Google-GSuite Exam

Google-GSuite Exam
A Google Cloud certification in G Suite signals to employers that you possess the digital skills to work collaboratively and productively in a professional environment. By earning the G Suite certification, you prove your ability to complete common workplace activities using cloud-based tools to create and share documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and files. You demonstrate that you can communicate effectively with email and online meeting solutions.

This exam verifies proficiency in key features of the G Suite platform:
Drive
Gmail
Hangouts Meet
Docs
Sheets
Forms
Slides

About this certification exam
Length: 2 hours
*Academic pricing will be available to students and educators, including administrators. Languages: English
Exam format: The exam will be two parts; multiple choice and performance based.
Testing Options: Visit our FAQs for more information about our testing options.

a. Remote Testing: Take the exam at the comfort of your home or office

b. Public Testing Centers: Take the exam at a testing center

*Testing centers available in select cities and countries. Please check back periodically as additional locations will be added.
1. Review the exam guide

The exam guide contains a complete list of topics that may be included on the exam. Review the exam guide to determine if your skills align with the topics on the exam.

2. Training

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3. Hands-on practice

Real-world, hands-on experience is the best preparation. Use the provided resources, in addition to your experience, to prepare for this exam.

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4. Practice exam

Check your readiness to take the exam.

Not feeling quite ready? Check out the additional resources listed below and get more hands-on practice.

5. Additional resources

Explore the G Suite Learning Center for guides, tips, customer example, and other G Suite training resources.

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6. Schedule your exam

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G Suite certification Certification exam guide

Evaluate your readiness to successfully complete the G Suite certification exam. Remember that hands-on experience is the best preparation!

Review the exam guide below for a detailed look at the topics and tasks that may appear on the exam.
1. Using Drive

1.1 Managing files. Considerations include:
Copying
Moving to trash
Downloading to hard drive
Uploading from hard drive

1.2 Creating and managing folders. Considerations include:
Moving
Renaming
Removing (moving to trash)
Uploading folders from hard drive

1.3 Locating files. Methods include:
Search
Recent
Shared with me
Computer and device sync settings

1.4 Changing display and settings. Settings include:
Grid or list view
File or folder details
Offline accessibility
Notifications (adding content, delete a file)
Folder activity (for example, last modified date)

1.5 Sharing files and folders. Options include:
Add to My Drive
Assign or removing ownership
Permission settings (Off, Folders: organize, add, edit; view only; Docs: edit, comment, view)
Sharing notifications
Publish to web

2. Using Gmail

2.1 Personalizing settings
Set vacation responder
Desktop notifications
Language and Display preferences

2.2 Managing your inbox. Considerations include:
Applying filters and blocking addresses
Archiving messages
Mute
Multiple inboxes

2.3 Managing and communicating with contacts. Considerations include:
Composing, replying/reply all, forwarding email messages, CCing, BCCing
Launching a text chat
Launching a video call
Sharing files (attaching or linking)
Inserting image

2.4 Locating messages
Searching and sorting your inbox
Sent messages
Drafts

2.5 Using Gmail Offline.

3. Using Hangouts Meet

3.1 Scheduling a Hangout

3.2 Launching a Hangout

3.3 Presenting your screen in a Hangout

3.4 Managing sound, video and bandwidth. Actions include:
Muting microphone
Turning camera off
Reducing bandwidth

Managing meetings with Hangouts. Features include:
Dialing in
Inviting users
Hangouts chat
Muting other users
Ejecting users

4. Working in Docs

4.1 Setting up pages. Factors include:
Page size, orientation, and color
Adding footers, headers, and page numbers
Adding Table of Contents

4.2 Inserting non-text elements. Elements include:
Images
Tables
External links
In Doc linking
Bookmarks

4.3 Changing text attributes. Attributes include:
Font
Font size
Text and highlight color
Bold, italic, underline

4.4 Formatting text blocks. Attributes include:
Paragraph styles
Alignment
Line and paragraph spacing
Columns
Numbering and bullets

4.5 Using content management tools. Tools include:
Spelling
Personal dictionary

4.6 Inserting and editing tables. Actions include:
Creating/deleting tables
Inserting/deleting rows and columns
Managing table properties, such as color, border, dimensions, and alignment

4.7 Collaborating and sharing in Docs. Considerations include:
Comments
Editing
Suggesting
Revision history

4.8 Download as

5. Working in Sheets

5.1 Managing values, rows, cells, or columns. Considerations include:
Adding
Deleting
Freezing
Inserting

5.2 Formatting sheets and cells. Considerations include:
Bolding and italicizing
Merging cells
Text wrapping
Fill color
Borders
Data validation
Alignment
Fonts
Font size
Date formats
Currency
Adding, deleting, copying, copy to…, and renaming sheets

5.3 Inserting non-text elements. Elements include:
Charts
Images
Links
Forms
Drawings

5.4 Using functions. Basic tools and functions include:
Function list
SUM
AVERAGE
MIN
MAX
COUNT

5.5 Managing and transforming data. Considerations include:
Conditional formatting
Naming, sorting, and protecting sheets and ranges
Creating filters and filter views
Validating data
Protecting sheets
Creating and modifying charts

5.6 Collaborating and sharing in Sheets. Considerations include:
Comments
Revision history
Download as

5.7 Importing and converting from other file types. File types include:
.csv
.xls

6. Working in Slides

6.1 Building a presentation. Considerations include:
Adding, copying, deleting slides
Apply layouts and themes
Presenter notes
Creating animations
Copy and paste slides and adjust to destination formatting
Linking slides

6.2 Working with text. Factors include:
Inserting text blocks
Font
Font size
Text and highlight color
Bold, italic, underline
Setting capitalization

6.3 Working with non-text elements. Actions include inserting and working with:
Images
Charts
Diagrams
Lines
Shapes
Tables
Slide numbers
Videos

6.4 Arranging objects. Actions include:
Sending to front or back
Group/ungroup
Alignment
Rotation
Distribute
Snap-to guiding lines
Resizing

6.5 Sharing a presentation. Considerations include:
Presenter view
Print settings and preview
Publish to web

QUESTION 1
In a Google Hangouts video call, your customer asks if there are any summer discounts.
You want to show them a draft document without giving them direct access to the Google Docs document. What should you do? (Choose two.)

A. From your Gmail inbox, send your customer an attachment of the summer discount flyer
B. From Google Drive, add the customer as a collaborator to the folder with the summer discount flyer document
C. From the Google Hangouts video call, present only the window with the summer discount flyer
D. From Google Docs, add the customer as a collaborator to the summer discount flyer document
E. From the Google Hangouts video call, present your entire screen

Correct Answer: AB

QUESTION 2
You want to link to your Google Slides presentation from the company’s website. The web developer has
asked you to provide a hyperlink that will start the slideshow as soon as the user clicks the link. What should you do?

A. Click Insert and then click Link
B. Click File, click Download as, and then click Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx)
C. Click Share and then click Get shareable link
D. Click File, click Publish to the web, click Link, and then click Publish

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 3
Your Team Drive has over 7,000 images and PDF files. For a meeting you have in 10 minutes, your manager asks you for all the JPG and PDF marketing flyer files the company has created.
You need to find these files
before your meeting. What should you do?

A. Search www.google.com for marketing flyer JPG OR PDF
B. Type marketing flyer JPG OR PDF in the Drive search bar
C. Search the bookmarks in your Google Chrome browser
D. Sort all the files in “Team Drive” alphabetically

Correct Answer: B