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GCE

GCE is an acronym that may refer to several distinct concepts in education and technology. The two most widely used referents are the General Certificate of Education and Google Compute Engine.

General Certificate of Education: A UK-based academic qualification awarded by examination boards such as AQA, Edexcel,

Google Compute Engine: A cloud infrastructure service from Google as part of Google Cloud Platform. It provides

and
OCR.
It
covers
levels
including
the
Advanced
Level
(A-Level)
for
post-16
study
and
the
historical
Ordinary
Level
(O-Level).
A-Levels
are
typically
taken
in
the
final
two
years
of
secondary
education
and
are
a
common
basis
for
university
admissions.
Historically,
GCE
examinations
formed
pre-university
assessment
in
the
UK
and
many
Commonwealth
countries;
GCSEs
were
introduced
later
and
broadened
general
qualifications,
while
A-Levels
remain.
Assessments
are
usually
conducted
in
regional
centers
and
may
include
modular
elements
and
final
exams.
International
variants
exist,
and
GCE
qualifications
are
recognised
by
universities
worldwide.
virtual
machines
that
run
in
Google's
data
centers,
with
options
for
custom
machine
types,
Linux
and
Windows
images,
and
a
range
of
storage
and
networking
features.
GCE
supports
scalable
deployment,
instance
groups,
load
balancing,
and
integration
with
other
GCP
services
such
as
Cloud
Storage,
BigQuery,
and
Kubernetes
Engine.
It
is
used
for
general-purpose
computing,
web
hosting,
data
processing,
and
other
scalable
workloads.
Pricing
is
usage-based,
with
discounts
for
sustained
use
and
committed-use
contracts.