Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer — Question 285

You need to create and manage service accounts for your workloads running on Google Cloud. You want to follow Google-recommended practices. What should you do? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. Create as few service accounts as possible.
• B. Delete any unused service accounts immediately.
• C. Create single-purpose service accounts.
• D. Manage service accounts as resources.
• E. Use random names for the service accounts.

Correct answer: C, D

Explanation

Creating single-purpose service accounts (C) allows for better security and management, as each account is tied to a specific task. Managing service accounts as resources (D) aligns with best practices to ensure they are tracked and maintained properly. The other options either promote poor management practices or do not adhere to Google's recommendations.