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GCP ACE · Question 49 · Domain 5.3: Viewing audit logs

You want to view the logs for a specific Cloud Function named 'process-payment' to troubleshoot an error.

Where in the Google Cloud Console should you go to query and filter these logs efficiently?

Answer options:

A.

Cloud Trace

B.

Logs Explorer (Cloud Logging)

C.

Security Command Center

D.

Cloud Monitoring Dashboards

How to approach this question

Identify the primary UI tool for interacting with logs in GCP.

Full Answer

B.Logs Explorer (Cloud Logging)✓ Correct
The Logs Explorer (part of Cloud Logging) is the central interface in the Google Cloud Console where you can view, filter, and query logs from all Google Cloud services, including Cloud Functions, Compute Engine, and GKE.

Common mistakes

Confusing Cloud Logging with Cloud Monitoring. Monitoring is for metrics (CPU usage %); Logging is for text records (error messages).

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