Compute Engine
Exam guide§2.1
VMs on Google's infrastructure. You choose a machine type (vCPU + memory), a region/zone, a boot disk image, and access controls.
Where each capability is covered:
- Machine rightsizing - families, series, per-type specs on Machine families & types.
- Preemptible & Spot VMs - Special VM types.
- Sole-tenant, shielded & confidential VMs - Special VM types.
- Availability policies - VM access & lifecycle.
- OS patch management - VM access & lifecycle.
- Global load balancing - Load balancing.
- Billing & discounts - Pricing & discounts (billing model, SUD/CUD); billing accounts & budgets on Billing.
The Create VM form has an Equivalent command line (and Equivalent REST) button that emits the exact gcloud command for the options you picked. Fast way to learn the CLI or grab a reproducible command instead of hand-writing flags.