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ASSOCIATE-CLOUD-ENGINEER · Question #217

You need to track and verity modifications to a set of Google Compute Engine instances in your Google Cloud project. In particular, you want to verify OS system patching events on your virtual machine

The correct answer is A. Review the Compute Engine activity logs Select and review the Admin Event logs. To track and verify modifications, including OS system patching events, on Compute Engine instances, you should review the Compute Engine activity logs, specifically filtering for Admin Event logs.

Submitted by ngozi_ng· Mar 30, 2026Ensuring successful operation of a cloud solution

Question

You need to track and verity modifications to a set of Google Compute Engine instances in your Google Cloud project. In particular, you want to verify OS system patching events on your virtual machines (VMs). What should you do?

Options

  • AReview the Compute Engine activity logs Select and review the Admin Event logs
  • BReview the Compute Engine activity logs Select and review the System Event logs
  • CInstall the Cloud Logging Agent In Cloud Logging review the Compute Engine syslog logs
  • DInstall the Cloud Logging Agent In Cloud Logging, review the Compute Engine operation logs

How the community answered

(52 responses)
  • A
    90% (47)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    6% (3)

Why each option

To track and verify modifications, including OS system patching events, on Compute Engine instances, you should review the Compute Engine activity logs, specifically filtering for Admin Event logs.

AReview the Compute Engine activity logs Select and review the Admin Event logsCorrect

Modifications to Compute Engine instances, such as OS system patching, are often initiated by an administrator or an automated system with administrative privileges. These actions generate Admin Activity logs within Cloud Logging (formerly Stackdriver Logging), which record administrative operations and configuration changes to resources, allowing you to track and verify these events.

BReview the Compute Engine activity logs Select and review the System Event logs

System Event logs track changes to Google Cloud system policies and configuration within the Google Cloud infrastructure, not necessarily the specific OS-level patching activities on *your* Compute Engine VMs.

CInstall the Cloud Logging Agent In Cloud Logging review the Compute Engine syslog logs

Installing the Cloud Logging Agent to review `syslog` logs provides OS-level details *from within the VM*, but the question implies tracking modifications *to* the instance as a Google Cloud resource, for which Cloud Audit Logs (Admin Activity) are the primary source.

DInstall the Cloud Logging Agent In Cloud Logging, review the Compute Engine operation logs

'Compute Engine operation logs' is not a standard log category in Cloud Logging for tracking *administrative* modifications; Cloud Logging categorizes logs into Admin Activity, Data Access, System Event, and Policy Denied logs.

Concept tested: Cloud Audit Logs for VM modifications

Source: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/auditlog/overview

Topics

#Compute Engine#activity logs#Admin Event logs#OS patching

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