Question 1

When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?

Accepted Answer

Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option: The course may not offer an audit option. You can try a Free Trial instead, or apply for Financial Aid.The course may offer 'Full Course, No Certificate' instead. This option lets you see all course materials, submit required assessments, and get a final grade. This also means that you will not be able to purchase a Certificate experience.

Question 2

What will I get if I subscribe to this Certificate?

Accepted Answer

When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Certificate, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.

Question 3

Are there prerequisites for this course?

Accepted Answer

Before enrolling in this course, participants should have roughly one (1) year of experience with one or more of the following:• A common query language such as SQL• Extract, transform, load activities• Data modeling• Machine learning and/or statistics• Programming in Python

Question 4

Am I eligible for the Google Cloud Platform free trial?

Accepted Answer

To be eligible for the free trial, you will need:- Google account (Google is currently blocked in China)- Credit card or bank account- Terms of serviceNote: There is a known issue with certain EU countries where individuals are not able to sign up, but you may sign up as "business" status and intend to see a potential economic benefit from the trial. More details at: https://support.google.com/cloud/answer/6090602More Google Cloud Platform free trial FAQs are available at: https://cloud.google.com/free-trial/For more details on how the free trial works, visit our documentation page: https://cloud.google.com/free-trial/docs/

Question 5

What if I have already used up my Google Cloud Platform free trial?

Accepted Answer

If your current Google account is no longer eligible for the Google Cloud Platform free trial, you can create another Google account. Your new Google account should be used to sign up for the free trial.

Question 6

How does the free trial work?

Accepted Answer

View this page for more details: https://cloud.google.com/free-trial/docs/

Question 7

Is this course similar to CPB100?

Accepted Answer

Yes, this online course is based on the instructor-led training formerly known as CPB100.

Question 8

Does this course relate to the Google Certified Professional Data Engineer certification?

Accepted Answer

The course covers the topics presented on the certification exam, however we recommend additional preparation including hands-on product experience. The best preparation for certification is real-world, hands-on experience. Review the Google Certified Professional Data Engineer certification preparation guide for further information and resources at https://cloud.google.com/certification/guides/data-engineer/

Question 9

What is a Google certification?

Accepted Answer

Google’s Certification Program gives customers and partners a way to demonstrate their technical skills in a particular job-role and technology. Individuals are assessed using a variety of rigorously developed industry-standard methods to determine whether they meet Google’s proficiency standards. Read more at https://cloud.google.com/certification/

Google Cloud Big Data and Machine Learning Fundamentals

Course Features

Course Description

Module 1: Course Introduction

Module 2: Big Data and Machine Learning on Google Cloud

Module 3: Data Engineering for Streaming Data

Module 4: Big Data with BigQuery

Course FAQs