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ASSOCIATE-CLOUD-ENGINEER · Question #102

You need to provide a cost estimate for a Kubernetes cluster using the GCP pricing calculator for Kubernetes. Your workload requires high IOPs, and you will also be using disk snapshots. You start…

The correct answer is A. Fill in local SSD. Fill in persistent disk storage and snapshot storage. Local SSD is sufficient for high IOPS. https://cloud.google.com/products/calculator

Submitted by daniela_cl· Mar 30, 2026Planning and configuring a cloud solution

Question

You need to provide a cost estimate for a Kubernetes cluster using the GCP pricing calculator for Kubernetes. Your workload requires high IOPs, and you will also be using disk snapshots. You start by entering the number of nodes, average hours, and average days. What should you do next?

Options

  • AFill in local SSD. Fill in persistent disk storage and snapshot storage.
  • BFill in local SSD. Add estimated cost for cluster management.
  • CSelect Add GPUs. Fill in persistent disk storage and snapshot storage.
  • DSelect Add GPUs. Add estimated cost for cluster management.

How the community answered

(42 responses)
  • A
    90% (38)
  • B
    7% (3)
  • C
    2% (1)

Explanation

Local SSD is sufficient for high IOPS. https://cloud.google.com/products/calculator

Topics

#GCP pricing calculator#GKE#local SSD#persistent disk snapshots

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