HashiCorp TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-003 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

HashiCorp TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-003 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 351:

  Which of the following is not an action performed by terraform init?

  A. Create a sample main.tf file
  B. Initialize a configured backend
  C. Retrieve the source code for all referenced modules
  D. Load required provider plugins
  A. Create a sample main.tf file

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  Explanation

• Question 352:

  Which type of block fetches or computes information for use elsewhere in a Terraform configuration?

  A. provider
  B. resource
  C. local
  D. data
  D. data

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  Explanation

  In Terraform, a data block is used to fetch or compute information from external sources for use elsewhere in the Terraform configuration. Unlike resource blocks that manage infrastructure, data blocks gather information without directly

  managing any resources. This can include querying for data from cloud providers, external APIs, or other Terraform states.

  References: This definition and usage of data blocks are covered in Terraform's official documentation, highlighting their role in fetching external information to inform Terraform configurations.

• Question 353:

  When using multiple configuration of the same Terraform provider, what meta-argument must you include in any non-default provider configurations?

  A. Alias
  B. Id
  C. Depends_on
  D. name
  A. Alias

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  Explanation

  This is the meta-argument that you must include in any non-default provider configurations, as it allows you to give a friendly name to the configuration and reference it in other parts of your code. The other options are either invalid or irrelevant for this purpose.

• Question 354:

  What features does the hosted service Terraform Cloud provide? (Choose two.)

  A. Automated infrastructure deployment visualization
  B. Automatic backups
  C. Remote state storage
  D. A web-based user interface (UI)
  C. Remote state storage
  D. A web-based user interface (UI)

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  Explanation

  https://www.terraform.io/enterprise/admin/infrastructure/backup-restore

• Question 355:

  You need to migrate a workspace to use a remote backend. After updating your configuration, what command do you run to perform the migration? Type your answer in the field provided. The text field is not case-sensitive and all variations of the correct answer are accepted.

  A. terraform init
  B. PlaceHolder
  C. PlaceHolder
  D. PlaceHolder
  A. terraform init

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  Explanation

  terraform init

  Once you have authenticated to Terraform Cloud, you're ready to migrate your local state file to Terraform Cloud. To begin the migration, reinitialize. This causes Terraform to recognize your cloud block configuration.

• Question 356:

  terraform refresh will update the state file?

  A. True
  B. False
  A. True

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  Explanation

  The terraform refresh command is used to reconcile the state Terraform knows about (via its state file) with the real-world infrastructure. This can be used to detect any drift from the last-known state, and to update the state file. This does not modify infrastructure, but does modify the state file. If the state is changed, this may cause changes to occur during the next plan or apply.

• Question 357:

  Which of the below commands will rename a EC2 instance without destroying and recreating it?

  A. terraform state mv
  B. terraform mv
  C. terraform plan
  D. terraform plan mv
  A. terraform state mv

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  Explanation

• Question 358:

  You want to use terraform import to start managing infrastructure that was not originally provisioned through infrastructure as code. Before you can import the resource's current state, what must you do in order to prepare to manage these resources using Terraform?

  A. Run terraform refresh to ensure that the state file has the latest information for existing resources.
  B. Update the configuration file to include the new resources.
  C. Shut down or stop using the resources being imported so no changes are inadvertently missed.
  D. Modify the Terraform state file to add the new resources.
  B. Update the configuration file to include the new resources.

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  Explanation

  The current implementation of Terraform import can only import resources into the state. It does not generate configuration. A future version of Terraform will also generate configuration. Because of this, prior to running terraform import it is

  necessary to write manually a resource configuration block for the resource, to which the imported object will be mapped. The terraform import command is used to import existing infrastructure. To import a resource, first write a resource

  block for it in our configuration, establishing the name by which it will be known to Terraform.

  Example:

  resource "aws_instance" "import_example" {

  # ...instance configuration...

  }

  Now terraform import can be run to attach an existing instance to this resource configuration.

  $ terraform import aws_instance.import_example i-03efafa258104165f aws_instance.import_example: Importing from ID "i-03efafa258104165f"...

  aws_instance.import_example: Import complete!

  Imported aws_instance (ID: i-03efafa258104165f)

  aws_instance.import_example: Refreshing state... (ID: i-03efafa258104165f) Import successful!

  The resources that were imported are shown above. These resources are now in your Terraform state and will henceforth be managed by Terraform. This command locates the AWS instance with ID i-03efafa258104165f (which has been

  created outside Terraform) and attaches its existing settings, as described by the EC2 API, to the name aws_instance.import_example in the Terraform state.

• Question 359:

  Which of the following statements about Terraform modules is not true?

  A. Modules must be publicly accessible
  B. Modules can be called multiple times
  C. Module is a container for one or more resources
  D. Modules can call other modules
  A. Modules must be publicly accessible

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  Explanation

  In addition to modules from the local filesystem, Terraform can load modules from a public or private registry. Also, members of your organization might produce modules specifically crafted for your own infrastructure needs. Source: https://www.terraform.io/language/modules

• Question 360:

  Which one is the right way to import a local module names consul?

  A. module "consul" { source = "consul"}
  B. module "consul" { source = "./consul"}
  C. module "consul" { source = "../consul"}
  D. module "consul" { source = "module/consul"}
  B. module "consul" { source = "./consul"}
  C. module "consul" { source = "../consul"}

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  Explanation

  A local path must begin with either ./ or ../ to indicate that a local path is intended, to distinguish from a module registry address.

  module "consul" {

  source = "./consul"

  }