Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Practice

Google Cloud Run is the correct choice for deploying containerized applications without the need to manage infrastructure. This service is specifically designed to run stateless containers in a fully managed environment. With Cloud Run, you can focus on writing and deploying your code while Google Cloud handles the underlying infrastructure, including scaling based on incoming traffic and managing server resources automatically.

Cloud Run allows you to deploy applications written in any language or framework as long as they can be packaged into a container. This serverless platform automatically scales the application up and down based on demand, maintaining high availability without requiring you to provision or manage servers. Additionally, you only pay for the resources that your application consumes while it is actively serving requests, making it cost-effective for workloads that experience variable traffic.

In contrast, Google Kubernetes Engine is also used for container deployment, but it requires user management of Kubernetes clusters, making it less suited for users who want a fully managed solution. Google Compute Engine provides virtual machines that require you to manage the server and its environment. Google App Engine is a platform for applications but does not provide the same level of control and simplification for containerized applications as Cloud Run.