You need to select and configure compute resources for a set of batch processing jobs. These jobs take around 2 hours to complete and are run nightly. You want to minimize service costs. What should y

The correct answer is C. Select Compute Engine. Use preemptible VM instances of the appropriate standard machine. For example, batch processing jobs can run on preemptible instances. If some of those instances stop during processing, the job slows but does not completely stop. Preemptible instances complete your batch processing tasks without placing additional workload on your existing inst

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

Question

You need to select and configure compute resources for a set of batch processing jobs. These jobs take around 2 hours to complete and are run nightly. You want to minimize service costs. What should you do?

Options

ASelect Google Kubernetes Engine. Use a single-node cluster with a small instance type.
BSelect Google Kubernetes Engine. Use a three-node cluster with micro instance types.
CSelect Compute Engine. Use preemptible VM instances of the appropriate standard machine
DSelect Compute Engine. Use VM instance types that support micro bursting.

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Explanation

For example, batch processing jobs can run on preemptible instances. If some of those instances stop during processing, the job slows but does not completely stop. Preemptible instances complete your batch processing tasks without placing additional workload on your existing instances and without requiring you to pay full price for additional normal instances. https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/preemptible

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#preemptible VMs#Compute Engine#batch processing#cost optimization

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