerance.
- Design high-performing architectures: caching, scaling, right service choice.
- Design cost-optimized architectures: storage classes, pricing tradeoffs.
Topics & Skills Covered
- Designing highly scalable, available applications
- Building and testing applications
- Deploying applications
- Integrating Google Cloud services
- Managing application performance monitoring
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Is PCD heavy on coding?
You need to understand app patterns and integration, but most questions are about design, deployment, and operations choices.
How do I avoid traps?
Underline constraints (scale, reliability, ops effort) and pick the simplest managed option that meets them.
Which runtime should I focus on?
Know when to choose Cloud Run vs App Engine vs GKE vs VMs, and the tradeoffs.
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