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A small startup is looking to launch its new web application quickly with minimal operational overhead. They have limited IT staff and want to focus primarily on developing their application code. Which Google Cloud compute product would best meet their requirements for ease of deployment and management?
- ACompute Engine
- BApp Engine Standard environment
- CCloud SQL
- DGoogle Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
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Correct answer: B. App Engine Standard environment
App Engine Standard environment offers a fully managed platform where developers only need to upload their code, and Google Cloud handles all infrastructure provisioning, scaling, and maintenance, aligning perfectly with minimal operational overhead and quick deployment.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Compute Engine provides IaaS, offering virtual machines with full control, but requires significant operational management.
- C. Cloud SQL is a database service, not a compute platform for web applications.
- D. GKE is a powerful container orchestration service, but requires more operational expertise than App Engine for management.
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
A cloud computing model where a third-party provider delivers hardware and software tools, usually for application development, to users over the internet.
- Developers focus on code, not infrastructure.
- Automatic scaling and maintenance.
- Reduced operational overhead.
Memory trick: Choose your compute, then your code will commute!