Google Professional ChromeOS Administrator Practice Exam
Prepare confidently for the Google Professional ChromeOS Administrator certification with Exam Sage’s comprehensive practice exam. This carefully crafted test is designed to simulate the real exam environment, helping you master key concepts, sharpen your skills, and achieve certification success.
What is the Google Professional ChromeOS Administrator Exam?
This professional-level exam validates your expertise in managing, deploying, and securing ChromeOS devices across an organization. It assesses your ability to configure policies, manage users and devices, troubleshoot issues, and maintain enterprise-level ChromeOS environments.
What You Will Learn
By using Exam Sage’s practice exam, you will deepen your understanding of essential ChromeOS administration topics, including:
Device enrollment and management strategies
User and device policy configurations
Security and compliance best practices
Network and connectivity management
App and extension deployment and control
Troubleshooting and support techniques
ChromeOS update management and maintenance
Topics Covered
Our practice questions cover all critical domains tested in the official exam, such as:
ChromeOS device setup and auto-enrollment
User authentication and access controls
Security policies including Safe Browsing and USB restrictions
Network configurations including VPN and proxy setups
Application management including kiosk mode and Linux container use
Reporting, monitoring, and auditing ChromeOS environments
Managing updates, powerwash, and recovery options
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Sample Questions and Answers
1. Which policy allows you to automatically enroll ChromeOS devices into your domain during first-time setup?
A. Forced Re-enrollment
B. Zero-Touch Enrollment
C. User Enrollment
D. Active Directory Sync
Answer: B. Zero-Touch Enrollment
Explanation: Zero-Touch Enrollment allows ChromeOS devices to automatically enroll into the organization’s domain when first connected to the internet during initial setup.
2. What is the primary benefit of using organizational units (OUs) in the Google Admin console?
A. To create admin roles
B. To divide billing accounts
C. To apply policies to groups of users or devices
D. To manage Active Directory trust relationships
Answer: C. To apply policies to groups of users or devices
Explanation: OUs allow admins to organize users or devices so different policies can be applied to each group.
3. Which admin role is best suited for a technician who should only manage ChromeOS devices, not users or other settings?
A. Super Admin
B. User Management Admin
C. Services Admin
D. Device Management Admin
Answer: D. Device Management Admin
Explanation: The Device Management Admin role grants access to manage ChromeOS devices without broader administrative permissions.
4. What type of report helps you monitor Chrome device usage in your organization?
A. Audit Log
B. Security Report
C. Device Activity Report
D. Organizational Policy Report
Answer: C. Device Activity Report
Explanation: The Device Activity Report in the Admin console provides data on device usage, activity, and compliance.
5. Which setting prevents users from using their personal Google accounts on managed ChromeOS devices?
A. Guest Mode = Disabled
B. Sign-in Restrictions
C. User Data Encryption
D. Sync Settings = Off
Answer: B. Sign-in Restrictions
Explanation: Sign-in Restrictions allow you to define which accounts are permitted on managed devices, blocking unauthorized ones.
6. What feature ensures that devices cannot be wiped and used outside your organization if lost or stolen?
A. Powerwash Protection
B. Forced Re-enrollment
C. Secure Boot
D. Verified Access
Answer: B. Forced Re-enrollment
Explanation: Forced Re-enrollment ensures a device cannot be used without re-enrolling into the domain, deterring theft.
7. Which of the following ChromeOS features allows access to legacy Windows apps?
A. Crostini
B. Chrome Remote Desktop
C. Parallels Desktop for ChromeOS
D. Google Workspace Migrate
Answer: C. Parallels Desktop for ChromeOS
Explanation: Parallels Desktop allows enterprise ChromeOS users to run full-featured Windows applications natively.
8. How can you verify that a device is compliant with your organization’s policies?
A. Admin audit log
B. Security dashboard
C. Device status in the Admin console
D. User’s Gmail account
Answer: C. Device status in the Admin console
Explanation: The Admin console provides detailed device status and compliance information per device.
9. A device that was recently unassigned still retains user data. What feature must be enabled to prevent this?
A. Guest mode
B. Ephemeral mode
C. Verified Access
D. App data sync
Answer: B. Ephemeral mode
Explanation: Ephemeral mode ensures user data is wiped from devices upon logout, protecting data privacy.
10. What is the maximum number of devices that can be managed in a single organizational unit?
A. 1,000
B. 10,000
C. 50,000
D. Unlimited
Answer: D. Unlimited
Explanation: There is no explicit upper limit on the number of devices per OU in Google Admin.
11. Which report provides insight into how ChromeOS device policies are applied across your fleet?
A. Chrome Policy Report
B. Admin Audit Report
C. Security Investigation Tool
D. License Report
Answer: A. Chrome Policy Report
Explanation: Chrome Policy Report helps admins troubleshoot and verify policy application.
12. Which ChromeOS setting restricts USB access on managed devices?
A. Device Lockdown
B. Peripheral Management
C. USB Guard
D. Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Answer: B. Peripheral Management
Explanation: Peripheral Management allows control over device ports and external peripherals like USBs.
13. If a device is stuck in developer mode, how can you bring it back to managed state?
A. Wipe and re-enroll
B. Disable Safe Browsing
C. Run Google Workspace Migrate
D. Push an update from the Admin console
Answer: A. Wipe and re-enroll
Explanation: A Powerwash followed by enterprise enrollment is required to restore device management.
14. Which tool is used for bulk enrolling devices into the Admin console?
A. Chrome Policy API
B. Zero-Touch Portal
C. Google Workspace Migrate
D. Admin SDK
Answer: B. Zero-Touch Portal
Explanation: The Zero-Touch Portal allows resellers and IT teams to auto-enroll multiple ChromeOS devices.
15. What feature allows you to restrict Chrome extensions across your organization?
A. Chrome Extension Blacklist
B. App Control Panel
C. Extension Policy Management
D. Google Workspace Security Center
Answer: C. Extension Policy Management
Explanation: Admins can configure extension policies to whitelist or blacklist extensions on managed devices.
16. Which option enables secure Wi-Fi network configuration deployment to ChromeOS devices?
A. Shared drives
B. EMM configuration
C. Wi-Fi certificates
D. VPN tunneling
Answer: C. Wi-Fi certificates
Explanation: Admins can deploy Wi-Fi settings and certificates through device policies for seamless secure access.
17. What role does the Chromebook Recovery Utility serve?
A. Backs up data to Drive
B. Installs Linux applications
C. Reinstalls ChromeOS on damaged devices
D. Enables advanced sync settings
Answer: C. Reinstalls ChromeOS on damaged devices
Explanation: The Chromebook Recovery Utility creates a bootable USB for ChromeOS reinstallation.
18. Which ChromeOS setting ensures users are always signed in with a managed account?
A. User authentication enforcement
B. Forced sign-in
C. Sign-in restrictions
D. Mandatory profile sync
Answer: B. Forced sign-in
Explanation: Forced sign-in requires users to authenticate with an approved domain account at every login.
19. Which dashboard in the Admin console gives visibility into device threats?
A. Security Dashboard
B. Device Overview
C. Usage Report
D. App Access Panel
Answer: A. Security Dashboard
Explanation: The Security Dashboard provides insights into threats, alerts, and device security risks.
20. What is the purpose of Verified Access in ChromeOS?
A. Encrypt local data
B. Validate device identity with third-party apps
C. Sync files to Drive
D. Monitor battery life remotely
Answer: B. Validate device identity with third-party apps
Explanation: Verified Access ensures a device’s identity before allowing access to protected resources.
21. Which setting removes user data after every session automatically?
A. Wipe on logout
B. Ephemeral Mode
C. Cloud Sync
D. Chrome Cleanup Tool
Answer: B. Ephemeral Mode
Explanation: Ephemeral Mode removes all user data upon logout, improving security on shared devices.
22. Which method allows assigning different policies to students and teachers in the same domain?
A. User groups
B. Admin units
C. Organizational Units
D. Role-based filtering
Answer: C. Organizational Units
Explanation: Organizational Units are used to segment users/devices and apply unique settings to each group.
23. How can an admin apply a screen lock policy to all devices?
A. Configure GPO
B. Use Chrome Policy
C. Enable Password Vault
D. Push Android DLP config
Answer: B. Use Chrome Policy
Explanation: Screen lock policies are enforced via Chrome policies in the Admin console.
24. Which of these helps identify devices that have not synced recently?
A. Device audit log
B. Security alert
C. Device status report
D. Chrome crash report
Answer: C. Device status report
Explanation: The device status report shows the last sync time and online status.
25. What is the first step to enroll a new device manually?
A. Enter developer mode
B. Log in with a personal Google account
C. Press Ctrl+Alt+E at login screen
D. Join Active Directory
Answer: C. Press Ctrl+Alt+E at login screen
Explanation: Pressing Ctrl+Alt+E initiates enterprise enrollment of the ChromeOS device.
26. Which tool provides real-time alerts for potential policy violations on ChromeOS?
A. Admin SDK
B. Alert Center
C. Google Keep
D. Device Inspector
Answer: B. Alert Center
Explanation: Alert Center consolidates real-time security alerts for admins, including device policy violations.
27. How often can ChromeOS devices be scheduled to auto-update?
A. Weekly
B. Monthly
C. Based on release channels and policies
D. Never
Answer: C. Based on release channels and policies
Explanation: Updates follow the update channel (stable, beta, dev) and auto-update policies configured by the admin.
28. What is the best method to enforce screen pinning for public-use devices?
A. Kiosk Mode
B. App Lockdown
C. Device Pinning
D. Admin SDK Lock API
Answer: A. Kiosk Mode
Explanation: Kiosk Mode locks the device to a single app, ideal for public/shared environments.
29. Which feature allows centralized device lock in case of a security incident?
A. Admin Force Reboot
B. Remote Sign-out
C. Lost Mode
D. Disable Device via Admin Console
Answer: D. Disable Device via Admin Console
Explanation: Admins can remotely disable a device to prevent unauthorized use if lost/stolen.
30. What is the best approach to assign ChromeOS licenses to devices automatically during provisioning?
A. Assign license manually
B. Use Google License API
C. Enable automatic license assignment
D. Configure it in Workspace Sync tool
Answer: C. Enable automatic license assignment
Explanation: Admins can configure the system to automatically assign ChromeOS licenses upon enrollment.
