Exam objectives
PCAProfessional Cloud Architect exam objectives
The published blueprint is the contract: the exam can only test what is on this list. Domains carry their official weightings, and objectives with a practice page link straight to questions written for that objective.
Titles and weightings from the official objectives. Google Cloud exam page ↗
Designing and planning a cloud solution architecture
25%of exam- 1.1 Designing a cloud solution infrastructure that meets business requirementsPractice
- 1.2 Designing a cloud solution infrastructure that meets technical requirementsPractice
- 1.3 Designing network, storage, and compute resourcesPractice
- 1.4 Creating a migration planPractice
- 1.5 Envisioning future solution improvementsPractice
Managing and provisioning a cloud solution infrastructure
17.5%of examDesigning for security and compliance
17.5%of examAnalyzing and optimizing technical and business processes
15%of examManaging implementation
12.5%of examEnsuring solution and operations excellence
12.5%of exam- 6.1 Understanding the principles and recommendations of the operational excellence pillar of the Google Cloud Well-Architected FrameworkPractice
- 6.2 Familiarity with Google Cloud Observability solutionsPractice
- 6.3 Deployment and release managementPractice
- 6.4 Assisting with the support of deployed solutionsPractice
6.5 Evaluating quality control measures
- 6.6 Ensuring the reliability of solutions in productionPractice
Objectives marked Practice open a page of original questions written for that objective, each with a full explanation cited to Google Cloud documentation.
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