Getting Started with Batch for Google Cloud

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What is Batch in Google Cloud?

A tool for configuring and managing third-party job schedulers

A managed service for scheduling, queuing, and executing batch processing workloads (correct)

A cloud-based storage service for batch job results

A resource provisioning system for one-time use

What does Batch do in terms of resource management?

Provisions resources and manages capacity on behalf of the user (correct)

Provides only native integration with other Google Cloud services

Manages resources on a per-zone basis

Requires users to configure and manage third-party job schedulers

What is a Batch 'job' in this context?

A scheduled program that runs a set of tasks to completion without user interaction (correct)

A simple computational task

A job scheduling algorithm

A single command-line operation

What does a Batch 'job' represent?

An array of one or more tasks and the environment to run those tasks in Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of referencing the environment variable for a task's index in the job's runnables?

To vary the execution of each task Signup and view all the answers

Which infrastructure is needed to run a job in Batch?

Compute resources Signup and view all the answers

What does a regional managed instance group (MIG) in Batch consist of?

Virtual machine (VM) instances Signup and view all the answers

What determines the number of VMs provisioned for a job in Batch?

The hardware requirements and task scheduling options Signup and view all the answers

What is the pricing model for Batch?

No additional cost, only charged for underlying resources Signup and view all the answers

What are the prerequisites for starting to use Batch?

Enabling Batch for a project and setting it up for a new user Signup and view all the answers

Getting Started with Batch for Google Cloud

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Questions and Answers

What is Batch in Google Cloud?

What does Batch do in terms of resource management?

What is a Batch 'job' in this context?

What does a Batch 'job' represent?

What is the purpose of referencing the environment variable for a task's index in the job's runnables?

Which infrastructure is needed to run a job in Batch?

What does a regional managed instance group (MIG) in Batch consist of?

What determines the number of VMs provisioned for a job in Batch?

What is the pricing model for Batch?

What are the prerequisites for starting to use Batch?

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