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Exam Cloud Digital Leader topic 1 question 17 discussion

Actual exam question from Google's Cloud Digital Leader
Question #: 17
Topic #: 1
[All Cloud Digital Leader Questions]

What is the difference between Standard and Coldline storage?

  • A. Coldline storage is for data for which a slow transfer rate is acceptable.
  • B. Standard and Coldline storage have different durability guarantees.
  • C. Standard and Coldline storage use different APIs.
  • D. Coldline storage is for infrequently accessed data.
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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️
Reference:
https://www.msp360.com/resources/blog/google-cloud-nearline-storage-vs-coldline-vs-standard/

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joe03
1 day, 15 hours ago
Selected Answer: D
Coldline = infrequently accessed data Standard = frequently accessed data
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Surek
6 months, 1 week ago
Answer is D
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chai_gpt
8 months ago
Selected Answer: D
D is correct
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__rajan__
9 months ago
Selected Answer: D
D is correct.
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mdsarfraz69
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: D
D. Coldline storage is for infrequently accessed data.
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afeff
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: D
it's not about latency of transfer. It's about the access pattern for the coldline storage
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prachisri
11 months ago
Selected Answer: D
Coldline storage is for infrequently accessed data whereas Standard storage is for frequently accessed data
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cookieMr
1 year ago
Selected Answer: D
The primary difference between Standard and Coldline storage in Google Cloud Platform's Cloud Storage service lies in their intended use cases, access patterns, and associated costs. Standard storage is designed for frequently accessed data that requires low-latency access. It offers faster read and write performance compared to Coldline storage. On the other hand, Coldline storage is optimized for infrequently accessed data that can tolerate higher retrieval times. Accessing data from Coldline storage may have higher latency due to the retrieval process.
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Rafa_M
1 year, 2 months ago
Selected Answer: D
D. Coldline storage is for infrequently accessed data.
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star2anand
1 year, 3 months ago
D. Coldline storage is for infrequently accessed data.
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1 year, 3 months ago
Selected Answer: B
Now I think about this a bit more, the question is "what's the difference between..." and not "what's the definition of..." The only answers that provide a "difference between" are B and C...and the answer is definitely not C! I might go with B here.
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KC_go_reply
1 year, 3 months ago
Only D is correct. The different storage tiers have (officially) the same durability: "eleven 9s", see https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/storage-data-transfer/understanding-cloud-storage-11-9s-durability-target?hl=en. In other providers like AWS for example, there is so-called 'One-Zone IA', which means the bucket is really just in one zone, without regional replication. This then results in lower durability guarantees / SLA
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jres
1 year, 3 months ago
D for sure, coldline talks to long time access
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arindamIndia
1 year, 6 months ago
question is slightly focused on the difference and not particularly on what standard or coldline refers individually. So, option B seems right to me. Please let me know if any one of you think otherwise.
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1 year, 3 months ago
I agree with you but I think this is just a poorly phrased question with confusing answers. D is my vote but it doesn't explain the "difference" between the two but is rather the definition of Coldline. I don't like this one...very bad.
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sfg
1 year, 6 months ago
Selected Answer: D
D is correct
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Pou1ze
1 year, 7 months ago
Selected Answer: D
D is correct
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haroldbenites
2 years ago
Go for D
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Monicaarg
2 years, 1 month ago
Selected Answer: D
Standard – when you are frequently using files.
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