{"id":73734,"date":"2019-12-13T09:04:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T14:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/?p=73734"},"modified":"2022-02-02T06:45:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T12:15:55","slug":"google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pass GCP Professional Cloud Developer Exam?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article will provide detailed guidance on how to prepare for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer\/\">Google Cloud professional cloud developer certification exam<\/a>. After reading this guide, you should get a clear idea on where and how to start preparing for the GCP Developer certification exam.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ea7e02;color:#ea7e02\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 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ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-preparation\/#Who_is_a_Professional_Cloud_Developer\" >Who is a Professional Cloud Developer?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-preparation\/#About_the_Exam\" >About the Exam<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-preparation\/#Preparation_Steps_Google_Cloud_Professional_Cloud_Developer\" >Preparation Steps : Google Cloud Professional Cloud Developer<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-preparation\/#Step_1_Review_Exam_Guide\" >Step 1: Review Exam Guide<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-preparation\/#Step_2_Read_Google_Documentation\" >Step 2: Read Google Documentation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-preparation\/#Step_3_Read_Case_Studies\" >Step 3: Read Case Studies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-preparation\/#Step_4_Learn_the_Commands\" >Step 4: Learn the Commands<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-preparation\/#Step_5_Get_Trained\" >Step 5 : Get Trained<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-preparation\/#Step_6_Practice_with_Hands-On_Labs\" >Step 6: Practice with Hands-On Labs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-preparation\/#Step_7_Practice_Questions\" >Step 7: Practice Questions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-preparation\/#FAQs_for_Google_Cloud_Developer_Certification\" >FAQs for Google Cloud Developer Certification<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-preparation\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Importance_Of_Cloud_Certification\"><\/span>The Importance Of Cloud Certification<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before going deep into GCP Cloud Developer certification preparation, let us understand why do we need a certification.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enterprises are now migrating to the cloud to achieve the benefits of resourcefulness along with cost-efficiency. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, many organizations face the need for cloud developers with expertise in developing applications that can run on the cloud environments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are a developer and want to stay up to date with the industry trends, you need to learn the cloud as well.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the Google Cloud has grown and is comparable to other public cloud leaders such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, the demand for Google Cloud certified professionals has also increased.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Developer Certification is the one you would be aiming for if you want to learn building applications for the Google Cloud.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_a_Professional_Cloud_Developer\"><\/span>Who is a Professional Cloud Developer?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The professional cloud developer is responsible for creating applications with higher scalability and availability using Google recommended tools and best practices. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, the professional cloud developer has proven experience in cloud native applications, developer tools, and next-generation databases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\">If you are a developer working on the Google Cloud Platform or learning how to build applications for cloud then the Professional Cloud Developer Certification helps you prove your skills in these areas effectively<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>As per Google:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c Professional Cloud Developers build scalable and highly available applications using Google-recommended practices and tools. They have experience with cloud-native applications, developer tools, managed services, and next-generation databases. Cloud Developers are also proficient with at least one general-purpose programming language and are skilled at producing meaningful metrics and logs to debug and trace code.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_the_Exam\"><\/span>About the Exam<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a look at the following table to know about the essential exam-related information to support your preparations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-80795 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-exam-details.png\" alt=\"Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Developer Certification Exam Details\" width=\"939\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-exam-details.png 939w, https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-exam-details-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-exam-details-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-exam-details-756x420.png 756w, https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-exam-details-640x356.png 640w, https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer-certification-exam-details-681x379.png 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Preparation_Steps_Google_Cloud_Professional_Cloud_Developer\"><\/span>Preparation Steps : Google Cloud Professional Cloud Developer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us now look into the steps needed to be followed to prepare for the Google Cloud Developer certification exam to pass in the first attempt.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Review_Exam_Guide\"><\/span>Step 1: Review Exam Guide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start with the official exam guide. Download the exam guide from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/certification\/cloud-developer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Professional Cloud Developer Official Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Review each and every domain and services covered in the exam. I have listed the list of exam domains and some of the important GCP services below which you need to focus more on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Exam Domains:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following are the five domains of the GCP Cloud Developer exam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designing cloud-native applications with higher scalability, reliability and availability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building and testing applications.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Application deployment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integration of Google Cloud Platform services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Management of application performance monitoring.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Professional Cloud Developer Certificate Exam Blueprint<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Domain<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topic Areas<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designing cloud-native applications with higher scalability, reliability and availability<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designing performance applications and APIs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designing secure applications<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Management of application data<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Re-architecture of applications from local services to Google Cloud Platform<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building and testing applications<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establishing the development environment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developing continuous integration pipeline<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Testing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing Code<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Application deployment<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Implementation of relevant deployment strategies according to target compute environment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deployment of applications and services on Compute Engine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deployment of applications and services on Google Kubernetes Engine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creation of data storage resources<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deployment of applications to App Engine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deployment of a Cloud Function<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resource provisioning automation with Deployment Manager<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deployment and implementation of networking resources<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Management of service accounts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integration of Google Cloud Platform services<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrating applications with Data and Storage services<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integration of application with compute services<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integration of Google Cloud APIs with applications<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Management of application performance monitoring<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Installation of logging and monitoring agent<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Management of VMs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using Stackdriver for viewing application performance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diagnosis and resolution of application performance issues<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Read_Google_Documentation\"><\/span>Step 2: Read Google Documentation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you get an understanding on what is expected from you in the examination, read the official documentation pages for the relevant google cloud services.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">product page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Google Cloud Platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identify the products related to the exam guide and read the documentation page.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/compute\/docs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compute Engine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/code\/docs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud Code<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/build\/docs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud Build<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/sdk\/docs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud SDK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, etc<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have listed GCP services related to the Google Cloud Developer exam below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-81237 size-full\" title=\"Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Developer Exam Topics\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Google-Cloud-Certified-Professional-Cloud-Developer-Exam-Topics.png\" alt=\"Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Developer Exam Topics\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Google-Cloud-Certified-Professional-Cloud-Developer-Exam-Topics.png 1800w, https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Google-Cloud-Certified-Professional-Cloud-Developer-Exam-Topics-270x300.png 270w, https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Google-Cloud-Certified-Professional-Cloud-Developer-Exam-Topics-922x1024.png 922w, https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Google-Cloud-Certified-Professional-Cloud-Developer-Exam-Topics-768x853.png 768w, https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Google-Cloud-Certified-Professional-Cloud-Developer-Exam-Topics-1382x1536.png 1382w, https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Google-Cloud-Certified-Professional-Cloud-Developer-Exam-Topics-378x420.png 378w, https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Google-Cloud-Certified-Professional-Cloud-Developer-Exam-Topics-640x711.png 640w, https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Google-Cloud-Certified-Professional-Cloud-Developer-Exam-Topics-681x757.png 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Read_Case_Studies\"><\/span>Step 3: Read Case Studies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exam has around 5 to 6 questions based on the fictional case study (HipLocal) provided by Google. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to read the case study and understand prior to attending the exam.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the questions will directly relate to the case study. If you have read the case study prior, it will save you a lot of time while attempting to answer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Here is the link to download the <a href=\"https:\/\/services.google.com\/fh\/files\/blogs\/master_case_study_hiplocal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>HipLocal Case Study<\/b><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4_Learn_the_Commands\"><\/span>Step 4: Learn the Commands<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though this is a developer exam, you can expect some of the questions related to gcloud and kubectl commands. So it is important to learn Google Kubernetes Engine and relevant kubernetes commands (kubectl), also the google cli commands like gcloud and gsuitl.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_5_Get_Trained\"><\/span>Step 5 : Get Trained<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Even you have working experience in Google Cloud, training is more important when it comes to the exam. Google offers various <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/training\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">learning path<\/a> with courses and labs. There are other comprehensive courses also offered by various vendors like Whizlabs.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_6_Practice_with_Hands-On_Labs\"><\/span>Step 6: Practice with Hands-On Labs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get your hands-on experience in Google Cloud by performing hands-on tasks.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Create a <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/free\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Cloud Free Tier<\/a> account and get $300 free credits. You can explore the services yourself and perform tasks.<\/li>\n<li>There are hands-on labs like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qwiklabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qwiklabs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/play.whizlabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whizlabs Google Cloud Hands-On Labs<\/a> where you will get temporary credentials and the steps to perform tasks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_7_Practice_Questions\"><\/span>Step 7: Practice Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The final step in prepraing for the Google Cloud Certification exam is to practice more with practice exams. This is the recommended way to pass the exam in the first attempt. Here are the few recommended resources to try practice exams:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfFeB8zBNi2q-ar0V7iIguhk2e6P-UkrJ8OJfg6n0k6HcYLDQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sample questions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provided by Google and understand the question types.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you are done with the preparation, try full length practice tests provided by vendors like Whizlabs. This will help you to understand where you stand with your preparation and where you need to improve.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-developer\/\">Whizlabs GCP Professional Cloud Developer Practice Tests<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still have any questions? Read the following frequently asked questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs_for_Google_Cloud_Developer_Certification\"><\/span>FAQs for Google Cloud Developer Certification<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The following are FAQs asked related to the Google Professional cloud developer certificate exam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Why should I get a Google Cloud certification?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Cloud Platform is one of the emerging players in the cloud service vendor market. Furthermore, the position of Google Cloud in the IT industry speaks a lot for the career opportunities you can get with GCP certifications.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> What is the cost of the Google professional cloud developer certificate exam?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The registration fee for the Google professional cloud developer certificate exam is USD 200 with applicable taxes.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> What is the validity of the Google cloud developer certification?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every Google Cloud certification is valid for two years from the date of certification. 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