Google Cloud Digital Leader — Question 12

Your organization needs to allow a production job to have access to a BigQuery dataset. The production job is running on a Compute Engine instance that is part of an instance group.
What should be included in the IAM Policy on the BigQuery dataset?

Answer options

• A. The Compute Engine instance group
• B. The project that owns the Compute Engine instance
• C. The Compute Engine service account
• D. The Compute Engine instance

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, as the Compute Engine service account needs to be granted permissions to access the BigQuery dataset. Options A and B are incorrect because the instance group and the project itself do not directly manage dataset access. Option D is also incorrect because the individual instance does not have permissions; it is the service account that provides the necessary access.