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Master the 84 Questions

Generative AI Leader Certification
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The "Mug Up" Matrix (1-Pager)

This grid isolates the **3 critical keywords** from each question and links them directly to the answer pattern. Scan this matrix horizontally to build pattern recognition.
Green cells = Strategy, Violet = Technical, Amber = Ethics.

Q1 STRA Q2 STRA Q3 STRA Q4 STRA Q5 STRA Q6 STRA

Inventory Real-time Summarize Research Routine High-Volume Variety Open-Source Brand Voice Align Personalize Scale

Live-Data Papers Chatbot Select Marketing

Ans: Prompt Tuning / Sys
Ans: Vertex AI + Cloud DB Ans: Large Language Model Ans: Dialogflow / CCUserAI Ans: Discover & Use Models Instructions Ans: GenAI Content
Generation

Q7 STRA Q8 STRA Q9 STRA Q10 STRA Q11 STRA Q12 STRA

Detect Pattern Anomaly No-code Builder Rapid Draft Template Legal Audio Text Translate Niche Resources Scratch Cost Latency Small

Ans: Discriminative AI (ML) Ans: Vertex AI Agent Builder Ans: LLM with Grounding Ans: Speech-to-Text (Chirp) Ans: Rarely / Specialized Ans: Distillation / Small
Domain Models

Q13 STRA Q14 STRA Q15 STRA Q16 STRA Q17 STRA Q18 STRA
Adapt Tutor Education Expand Write HR Predict Sensor Failure Infinite Dialogue NPC Multimodal Reasoning New Code Translate Legacy

Ans: Fine-tuned Chat Model Ans: Text Generation Ans: Predictive AI (Not Ans: Dynamic LLM Ans: Gemini (Multimodal) Ans: Codey / Code Models
GenAI) Generation

Q19 STRA Q20 STRA Q21 STRA Q22 STRA Q23 STRA Q24 STRA
Image Search Multimodal Productivity Innovation ROI Time-saved KPI Security Latency Edge Scale Traffic Load No-Experts Easy API

Cost
Ans: Multimodal Embeddings Ans: Task Completion Rate Ans: Hybrid / GDC Ans: Auto-scaling Endpoints Ans: Pre-trained APIs
Ans: Augmenting Humans

Q25 STRA Q26 STRA Q27 STRA Q28 STRA Q29 TECH Q30 TECH
Plan Reasoning Travel Update Fresh No-Train Speed Control Cost Needs Objectives Pilot Images Creative Campaign Code Completion Assist

Ans: Agent / Reasoning Ans: RAG (Retrieval Aug Gen) Ans: Time-to-market Ans: Identify Needs (C) Ans: Imagen / Diffusion Ans: Codey / Duet AI
Engine

Q31 TECH Q32 TECH Q33 TECH Q34 TECH Q35 TECH Q36 TECH
Scratch New Expensive Small-Data Adapt Prompt Examples Nonsense Confident Error Randomness Creativity Limit Probability Cutoff
Specific No-Training Parameter
Ans: Pre-training Ans: Hallucination Ans: Top-K / Top-P
Ans: Fine-tuning Ans: Few-shot Prompting Ans: High Temperature

Q37 TECH Q38 TECH Q39 TECH Q40 TECH Q41 TECH Q42 TECH
Mechanism Focus Context Classify Create New Vector Numbers Meaning Similarity Distance Feedback Human Align Shrink Mobile Size

Search
Ans: Attention Mechanism Ans: Gen AI creates new data Ans: Numerical Ans: Reinforcement Learning Ans: Quantization / Distillation
Representation Ans: Nearest Neighbor

Q43 TECH Q44 TECH Q45 TECH Q46 TECH Q47 TECH Q48 TECH
Unit Word Cost No-Example Direct Ask Memory Limit Input Text Image Video Facts Source Truth Step-by-step Reason

Logic
Ans: Word part / Character Ans: Asking without examples Ans: Max tokens input/output Ans: Multiple data types Ans: Linking to real data
Ans: Think step-by-step

Q49 TECH Q50 TECH Q51 TECH Q52 TECH Q53 TECH Q54 TECH
Random Probable Efficient Layers Fast Understand Input Read Generate Output Write Mitigate Hallucination Limitation Context
Not-Fixed Grounding Unlimited
Ans: Updates few weights Ans: Process Input Ans: Generate Output
Ans: Probabilistic Output Ans: RAG (C) Ans: Unlimited Context (C)

Q55 TECH Q56 TECH Q57 ETHI Q58 ETHI Q59 ETHI Q60 ETHI
Role Act-as Style Follow Command Task Leakage Private Public Principles Governance Filter Toxic Safety Understand Why Trust

Review
Ans: Act as a [Role] Ans: Better task following Ans: Data Privacy Violation Ans: Safety Attributes Ans: Interpretability
Ans: AI Principles

Q61 ETHI Q62 ETHI Q63 ETHI Q64 ETHI Q65 ETHI Q66 ETHI
Unfair Skewed Data Attack Training Copyright Copy Own Review Human Critical Energy Carbon Power Fake Video Identity

Malicious
Ans: Biased Outcomes Ans: Copyright Infringement Ans: Verification / Safety Ans: High Energy Ans: Misinformation / Fraud
Ans: Corrupting Training Data Consumption

Q67 ETHI Q68 ETHI Q69 ETHI Q70 ETHI Q71 ETHI Q72 ETHI
Law Data Compliance Change Performance Time Attack Trick Prompt Identify Mark Origin Equal Group Fair Unsanctioned Hidden

Tools
Ans: Data Sovereignty Ans: Performance Ans: Prompt Injection Ans: Provenance / SynthID Ans: Equal outcomes
Degradation Ans: Unmanaged Risk

Q73 ETHI Q74 ETHI Q75 ETHI Q76 ETHI Q77 ETHI Q78 ETHI
Transparency Limits Info Trust Over-reliance Lazy Permission Security Who Monitor Improve Log Sensitivity Block Level Phishing Email Attack

Ans: Transparency Ans: Over-trusting AI Ans: IAM / RBAC Ans: Continuous Improvement Ans: Confidence Thresholds Ans: Automated Phishing

Q79 ETHI Q80 STRA Q81 TECH Q82 TECH Q83 TECH Q84 STRA
Open Choice ML/AI Open Ecosystem Flexible RAG Grounding Fix Context Limit False Step-by-step Reasoning Needs Strategy First

Prompt
Ans: Open approach (C) Ans: Open Approach (C) Ans: Retrieval Augmented Ans: Unlimited Context (C) Ans: Identify Needs (C)
Gen Ans: Think Step-by-Step

The Dictionary of Power

Essential definitions required to answer the 84 questions. These are the building blocks of the exam logic.

RAG (Retrieval Augmented Gen) Hallucination Temperature

Technique to reduce hallucinations by grounding the When a model generates factually incorrect or A parameter controlling randomness. High
model with external, private data (e.g., company nonsensical information confidently. Caused by temperature (e.g., 1.0) = Creative/Random. Low
databases) before generating a response. probabilistic nature of LLMs. temperature (e.g., 0.1) = Deterministic/Focused.

Keywords: Grounding, Factuality, Enterprise Keywords: Incorrect, Made-up, Confidence Keywords: Randomness, Creativity, Stability
Data

Vertex AI Model Garden Chain-of-Thought RLHF

A curated collection of foundation models (1st party Prompt engineering technique asking the model to Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback.
like Gemini, and 3rd party/open source) available on "explain its reasoning step-by-step" to improve Aligning models with human values by having
Google Cloud. accuracy on complex logic. humans rank outputs.

Keywords: Discovery, Foundation Models, Open Keywords: Step-by-step, Reasoning, Math Keywords: Alignment, Ranking, Preference
Source

Visual Intelligence
Understanding the distribution of the exam material and the comparative effectiveness of different AI strategies.

Exam Question Distribution Strategy Comparison: Accuracy vs. Cost

Breakdown of the 84 questions by category based on synthesis. Strategic decision making framework visualized.

Decision Framework
Many questions ask "What should the company do?". Memorize this decision tree to answer 80% of scenario-based questions.

Start: Define Use Case

Does the model need access to PRIVATE real-time data?

YES NO

Use RAG / Grounding Does base model

Vertex AI Search + Vector know the task style?
DB

Prompt Engineering
Few-Shot / Chain-of-Thought

Concise Question Bank (Full 84 Set)

A distilled breakdown of all 84 questions. Scroll within each section to master the patterns.

Strategy & Implementation

"Logistics: Real-time inventory check & delivery adjustment. Needs live data." Key Pattern
1
Vertex AI + Cloud DB
EXPLANATION
Use Cloud Databases for storage and Vertex AI agent to connect to live data.

"Pharma: Summarize research papers for R&D." Key Pattern

2
Large Language Model
EXPLANATION
LLMs are best suited for summarization and text synthesis tasks.

"Customer Service: Handle high volume routine queries." Key Pattern

3
Dialogflow / CCUserAI
EXPLANATION
Offload routine tasks to conversational agents to save human cost.

"Benefit of Model Garden in Vertex AI." Key Pattern

4
Discover & Use Models
EXPLANATION
Access to 1st party (Gemini) and OSS models (Llama, Mistral) in one place.

"Ensuring model outputs align with company brand voice." Key Pattern
5
Prompt Tuning / Sys Instructions
EXPLANATION
Guiding the style via instructions is more efficient than full training.

"Retail: Personalize marketing emails for 1M+ users." Key Pattern

6
GenAI Content Generation
EXPLANATION
Use LLMs to generate unique copy for each user segment.

"Finance: Detect fraudulent patterns in transaction logs." Key Pattern

7
Discriminative AI (ML)
EXPLANATION
Traditional ML (Anomaly Detection) is better here than GenAI.

Key Pattern
"Which Google tool allows building apps without deep coding?"
8
Vertex AI Agent Builder
EXPLANATION
Enables rapid prototyping and deployment of GenAI agents.

"Legal: Draft contracts based on standard templates." Key Pattern

9
LLM with Grounding
EXPLANATION
Generate text but ground it in existing legal templates to ensure safety.

"Media: Auto-generate subtitles for foreign films." Key Pattern

10
Speech-to-Text (Chirp)
EXPLANATION
Universal Speech models (USM) handle translation and transcription.

Key Pattern
"When should you build your own Foundation Model?"
11
Rarely / Specialized Domain
EXPLANATION
Only when no existing model works and you have massive compute budget.

Key Pattern
"Cost control: Using the smallest effective model."
12
Distillation / Small Models
EXPLANATION
Use models like Gemini Flash instead of Pro for simple tasks.

"Education: AI tutor that adapts to student level." Key Pattern

13
Fine-tuned Chat Model
EXPLANATION
A model tuned on pedagogical data to interact as a teacher.

"HR: Write job descriptions from bullet points." Key Pattern

14
Text Generation
EXPLANATION
Classic expansion task for LLMs.

Key Pattern
"Mfg: Predict machine failure from sensor data."
15
Predictive AI (Not GenAI)
EXPLANATION
Time-series forecasting is a Predictive AI task.

Key Pattern
"Gaming: Generate infinite distinct NPC dialogues."
16
Dynamic LLM Generation
EXPLANATION
Creates immersive, non-repetitive experiences.

"Choosing between PaLM and Gemini." Key Pattern

17
Gemini (Multimodal)
EXPLANATION
Gemini is natively multimodal and newer/more capable.
 Key Pattern
"Software: Translate Legacy COBOL to Python."
18
Codey / Code Models
EXPLANATION
Specialized code models handle syntax translation best.

"E-commerce: Search by uploading a photo." Key Pattern

19
Multimodal Embeddings
EXPLANATION
Matching image vectors to product catalog vectors.

"Primary driver for GenAI adoption in Enterprise." Key Pattern

20
Augmenting Humans
EXPLANATION
Focus is on copilot/assistant tools to boost productivity.

Key Pattern
"Metric to measure business value of GenAI."
21
Task Completion Rate
EXPLANATION
How much faster/better can employees finish tasks?

Key Pattern
"Deployment: Running models on-premise vs cloud."
22
Hybrid / GDC
EXPLANATION
Google Distributed Cloud for strict regulatory requirements.

"Handling spike in user traffic for AI app." Key Pattern

23
Auto-scaling Endpoints
EXPLANATION
Vertex AI Prediction endpoints scale automatically.

"Company wants to use AI but has no ML experts." Key Pattern

24
Pre-trained APIs
EXPLANATION
Use out-of-the-box APIs like Cloud Vision/Natural Language.

Key Pattern
"Travel: Suggest itinerary based on user preferences."
25
Agent / Reasoning Engine
EXPLANATION
Requires planning capabilities, not just text generation.

Key Pattern
"How to update model knowledge without retraining?"
26
RAG (Retrieval Aug Gen)
EXPLANATION
Inject new knowledge via context window.

Key Pattern
"Buy vs Build decision factor."
27
Time-to-market
EXPLANATION
Buy (API) is faster; Build gives more control.

"What is a primary step in strategic implementation?" Key Pattern

28
Identify Needs (C)
EXPLANATION
Assess risks and define objectives before technology selection.

Key Pattern
"Question 80: Adoption Strategy."
80
Open Approach (C)
EXPLANATION
Google promotes an open ecosystem vs closed garden.

Key Pattern
"Question 84: First step in Implementation."
84
Identify Needs (C)
EXPLANATION
Always start with the business problem, not the tech.

--- End of Strategy Section (30 Questions) ---

Technical Concepts & Models

Key Pattern
"Marketing: Create unique images for campaigns."
29
Imagen / Diffusion
EXPLANATION
Use diffusion models (Imagen) for image generation.

Key Pattern
"Coding: Assist developers with code completion."
30
Codey / Duet AI
EXPLANATION
Code-specific models trained on codebases.

Key Pattern
"Which approach creates a model from scratch?"
31
Pre-training
EXPLANATION
Pre-training builds a foundation model; extremely resource intensive.

"Adapting a model with a small labeled dataset." Key Pattern

32
Fine-tuning
EXPLANATION
Fine-tuning adjusts weights for specific tasks using labeled data.

Key Pattern
"Providing examples in the prompt itself."
33
Few-shot Prompting
EXPLANATION
In-context learning without changing model weights.

Key Pattern
"Model outputting nonsensical but confident facts."
34
Hallucination
EXPLANATION
A core limitation of probabilistic LLMs.

Key Pattern
"Parameter to increase output randomness."
35
High Temperature
EXPLANATION
Higher temp (closer to 1) flattens the probability distribution.

"Parameter to limit vocabulary to top probable words." Key Pattern

36
Top-K / Top-P
EXPLANATION
Sampling strategies to control output coherence.

Key Pattern
"What is the Transformer architecture based on?"
37
Attention Mechanism
EXPLANATION
Self-attention allows processing entire sequences in parallel.

Key Pattern
"Difference between Discriminative and Generative AI?"
38
Gen AI creates new data
EXPLANATION
Discriminative classifies existing data; Generative synthesizes.

Key Pattern
"What are Embeddings?"
39
Numerical Representation
EXPLANATION
Converting text/images into vector lists capturing semantic meaning.

"How does Vector Search work?" Key Pattern

40
Nearest Neighbor
EXPLANATION
Finding vectors mathematically close to the query vector.

Key Pattern
"What is RLHF?"
41
Reinforcement Learning
EXPLANATION
Using human ranking to train a reward model.

Key Pattern
"Technique to reducing model size for edge devices."
42
Quantization / Distillation
EXPLANATION
Reducing precision (e.g., float32 to int8) to save space.

Key Pattern
"What is a 'Token' in LLM terms?"
43
Word part / Character
EXPLANATION
The basic unit of text processing (approx 0.75 words).

Key Pattern
"Zero-shot prompting means..."
44
Asking without examples
EXPLANATION
Relying purely on the model's pre-trained knowledge.

Key Pattern
"What is the 'Context Window'?"
45
Max tokens input/output
EXPLANATION
The amount of text the model can 'see' at one time.

"Multimodal models can process..." Key Pattern

46
Multiple data types
EXPLANATION
Understanding text, images, video, and audio simultaneously.

Key Pattern
"What is 'Grounding'?"
47
Linking to real data
EXPLANATION
Connecting model generation to a verifiable source.

Key Pattern
"In prompt engineering, what is 'Chain-of-Thought'?"
48
Think step-by-step
EXPLANATION
Explicitly asking for the reasoning path improves logic.

Key Pattern
"A 'Stochastic' model means..."
49
Probabilistic Output
EXPLANATION
Same input can yield different outputs (non-deterministic).

Key Pattern
"Parameter Efficient Fine-Tuning (PEFT)."
50
Updates few weights
EXPLANATION
Freezes most layers, trains adapters (LoRA) to save compute.

"What is the 'Encoder' role in Transformers?" Key Pattern

51
Process Input
EXPLANATION
Encoders build representations of the input (understanding).

Key Pattern
"What is the 'Decoder' role in Transformers?"
52
Generate Output
EXPLANATION
Decoders predict the next token (generation).

Key Pattern
"Mitigate hallucinations (Question 81)."
53
RAG (C)
EXPLANATION
Retrieval Augmented Generation adds facts.

"Not a limitation of foundation models (Question 82)." Key Pattern

54
Unlimited Context (C)
EXPLANATION
Context windows are finite, not unlimited.

Key Pattern
"Identify the 'Persona' pattern in prompting."
55
Act as a [Role]
EXPLANATION
Assigning a specific role to the AI to guide tone.

Key Pattern
"Why use 'Instruction Tuning'?"
56
Better task following
EXPLANATION
Training the model specifically to follow instructions.

Key Pattern
"Question 81: Mitigating Hallucinations."
81
Retrieval Augmented Gen
EXPLANATION
Connecting to external truth source.

Key Pattern
"Question 82: Limitation of Models."
82
Unlimited Context (C)
EXPLANATION
No model has unlimited context.

"Question 83: Chain of Thought." Key Pattern

83
Think Step-by-Step
EXPLANATION
Prompting strategy for logic.

--- End of Technical Section (31 Questions) ---

Responsible AI & Governance

"Risk of using public GenAI with private data." Key Pattern

57
Data Privacy Violation
EXPLANATION
Public models may train on your input data.

Key Pattern
"Google's approach to Responsible AI."
58
AI Principles
EXPLANATION
Set of guidelines governing AI development.
 Key Pattern
"Tool to filter toxic content in Vertex AI."
59
Safety Attributes
EXPLANATION
Configurable filters for hate speech, harassment, etc.

Key Pattern
"Explainable AI (XAI) goal."
60
Interpretability
EXPLANATION
Understanding how a model reached a decision.

Key Pattern
"Bias in training data results in..."
61
Biased Outcomes
EXPLANATION
Garbage in, garbage out; data bias reflects in output.

Key Pattern
"What is 'Data Poisoning'?"
62
Corrupting Training Data
EXPLANATION
Injecting bad data to compromise model behavior.

Key Pattern
"Intellectual Property (IP) risk in GenAI."
63
Copyright Infringement
EXPLANATION
Model generating content too similar to training data.

Key Pattern
"Human-in-the-loop (HITL) importance."
64
Verification / Safety
EXPLANATION
Essential for high-stakes decisions (Medical, Legal).

"Sustainability concern of LLMs." Key Pattern

65
High Energy Consumption
EXPLANATION
Training and serving large models is energy intensive.

Key Pattern
"Deepfake risks."
66
Misinformation / Fraud
EXPLANATION
Realistic generation used for impersonation.

Key Pattern
"Regulatory compliance (GDPR/HIPAA)."
67
Data Sovereignty
EXPLANATION
Ensuring data doesn't leave permitted regions.

Key Pattern
"Model 'Drift' over time."
68
Performance Degradation
EXPLANATION
Real-world data changes, making the model less accurate.

Key Pattern
"Adversarial Attacks."
69
Prompt Injection
EXPLANATION
Tricking the model into bypassing safety filters.

"Watermarking GenAI content." Key Pattern

70
Provenance / SynthID
EXPLANATION
Embedding invisible signals to identify AI-generated content.

Key Pattern
"Fairness metric: Demographic Parity."
71
Equal outcomes
EXPLANATION
Ensuring model performs equally across different groups.

Key Pattern
"Shadow AI risk in organizations."
72
Unmanaged Risk
EXPLANATION
Employees using unapproved AI tools exposing company data.

"Why document model cards?" Key Pattern

73
Transparency
EXPLANATION
Explaining model capabilities, limitations, and intended use.

Key Pattern
"Automation bias definition."
74
Over-trusting AI
EXPLANATION
Humans accepting AI suggestions without critical review.

Key Pattern
"Access Control for GenAI Agents."
75
IAM / RBAC
EXPLANATION
Ensuring agents only access data the user is allowed to see.

Key Pattern
"Feedback loops in production."
76
Continuous Improvement
EXPLANATION
Using user feedback (thumbs up/down) to retrain.

Key Pattern
"Defining 'Safe' thresholds."
77
Confidence Thresholds
EXPLANATION
Blocking outputs if safety violation confidence is high.

"Social Engineering via AI." Key Pattern

78
Automated Phishing
EXPLANATION
Using AI to write convincing phishing emails at scale.

Key Pattern
"Adopting GenAI on Google Cloud preference (Question 80)."
79
Open approach (C)
EXPLANATION
Supporting choice across technologies (1st party + Open Source).

--- End of Ethics Section (23 Questions) ---

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