A developer wants to add an optional component to the local gcloud installation, keep the installed components current, and remove any she no longer uses. Which command group handles this?
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Answer: A
The gcloud components command group manages the optional parts of the Cloud SDK. A developer can install a component such as kubectl or an emulator, update everything that is installed, and remove components that are no longer needed. The optional components are separate from the core CLI, and the commands act on the local SDK installation rather than on Google Cloud resources.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. The compute group manages Compute Engine resources such as instances, disks and networks. It does not manage optional parts of the local SDK installation.
- C. The container group works with GKE clusters and their resources. Applying Kubernetes objects is a cluster operation, not a way to install CLI components on a workstation.
- D. Backend services are a load balancing resource, and the command only configures that resource. It does not install or update anything in the local gcloud installation.