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Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer

An individual certification issued after passing the standard exam and Google validating the score, valid for three years.

Licensing authority: Google, LLC · Application information

Initial by examination
Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer standard exam
Certification Award
Pass the standard exam and receive Google's validation of the score.
Eligibility
Must be at least 18 and comply with the official trade-compliance exclusions in section 2 of the exam terms.
Excluded Pathways
Renewal examinations and Google Skills renewal are outside this initial-certification task.
Population
Individuals seeking initial Associate Cloud Engineer certification; this route selects the English standard exam.
Prerequisites
No examination prerequisites; 6+ months hands-on Google Cloud experience is recommended, not mandatory.

Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer standard exam

Format
Multiple choice and multiple select; online-proctored or onsite-proctored
Exam questions
Total questions: 50–60.
Time limit
2 hours
Exam fee
$125 (plus tax where applicable)
Examination outline
  • Setting up a cloud solution environment (20%)
    • Setting up cloud projects and accounts
    • Managing billing configuration
  • Planning and implementing a cloud solution (30%)
    • Planning and implementing compute resources
    • Planning and implementing storage and data solutions
    • Planning and implementing networking resources
    • Planning and implementing resources using tooling
  • Ensuring the successful operation of a cloud solution (30%)
    • Managing compute resources
    • Managing storage and data solutions
    • Managing networking resources
    • Monitoring and logging
  • Configuring access and security (20%)
    • Managing IAM
    • Managing service accounts
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