An organization is deciding on the layout of their resource hierarchy in Google Cloud.

The correct answer is B. The policy will be inherited by the projects and their resources within the folder. Here's why:

Context of the Question: The organization is deciding on the layout of their resource hierarchy in Google Cloud and wants to understand the impact of applying user access policies at the folder level.

Google Cloud Product Relevance:

In Google Cloud, policies applied at a higher level in the resource hierarchy (like an organization or folder) are inherited by all lower-level resources (such as projects and resources within those projects). Therefore, if a policy is applied to a folder, it will be inherited by all projects and their resources under that folder.

This is a core concept in Google Cloud's Identity and Access Management (IAM) system, which ensures that permissions and policies are consistently applied throughout the resource hierarchy.

Why Not Other Options:

A. The policy applies to the folder only, and will not be inherited by any projects: This is incorrect because IAM policies are inherited down the resource hierarchy.

C. The policy will be applied to all folders within the organization: This is incorrect because the policy applies only to the specific folder and its contents, not to other folders.

D. The policy will be inherited by the projects in the folder but will not affect their resources: This is incorrect because policies inherited by projects also apply to the resources within those projects.

Google Cloud Digital Leader References:

Refer to Google Cloud IAM documentation to understand how IAM policies are inherited in a resource hierarchy.