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Answer: Enable the compute googleapis.com API.
Before you can create a Compute Engine instance in a new Google Cloud project, you must first enable the Compute Engine API (compute.googleapis.com). Without enabling this API, you won’t be able to use any of the Compute Engine features or issue commands to create instances. This is why option C, 'Enable the compute.googleapis.com API', is the correct choice.
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As part of creating a new project in Google Cloud, you have already used the gcloud command line interface (CLI) to link a billing account. The next step is to create a new Compute Engine instance using the CLI. Before proceeding with the creation of the instance, what prerequisite steps must be completed?
A
Create a Cloud Monitoring Workspace.
B
Create a VPC network in the project.
C
Enable the compute googleapis.com API.
D
Grant yourself the IAM role of Computer Admin.