Google Professional Workspace Administrator Practice Exam

Google Professional Workspace Administrator Practice Exam

The Google Professional Workspace Administrator certification validates your expertise in designing, implementing, and managing Google Workspace for organizations. 

Who should consider this certification:

• IT professionals managing Google Workspace for organizations of all sizes.
• Cloud solutions engineers or collaboration engineers specializing in Google Workspace.
• Individuals seeking a career in cloud administration and collaboration tools.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Plan and design Google Workspace deployments: Configure organizational units, understand user migration strategies, and tailor Workspace features to meet specific business needs.
• Manage users and groups: Create and manage user accounts, groups, and roles, ensuring appropriate access control and data security.
• Configure services and settings: Configure various services within Google Workspace, including email, calendar, Drive, and Docs, to optimize user experience and functionality.
• Ensure data security and compliance: Implement security best practices, manage user permissions, and comply with relevant data privacy regulations.
• Monitor and troubleshoot issues: Monitor system performance, identify and troubleshoot issues, and utilize support resources effectively.
• Automate workflows and improve efficiency: Implement automation tools and workflows to streamline administrative tasks and enhance operational efficiency.

Exam Details:

• Format: Multiple-choice questions and drag-and-drop questions
• Time Limit: 120 minutes
• Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian)
• Passing Score: around 70%

Course Outline

The Google Professional Workspace Administrator Practice Exam covers the following topics - 

Section 1: Object management

1.1 Manage user lifecycles with provisioning and deprovisioning processes. Considerations include:

• Adding users (e.g., individual, bulk, automated)
• Removing users (e.g., suspending, deleting, recovering)
• Editing user attributes (e.g., renaming, passwords, aliases)
• Creating administrative roles (e.g., default roles, custom roles)

1.2 Configure shared drives. Considerations include:

• Transferring user data from one user to another

1.3 Manage calendar resources

1.4 Configure and manage Google Groups for Business. Considerations include:

• Configuring Google Groups
• Adding users to groups
• Implications of current Google Workspace APIs to development efforts
• Using Apps Script to automate tasks

Section 2: Service configuration

2.1 Implement and manage Google Workspace configurations based on corporate policies. Considerations include:

• Managing company profile settings
• Modifying OU policies
• Managing rollout of new Google functionality to end users
• Troubleshooting Google Workspace services (e.g., performance issues for services suite, apps for OUs)

2.2 Demonstrate how to set up and configure Gmail. Considerations include:

• Enabling email delegation for an OU
• Managing Gmail archives

Section 3: Troubleshooting

3.1 Troubleshoot user reports of mail delivery problems

3.2 Collect log files or reports needed to engage with support

3.3 Classify and mitigate basic email attacks. Considerations Include:

• Configuring attachment compliance
• Configuring blocked senders
• Configuring email allowlist
• Configuring objectionable content
• Configuring phishing settings
• Configuring spam settings
• Managing admin quarantine
• Configuring Secure Transport compliance
• Configuring safety settings

3.4 Troubleshoot workspace access and performance

Section 4: Data access and authentication

4.1 Configure policies for all devices (mobile, desktop, Chrome OS, Meet, Chrome Browser). Considerations include:

• Company-owned vs. personal devices
• Configuring personal device settings (e.g., password, Android, iOS, advanced, device approvals, app management, insights

4.2 Configure and implement data governance policies

4.3 Describe how to manage third-party applications. Considerations include: 

• Configuring third-party SSO for Google Workspace
• Integrating with third-party for provisioning
• Integrating third-party marketplace apps to specific OUs in Google Workspace
• Granting API access to applications that need access
• Revoking third-party author access
• Removing connected applications and sites

4.4 Configure user authentication. Considerations include:

• Basic user security controls (e.g., password length enforcement and 2-Step Verification)
• Security aspects of identity, perimeter security, and data protection

Section 5: Support business initiatives

5.1 Use Vault to assist legal teams. Considerations Include:

• Setting retention rules (e.g., Setting retention rules, placing legal holds, searching your domain's data by user account, OU, date, or keyword, exporting data for additional processing and review, auditing reports)
• Holding and exporting data
• Running Vault audit reports

5.2 Interpret reports for the business. Considerations Include:

• Scanning email with Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
• Managing content compliance rules
• Configuring security and data region
• Monitoring security health check
• Configuring security settings
• Creating security records
• Designing security integration and addressing objections

5.3 Describe how to import and export data