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Course Overview
Pass PCD Exam. Cloud Run, GKE, Serverless, APIs, CI/CD & Security – 200+ Q&A with detailed explanations. Updated 2026.
Are you preparing for the Google Professional Cloud Developer Certification exam? This course offers a collection of full-length, exam-style practice tests designed to help you gauge your knowledge, identify weak areas, and build confidence before the real exam.
These practice tests cover all key areas outlined in the official Google Cloud Professional Cloud Developer exam guide, including GCP services, designing cloud-native applications, CI/CD, security, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Each question comes with a detailed explanation, ensuring you not only answer correctly but also understand the concepts behind each topic.
Whether you're a developer already working on GCP or someone looking to expand your career into cloud-native application development, these tests will help you feel fully prepared.
Module 1: Exam Overview and Strategy
Understanding the Google Professional Cloud Developer Certification
Exam format, scoring, and duration
Tips for taking GCP certification exams
How to use practice exams effectively
Module 2: Designing Cloud-Native Applications
Key GCP services for developers (App Engine, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run)
Microservices and serverless architectures
Designing scalable and resilient cloud-native applications
Application data storage options: Cloud Storage, Firestore, Cloud SQL
Module 3: Building and Testing Applications
Building GCP applications with supported programming languages
Unit testing and integration testing
Local testing with GCP emulators
CI/CD setup for GCP applications
Module 4: Deploying Applications
Deployment options: App Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions
Deployment configurations and best practices
Rollback strategies and deployment troubleshooting
Environment management
Module 5: Integrating GCP Services
Working with Pub/Sub, Cloud Tasks, and Cloud Storage
Messaging, event-driven architecture, and API integration
Managing service authentication and authorization (IAM)
Module 6: Managing Application Performance Monitoring
Logging and monitoring with Google Cloud Operations (formerly Stackdriver)
Debugging and tracing GCP applications
Performance optimization techniques
Setting up alerts and dashboards
Module 7: Managing Application Security
Applying Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles
Securing services and applications
API security best practices
Managing service accounts and secrets
Module 8: Practice Test 1 – Full-Length Mock Exam
50+ scenario-based questions
Timed, exam-simulated environment
Instant scoring and review with detailed explanations
Module 9: Practice Test 2 – Full-Length Mock Exam
50+ additional exam-style questions
New scenarios and question types
Detailed answer key with references to GCP documentation
Module 10: Practice Test 3 – Full-Length Mock Exam (Bonus)
Extra full-length mock exam for final preparation
Focus on high-weight exam topics
Comprehensive feedback on all answers
Module 11: Exam Readiness Summary and Next Steps
Review of performance across all practice tests
Tips for exam day success
Additional study resources (GCP documentation, Qwiklabs, Coursera, etc.)
Course Content
- 1 section(s)
- Section 1 Practice Tests
What You’ll Learn
- Assess their readiness for the Google Professional Cloud Developer certification exam through timed, scenario-based practice tests., Understand core GCP services and best practices for cloud-native application development, including App Engine, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, and Cloud Storage., Master CI/CD pipelines, application deployment, and Google Cloud monitoring and debugging tools, in alignment with exam topics., Learn how to design, build, test, and deploy scalable and reliable cloud-based applications on Google Cloud.
