Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer — Question 5

You have one GCP account running in your default region and zone and another account running in a non-default region and zone. You want to start a new
Compute Engine instance in these two Google Cloud Platform accounts using the command line interface. What should you do?

Answer options

• A. Create two configurations using gcloud config configurations create [NAME]. Run gcloud config configurations activate [NAME] to switch between accounts when running the commands to start the Compute Engine instances.
• B. Create two configurations using gcloud config configurations create [NAME]. Run gcloud configurations list to start the Compute Engine instances.
• C. Activate two configurations using gcloud configurations activate [NAME]. Run gcloud config list to start the Compute Engine instances.
• D. Activate two configurations using gcloud configurations activate [NAME]. Run gcloud configurations list to start the Compute Engine instances.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because creating and activating configurations allows you to switch between different GCP accounts effectively when executing commands. Options B, C, and D are incorrect as they do not address the need to switch between accounts, which is essential for starting instances in different regions and zones.