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

HashiCorp TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-003 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 361:

  You have a Terraform configuration file where a variable itemNum is defined as follows:

  variable "itemNum" { default = 3}

  You also have a defined the following environment variables in your shell: TF_itemNum =6, TF_VAR_itemNum =9. You also have a terraform.tfvars file with the following contents

  itemNum = 7

  When you run the following apply command, what is the value assigned to the itemNum variable?

  terraform apply-var itemNum =4

  A. 10
  B. 6
  C. 1
  D. 4
  E. 3
  D. 4

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  Explanation

  The-var and-var-file methods of assigning variables have the highest precedence. https://www.terraform.io/docs/configuration/variables.html

• Question 362:

  Which of the below options is a valid interpolation syntax for retrieving a data source?

  A. ${google_storage_bucket.backend}
  B. ${azurerm_resource_group.test.data}
  C. ${aws_instance.web.id.data}
  D. ${data.google_dns_keys.foo_dns_keys.key_signing_keys[0].ds_record}
  D. ${data.google_dns_keys.foo_dns_keys.key_signing_keys[0].ds_record}

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  Explanation

  Data source attributes are interpolated with the general syntax data.TYPE.NAME.ATTRIBUTE. The interpolation for a resource is the same but without the data. prefix (TYPE.NAME.ATTRIBUTE). https://www.terraform.io/docs/configuration-0-11/interpolation.html#attributes-of-a-data-source

• Question 363:

  Which of the following variable definition files will terraform load automatically?

  A. terraform.tfvar
  B. Any files with names ending in .auto.tfvars.json
  C. terraform.tfvars
  D. terraform.tfvars.json
  B. Any files with names ending in .auto.tfvars.json
  C. terraform.tfvars
  D. terraform.tfvars.json

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  Explanation

  Terraform also automatically loads a number of variable definitions files if they are present:

  Files named exactly terraform.tfvars or terraform.tfvars.json. Any files with names ending in .auto.tfvars or .auto.tfvars.json. https://www.terraform.io/docs/configuration/variables.html https://www.terraform.io/docs/configuration/

  variables.html#variable-definitions-tfvars-files

• Question 364:

  A user has created a module called "my_test_module" and committed it to GitHub. Over time, several commits have been made with updates to the module, each tagged in GitHub with an incremental version number. Which of the following lines would be required in a module configuration block in terraform to select tagged version v1.0.4?

  A. source = "git::https://example.com/my_test_module.git@tag=v1.0.4"
  B. source = "git::https://example.com/my_test_module.gitandref=v1.0.4"
  C. source = "git::https://example.com/my_test_module.git#tag=v1.0.4"
  D. source = "git::https://example.com/my_test_module.git?ref=v1.0.4"
  D. source = "git::https://example.com/my_test_module.git?ref=v1.0.4"

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  Explanation

  https://www.terraform.io/docs/modules/sources.html#selecting-a-revision

• Question 365:

  Which of the following is a meta-argument defined in the configuration files of Terraform?

  A. tfvar
  B. depends_on
  C. instance aws
  D. varl
  B. depends_on

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  Explanation

• Question 366:

  What kind of configuration block will create an infrastructure object with settings specified in the block?

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

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  Explanation

  This is the kind of configuration block that will create an infrastructure object with settings specified within the block. The other options are not used for creating infrastructure objects, but for configuring providers, accessing state data, or querying data sources.

• Question 367:

  You want terraform plan and terraform apply to be executed in Terraform Cloud's run environment but the output is to be streamed locally. Which one of the below you will choose?

  A. Local Backends.
  B. Terraform Backends.
  C. This can be done using any of the local or remote backends.
  D. Remote Backends.
  D. Remote Backends.

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  Explanation

  When using full remote operations, operations like terraform plan or terraform apply can be executed in Terraform Cloud's run environment, with log output streaming to the local terminal. Remote plans and applies use variable values from

  the associated Terraform Cloud workspace.

  Terraform Cloud can also be used with local operations, in which case only state is stored in the Terraform Cloud backend.

  https://www.terraform.io/docs/backends/types/remote.html

• Question 368:

  When does Terraform create the .terraform.lock.hc1 file?

  A. After your first terraform plan
  B. After your first terraform apply
  C. After your first terraform init
  D. When you enable state locking
  C. After your first terraform init

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  Explanation

  Terraform creates the .terraform.lock.hcl file after the first terraform init command. This lock file ensures that the dependencies for your project are consistent across different runs by locking the versions of the providers and modules used.

• Question 369:

  Only the user that generated a plan may apply it.

  A. True
  B. False
  B. False

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  Explanation

  Any user with permission to apply a plan can apply it, not only the user that generated it. This allows for collaboration and delegation of tasks among team members.

• Question 370:

  Which argument(s) are required when declaring a Terraform variable?

  A. type
  B. default
  C. description
  D. All of the above
  E. None of the above
  E. None of the above

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  Explanation

  Terraform CLI defines the following OPTIONAL arguments for variable declarations:

  default-A default value which then makes the variable optional. type-This argument specifies what value types are accepted for the variable. description-This specifies the input variable's documentation. validation-A block to define validation rules, usually in addition to type constraints. sensitive-Limits Terraform UI output when the variable is used in configuration. nullable-Specify if the variable can be null within the module.

  https://www.terraform.io/language/values/variables#arguments