Google Cloud Digital Leader — Question 17

Your organization runs a distributed application in the Compute Engine virtual machines. Your organization needs redundancy, but it also needs extremely fast communication (less than 10 milliseconds) between the parts of the application in different virtual machines.
Where should your organization locate this virtual machines?

Answer options

• A. In a single zone within a single region
• B. In different zones within a single region
• C. In multiple regions, using one zone per region
• D. In multiple regions, using multiple zones per region

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, as placing virtual machines in different zones within a single region allows for low-latency communication while providing redundancy. Options A, C, and D either compromise on communication speed or do not offer the necessary redundancy within a single region.