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350-901 · Question #52
350-901 Question #52: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is B: Terraform for orchestration. Terraform is an infrastructure orchestration tool used to provision resources, while Ansible is a configuration management tool used to configure those resources after provisioning.
Infrastructure and Automation
Question
A developer needs to configure an environment to orchestrate and configure. Which two tools should be used for each task? (Choose two.)
Options
- APuppet for orchestration
- BTerraform for orchestration
- CTerraform for configuration
- DAnsible for orchestration
- EAnsible for configuration
Explanation
Terraform is an infrastructure orchestration tool used to provision resources, while Ansible is a configuration management tool used to configure those resources after provisioning.
Common mistakes.
- A. Puppet is a configuration management tool, not an orchestration tool; it does not provision infrastructure.
- C. Terraform is an orchestration/provisioning tool, not a configuration management tool; it does not manage OS-level or application configuration after provisioning.
- D. Ansible can perform some orchestration tasks but is primarily classified and used as a configuration management tool in this context.
Concept tested. Terraform vs Ansible - orchestration vs configuration roles
Topics
#Infrastructure as Code#Configuration Management#Orchestration#Automation Tools
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