Google Cloud Professional Architect Practice Tests 2026

New for October 2026: six practice exams, 300 questions, written for the current exam guide, including the four current case studies.

These practice exams are written by Dan Sullivan, author of the Official Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect Study Guide (Wiley). Every question was written in October 2026 for the current Professional Cloud Architect exam guide, including the newer AI and security services and the product names Google uses today.

What you get

• Six full-length exams, 50 questions each, 300 questions in total
• About a quarter of each exam is case-study questions, as on the real exam. Each exam uses two of the four current case studies (Altostrat Media, Cymbal Retail, EHR Healthcare, and KnightMotives Automotive), and each case study appears in three exams
• Every question was written for the current exam guide's six sections, in the same proportions as the real exam:
  • Designing and planning a cloud solution architecture (about 25%)
  • Managing and provisioning a solution infrastructure (about 17.5%)
  • Designing for security and compliance (about 17.5%)
  • Analyzing and optimizing technical and business processes (about 15%)
  • Managing implementation (about 12.5%)
  • Ensuring solution and operations excellence (about 12.5%)
• Coverage of newer exam topics, such as Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (formerly Vertex AI), Model Armor, Gemini Cloud Assist, AI Hypercomputer and GPU consumption options, Cloud Run with GPUs, Network Connectivity Center, the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework, Apigee, and Terraform
• Current product names throughout, with the former name noted where it changed

Explanations that teach, not just grade

Most practice tests tell you which answer is right. These explain why. Every answer option has its own explanation of why it's correct or incorrect for that scenario, and often when it would be the right choice. Every question also has a detailed overall explanation that covers the concept behind the question, why each distractor fails, an exam tip on the pattern to recognize, and links to the relevant Google Cloud documentation. If you get a question wrong, the explanation should leave you understanding the topic, not just the answer.

Questions like the ones you'll see on the exam

The questions are realistic scenarios with the constraints that decide the answer: minimize cost, minimize operational overhead, meet a recovery objective, keep data in a region, follow least privilege. Some questions test exact gcloud, Terraform, and kubectl usage. About one in six is multiple select, as on the real exam. Each question was checked against current Google Cloud documentation and reviewed independently.

How to use these exams

Take the first exam before you study to find your gaps, then use the explanations and documentation links to fill them. Save the later exams to check your readiness. The real exam is two hours long with 50 to 60 multiple-choice and multiple-select questions; each practice exam gives you 120 minutes for 50 questions so you can practice your pacing. Aim to score well above 70% before you book the exam.

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