You need to estimate the annual cost of running a Bigquery query that is scheduled to run nightly. What should you do?

The correct answer is B. Use "bq query --dry_run" to determine the number of bytes read by the query. Use this number in. A is not correct because you should use "bq", not "gcloud", to estimate the amount of bytes read. B is correct because this is the correct way to estimate the yearly BigQuery querying costs. C is not correct because you should use "bq", not "gcloud", to work with BigQuery. D is…

Submitted by mike_84· Mar 30, 2026Planning and configuring a cloud solution

Question

You need to estimate the annual cost of running a Bigquery query that is scheduled to run nightly. What should you do?

Options

AUse "gcloud query --dry_run" to determine the number of bytes read by the query. Use this
BUse "bq query --dry_run" to determine the number of bytes read by the query. Use this number in
CUse "gcloud estimate" to determine the amount billed for a single query. Multiply this amount by
DUse "bq estimate" to determine the amount billed for a single query. Multiply this amount by 365.

How the community answered

(52 responses)

A
8% (4)
B
88% (46)
C
2% (1)
D
2% (1)

Explanation

A is not correct because you should use "bq", not "gcloud", to estimate the amount of bytes read. B is correct because this is the correct way to estimate the yearly BigQuery querying costs. C is not correct because you should use "bq", not "gcloud", to work with BigQuery. D is not correct because this will not give the amount billed for a query.

Topics

#BigQuery cost estimation#bq dry-run#query pricing#cost management

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full ASSOCIATE-CLOUD-ENGINEER Practice