Objective 1.4

PDE

Designing data migrations

Objective 1.4 sits in Designing data processing systems, which carries 22% of the Data Engineer exam. The questions below are original, written from the official objective title above, and each explanation cites the Google Cloud page it rests on.

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A worked example

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1-4Designing data processing systems

A company needs Datastream to reach an Oracle database in its own data center over an existing Interconnect, with no traffic crossing the public internet. Which element covers that?

A connection profile with a private endpoint flagA profile records where to connect, not how the path is built.
A stream configured for backfill onlyBackfill describes what a stream copies, not its route.
Private connectivity set up with VPC peeringCorrect · your answerCorrect. The peering carries the traffic.
A Dataflow template that proxies the connectionTemplates load data downstream and open no network path.

Correct.

Concept

Reaching a source that is not on the public internet is a networking concern settled once, apart from the objects that describe credentials or move rows.

Why C

Private connectivity configurations let Datastream communicate with a source over a private network, including external sources reached over VPN or Interconnect, through a VPC peering connection.

Source

Private connectivity configurations enable Datastream to communicate with a data source over a private network (internally within Google Cloud, or with external sources connected over VPN or Interconnect). This communication happens through a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) peering connection.

Google Cloud: Datastream overview, checked August 2026
#gcp#datastream#private-connectivity#networking

Now you: objective 1.4 questions

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Sample question 1 of 3

1-4Designing data processing systems

An engineer setting up Datastream must record the endpoint details for both the source database and the destination before any data moves. Which object holds that?

Sample question 2 of 3

1-4Designing data processing systems

A team has created Datastream connection profiles and now adds a stream on top of them. What does that stream move from source to destination?

Sample question 3 of 3

1-4Designing data processing systems

An organization wants Datastream to stream records out of a hosted business application rather than a database. Which application source is supported?

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