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

HashiCorp TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-003 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 81:

  Which of the following terraform subcommands could be used to remove the lock on the state for the current configuration?

  A. Unlock
  B. force-unlock
  C. Removing the lock on a state file is not possible
  D. state-unlock
  B. force-unlock

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  Explanation

  https://www.terraform.io/docs/commands/force-unlock.html

• Question 82:

  Which provider authentication method prevents credentials from being stored in the state file?

  A. Using environment variables
  B. Specifying the login credentials in the provider block
  C. Setting credentials as Terraform variables
  D. None of the above
  A. Using environment variables

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  Explanation

• Question 83:

  You just scaled your VM infrastructure and realized you set the count variable to the wrong value. You correct the value and save your change.

  What do you do next to make your infrastructure match your configuration?

  A. Run an apply and confirm the planned changes
  B. Inspect your Terraform state because you want to change it
  C. Reinitialize because your configuration has changed
  D. Inspect all Terraform outputs to make sure they are correct
  A. Run an apply and confirm the planned changes

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  Explanation

• Question 84:

  Which of the following Terraform commands will automatically refresh the state unless supplied with additional flags or arguments? Choose TWO correct answers.

  A. terraform state
  B. terraform apply
  C. terraform plan
  D. terraform validate
  E. terraform output
  B. terraform apply
  C. terraform plan

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  Explanation

• Question 85:

  You have created a custom variable definition file testing.tfvars. How will you use it for provisioning infrastructure?

  A. terraform apply-var-state-file ="testing.tfvars"
  B. terraform plan-var-file="testing.tfvar"
  C. terraform apply-var-file="testing.tfvars"
  D. terraform apply var-file="testing.tfvars"
  C. terraform apply-var-file="testing.tfvars"

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  Explanation

  https://www.terraform.io/docs/configuration/variables.html

• Question 86:

  A Terraform provider is not responsible for:

  A. Understanding API interactions with some service
  B. Provisioning infrastructure in multiple clouds
  C. Exposing resources and data sources based on an API
  D. Managing actions to take based on resource differences
  B. Provisioning infrastructure in multiple clouds

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  Explanation

  This is not a responsibility of a Terraform provider, as it does not make sense grammatically or logically. A Terraform provider is responsible for exposing resources and data sources based on an API, managing actions to take based on resource differences, and understanding API interactions with some service. https://www.terraform.io/language/providers

• Question 87:

  You have never used Terraform before and would like to test it out using a shared team account for a cloud provider. The shared team account already contains 15 virtual machines (VM). You develop a Terraform configuration containing one VM, perform terraform apply, and see that your VM was created successfully.

  What should you do to delete the newly-created VM with Terraform?

  A. The Terraform state file contains all 16 VMs in the team account. Execute terraform destroy and select the newly-created VM.
  B. The Terraform state file only contains the one new VM. Execute terraform destroy.
  C. Delete the Terraform state file and execute Terraform apply.
  D. Delete the VM using the cloud provider console and terraform apply to apply the changes to the Terraform state file.
  B. The Terraform state file only contains the one new VM. Execute terraform destroy.

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  Explanation

  You develop a Terraform configuration containing one VM, perform terraform apply, and see that your VM was created successfully. read the question carefully "Terraform configuration containing one VM, perform terraform apply" so only one VM is in state file.

• Question 88:

  Terraform validate reports syntax check errors from which of the following scenarios?

  A. Code contains tabs indentation instead of spaces
  B. There is missing value for a variable
  C. The state files does not match the current infrastructure
  D. None of the above
  D. None of the above

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  Explanation

  The terraform validate command is used to check for syntax errors and internal consistency within Terraform configurations, such as whether all required arguments are specified. It does not check for indentation styles, missing variable values (as variables might not be defined at validation time), or state file consistency with the current infrastructure. Therefore, none of the provided options are correct in the context of what terraform validate reports.

  References: Terraform's official documentation details the purpose and function of the terraform validate command, specifying that it focuses on syntax and consistency checks within Terraform configurations themselves, not on external factors like the state file or infrastructure state. Direct references from the HashiCorp Terraform Associate (003) study materials to this specific detail were not found in the provided files.

• Question 89:

  What is the provider for this resource?

  resource "aws_vpc" "main" {

  name = "test"

  }

  A. Vpc
  B. Test
  C. Main
  D. aws
  D. aws

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  Explanation

  In the given Terraform configuration snippet:

  resource "aws_vpc" "main" {

  name = "test"

  }

  The provider for the resource aws_vpc is aws. The provider is specified by the prefix of the resource type. In this case, aws_vpc indicates that the resource type vpc is provided by the aws provider.

  References:

  Terraform documentation on providers: Terraform Providers

• Question 90:

  What is the purpose of a Terraform workspace in either open source of enterprise?

  A. Workspaces allow you to manage collections of infrastructure in state files.
  B. A logical separation of business units
  C. A method of grouping multiple infrastructure security policies
  D. Provides limited access to a cloud environment
  B. A logical separation of business units

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  Explanation