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PROFESSIONAL-CLOUD-ARCHITECT · Question #274
You are managing several projects on Google Cloud and need to interact on a daily basis with BigQuery, Bigtable, and Kubernetes Engine using the gcloud CL tool. You are travelling a lot and work on…
The correct answer is A. Use Google Cloud Shell in the Google Cloud Console to interact with Google Cloud. If you're using Cloud Shell, the gcloud CLI is available automatically and you don't need to install it. commadn gcloud components auto-update doesn't exist but the command gcloud components update ensure that you are using updated version of your components.
Submitted by brentm· Mar 30, 2026Managing implementation
Question
You are managing several projects on Google Cloud and need to interact on a daily basis with BigQuery, Bigtable, and Kubernetes Engine using the gcloud CL tool. You are travelling a lot and work on different workstations during the week. You want to avoid having to manage the gcloud CLI manually. What should you do?
Options
- AUse Google Cloud Shell in the Google Cloud Console to interact with Google Cloud.
- BCreate a Compute Engine instance and install gcloud on the instance. Connect to this instance
- CInstall gcloud on all of your workstations. Run the command gcloud components auto-update on
- DUse a package manager to install gcloud on your workstations instead of installing it manually.
How the community answered
(19 responses)- A89% (17)
- B5% (1)
- D5% (1)
Explanation
If you're using Cloud Shell, the gcloud CLI is available automatically and you don't need to install it. commadn gcloud components auto-update doesn't exist but the command gcloud components update ensure that you are using updated version of your components.
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#Cloud Shell#gcloud CLI#workstation management#developer tooling
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