Google Maps Platform technical fundamentals credential Answers

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Customer Engineering training for partners participating in the Partner Program. This course replaces the course formerly referred to as ‘Google Maps Developer’

Google Maps Technical Fundamentals Assessment

Questions:

Google Maps Platform: Introduction and Product Overview

Imagine you're leading a logistics company that is expanding its services globally. Identify the Google Maps Platform products that you would use to optimize your operations and benefit the company's logistics, considering factors like route optimization, geocoding for efficient address handling, real-time traffic updates, and geolocation for tracking shipments.

Select three that apply, and then click Submit.

Routes
Zones
Places
Maps

You're leading a startup that specializes in food delivery services within a bustling metropolitan area. The company aims to enhance its operational efficiency and customer satisfaction by leveraging mapping and location-based technologies. As the head of the food delivery startup, determine the key benefits of the Google Maps Platform to streamline your operations and improve the customer experience.

Select four that apply, and then click Submit.

Delivery options
Global coverage
Rich, real-time data
Customer experience
Speed and scale

Assume that you are in conversation with a customer who wants to integrate interactive maps and location-based features into both web and mobile applications. Determine the most prevalent Google Maps Platform implementation that your customer can use.

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

Transforming Maps
Dynamic Maps
Visual Maps
Place Maps

Imagine you're digitizing a tourism agency that offers mountainous and seaside adventure tours. As the head of the travel agency's digital transformation department, identify the Google Maps Platform's feature that allows developers to style, customize, and manage maps easily.

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

Platform interactive features
Data-based maps styling features
Search-based maps styling features
Cloud-based maps styling features

The JavaScript Application Programming Interface (API) provides a number of methods for drawing and visualizing data on top of the map. Identify the two most common ways of adding data to the map.

Select two that apply, and then click Submit.

Drawing directly on the map using individual markers or shapes, potentially large data sets if using vector maps and WebGL.
Directly embedding from external websites
Conducting in-map transactions
Drawing layers on the map using specified or predefined boundaries.

You're managing the online presence of a travel blog that specializes in remote destinations with limited internet access. The blog aims to provide static but detailed maps of these remote locations to give readers a visual understanding of the landscapes and points of interest. As the overseer of the travel blog's online content, which Application Programming Interface (API) would help you embed a Google Maps image on your web page without requiring JavaScript or any dynamic page loading?

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

Maps Static API
Map View API
Real-time API
Dynamic API

Which Application Programming Interface (API) allows you to embed a non-interactive Street View panorama or thumbnail into your web page using a simple Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request, with no need for any other code?

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

Panorama API
Street View Static API
Interactive API
JavaScript API

You're leading a team tasked with developing an Augmented Reality (AR) application for urban planning within a rapidly growing city. The goal is to create a comprehensive AR platform that allows city planners and developers to visualize proposed infrastructure projects, building construction, and zoning plans in a realistic and interactive manner. As the project leader, select an Application Programming Interface (API) that offers access to Google's 2D and photorealistic 3D Tiles, for the development of the AR application.

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

Map Tiles API
Dimensional Tiles API
Tiles view API
Dimensional view API

What are the two primary implementations of the map available in the Maps JavaScript Application Programming Interface (API)?

Select two that apply, and then click Submit.

Scalar Maps
Physical Maps
Vector Maps
Raster Maps

A customer wants to create visualizations of locations for their solution, but they do not have any front-end development skills within their company. Which solution would be best suited for them?

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

Aerial View API
Maps Static Application Programming Interface (API)
WebGL
Photorealistic 3D Tiles

Google Maps Platform: Routes Deep Dive

All of the Roads Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) options are confusing to a customer. What are the main functions provided by the Roads API that are available to all customers?

Select two that apply, and then click Submit.

Road Matrix
Speed Limits
Snap to roads
Nearest Roads

A customer needs to work out the nearest set of stores from the current location. Which Google Maps Platform services can provide this functionality with a single call?

Select two that apply, and then click Submit.

Roads API
Routes API
Cloud Fleet Routing
Directions API
Distance Matrix API

What are some of the reasons why a customer might migrate to the Routes Application Programming Interface (API) from the Directions API?

Select three that apply, and then click Submit.

Cost control
Toll information
Opening Hours
EV Charging Points
Response time

You manage a last-mile logistics company in a busy metropolis. The company wants to introduce a new navigation system to improve delivery times. As the manager, which Application Programming Interface (API) would you emphasize that gives directions for diverse transportation modes—transit, driving, walking, and bicycling—for the company's last-mile delivery operations?

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

Directions API

Places API

Distance Matrix API

Roads API

The Routes Application Programming Interface (API) provides an enhanced version of the Directions and Distance Matrix APIs. It combines both of these into a single service and enables you to provide more informative and flexible routes for your users. Determine the methods through which the Routes API provides its functionality.

Select two that apply, and then click Submit.

ComputeRouteMatrix

ComputeDistanceMatrix

ComputeCostMatrix

ComputeRoutes

Google Maps Platform: Places Deep Dive

A customer needs to check if the location of an address that has been entered by the customer actually exists. What is the best solution for doing this?

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

Geocoding Application Programming Interface (API)
Address Validation API
Places API
Geolocation API

A customer wishes to get the nearest address of a client from their mobile phone location. Which service can do this?

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

Geolocation Application Programming Interface (API)
Address Validation API
Geocoding API
Places API

Select four that apply, and then click Submit.

Address searching API
Places Software Development Kits (SDKs) for Android and iOS
Places Application Programming Interface (API)
Places Library
Maps JavaScript API

When talking with a new client, you come across issues they have capturing customers’ addresses. They mention that they often get either a bad address entered or no addresses, and the customers just abandon their session. What service might you suggest to a customer to improve data collection?

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

Address Validation Application Programming Interface (API)
Geolocation API
Time Zone API
Places Autocomplete

Imagine you’re managing the development of a travel application designed to assist users in exploring and discovering local attractions, restaurants, and historical landmarks. As the project lead, which textual identifier would you incorporate into the travel application's framework to store the details of returned locations in a compliant manner?

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

Place ID
Travel ID
Latitude ID
Road ID

If you are a software architect leading the development of a location-based mobile app, what functionality would Place Search bring to your application?

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

Provides access to the millions of place-related photos stored in Google's Place database.
It returns more detailed information, including user reviews.
It returns a list of places based on a device location or text string.
It automatically fills in the name and/or address of a place as users type.

Determine the various types of information that can be obtained by querying the Google Maps data store utilizing the Places Application Programming Interface (API), along with its equivalent functionalities within the JavaScript API and Mobile Software Development Kits (SDKs).

Select four that apply, and then click Submit.

Phone Number
Delivery
Price Level
Rating
Website
Opening Hours

A traveler wants to perform a place search for information. Identify the kinds of queries he can perform with the Place Search.

Select four that apply, and then click Submit.

Place Details
Far location Search
Find Place from Phone Number
Text Search
Nearby Search

You're leading a team developing a safety application for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts. The app aims to provide users' location information even in remote areas with limited Global Positioning System (GPS) connectivity, relying on alternative location data sources like cell towers and Wi-Fi nodes. As the project lead for the safety application, which Application Programming Interface (API) would you use to ensure accurate device location tracking for hikers without relying solely on GPS signals?

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

Geocoding API
Places Library, Maps JavaScript API
Address Validation API
Geolocation API

Assume you're leading the development of a global scheduling application that enables users to plan meetings and events across different regions. The app aims to provide accurate local times for various locations based on latitude and longitude coordinates. As the project lead for the scheduling application, determine which Application Programming Interface (API) you would choose to retrieve and display accurate time zone information for specific latitude and longitude coordinates.

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

Time Zone API
Time location API
Geolocation API
Delta Time API

Google Maps Platform: Environment Deep Dive

The Solar Application Programming Interface (API) provides a Building Insights findClosest endpoint. What is the data returned by the endpoint that is useful for installers to use when pricing up an installation?

Select three that apply, and then click Submit.

Roof area
Roof sunniness
Roof type
Solar panel configurations

Imagine you have to develop a mobile app focused on promoting eco-friendly living and providing users with real-time environmental information. The app should empower users to make environmentally conscious decisions. As a developer, determine the products within the Environment product category that can be used to offer users up-to-date information.

Select two that apply, and then click Submit.

Solar API
Pollen API
Air Quality Application Programming Interface (API)
Water Quality API

You're leading the development of a health and wellness application focused on providing users with personalized air quality insights. The app aims to offer historical air quality data for specific locations to help users understand trends and patterns in air quality over time. As the project lead, how many maximum days of data can you get from the Hourly History feature, which provides air quality history for specific locations within a given time range?

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

20 days
45 days
30 days
60 days

The Air Quality Application Programming Interface (API) can return information on many pollutants. Determine the information included for the most common pollutants.

Select three that apply, and then click Submit.

Concentration
Sources and Effects
Air frequency
Dominant pollutant

Assume that you're working for a team developing a sustainable energy consultancy application aimed at assisting businesses in optimizing solar energy system installations. As the team member for the sustainable energy consultancy app, which Application Programming Interface (API) would you use to facilitate businesses in accelerating solar and energy system installations?

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

Heat API
Solar API
Pollen API
Temp API

You are discussing the Solar Application Programming Interface (API) with your customer. Which two distinct endpoints offered by the Solar API would you mention to your customer?

Select two that apply, and then click Submit.

Development Layer endpoint
Building Insights endpoint
Data Layers endpoint
Temp Layer endpoint

Imagine that you are assigned the task of creating a renewable energy platform that utilizes the Solar Application Programming Interface (API) data to advise homeowners on solar panel installations. The information from the Solar API uses complicated models and processing to create the data that is returned from calls to the services. To utilize it to the fullest, determine the necessary concepts surrounding the data creation process and the types of data returned.

Select three that apply, and then click Submit.

Flux
Sunniness and sunshine quantiles
Rain and sunshine quantiles
Solar irradiance and insolation

Assume that you are in conversation with a scientist to develop an application focused on providing users with real-time pollen data for specific locations. The app aims to offer insights into pollen levels to assist users in managing allergies and making informed decisions about outdoor activities. Identify the appropriate Application Programming Interface (API) that enables requesting pollen data for specific locations.

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

Place Details API
Location API
Places API
Pollen API

Given below are the response body objects from the forecast endpoint and the functionality they provide.

Drag and drop each object according to its corresponding functionality, and then click Submit.

DayInfo: Provides the date of the represented forecast, along with PollenTypeInfo and PlantInfo.

PollenTypeInfo: States the seasonality of available pollen types, pollen index, and more.

PlantInfo: Supplies plant names and descriptions at the requested coordinates.

For each response of the forecast Application Programming Interface (API), there is a Universal Pollen Index (UPI) included. What does this UPI offer?

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

It offers detailed information about a given area's plants and their allergenic potential.

It offers color-coded tiles of three pollen types.

It offers the minimum quality allowed in the results

It offers a globally unified scale for comparing pollen levels across different areas.

Google Maps Platform: Best Practices

What are the reasons why Google logs data from requests to the Google Maps Platform Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)?

Select three that apply, and then click Submit.

Identifying user information to provide personalized services
Forecasting and planning future system capacities
Monitoring and alerting tools within our system
Providing technical support for customers
Customizing the map so that users get bespoke regional promotions

A customer store is going through a growth period, and the number of monthly calls to the Maps JavaScript Application Programming Interface (API) has risen to 250,000. What will the cost be (not including any discounts)?

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

$1540
$1750
$0
$1625

A customer has come to you with a query about their bill. They can see that they are using the Places Application Programming Interface (API), but the cost of the service is confusing them. On their bill, they see the Basic Data Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) listed. What should the listed amount for that SKU be for 125,000 requests?

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

$3840
$2040
$1840
$0

During a discovery conversation with a retail customer, they worry that the Maps Static Application Programming Interface (API) call they have to identify their locations might not be able to scale during a holiday shopping period. You know that Google has generous quota limits for this API. You can allay their concerns by telling them that the API has the following default quota:

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

50 Queries Per Second (QPS)
3000 QPM
30000 Queries Per Minute (QPM)
300 QPS

An organization has come to you to ask about using the Google Maps Platform in a solution they are building for a local ambulance service. What Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) do you recommend they use to work out the best way of implementing taking patients to the hospital?

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.

Routes API and JavaScript API to generate efficient routes and display them on a Map for the dispatchers.
Qualify the solution as being non-compliant as it is for a “high-risk” activity.
Navigation Software Development Kit (SDK) and Routes API to build a mobile application to provide turn by turn navigation within the Ambulance.

A customer wishes to use the Static Street View Application Programming Interface (API) to determine the height of buildings using Machine Learning (ML). First, they wish to get the image, copy it to their servers, and then run an algorithm against it to determine the height and store it for use in other applications. You have to tell them that this is prohibited by the terms of service. Which terms would it be against?

Select two that apply, and then click Submit.

Customers may not remove Google branding/copyright or circumvent fees and must display all attributions
No creating content from Google Maps content
No re-creating Google Products of Features
No Scraping or Caching
No modifying search results integrity

Customers can use the Google Cloud console to set a number of limits on quotas for a specific Application Programming Interface (API). Which of the following cannot be done in the Google Cloud console?

Select one that applies, and then click Submit.