Kubernetes Engine

A Kubernetes Deployment allows you to describe the desired state of your application, and the controller changes the actual state to the desired state at a controlled rate by managing ReplicaSets and Pods. In contrast, a single Pod (Option A) is the smallest deployable unit in Kubernetes but lacks built-in self-healing or scaling capabilities on its own.

GKE is a fully managed service for deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications using Kubernetes orchestration. It automates cluster management tasks, unlike raw Compute Engine VMs which require manual configuration of the operating system and container runtimes.

GKE is a fully managed service for deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications using Kubernetes orchestration. A diagram for this topic isn't available yet — the worked example below walks the same reasoning step by step.

• !Read each option carefully — distractors on Kubernetes Engine are designed to look plausible.
• !Re-check the exact wording of the question stem before committing to an answer.
• !Watch the qualifiers ("always", "only", "except") that flip a correct-looking option.

Answer each from memory — you'll see instantly whether you're right and why.

Run a focused 10-question mini-mock on Kubernetes Engine and see it stick.