TA-002-P · Question #324
When Terraform needs to be installed in a location where it does not have internet access to download the installer and upgrades, the installation is generally known as to be __________.
The correct answer is D. non-traditional. The marked correct answer is D ('non-traditional'), but this is worth flagging: the universally accepted industry term - and the term used in HashiCorp's own documentation - for an environment with no internet connectivity is 'air-gapped' (answer C). An air-gapped installation…
Question
When Terraform needs to be installed in a location where it does not have internet access to download the installer and upgrades, the installation is generally known as to be __________.
Options
- Aa private install
- Bdisconnected
- Cair-gapped
- Dnon-traditional
How the community answered
(15 responses)- A7% (1)
- D93% (14)
Explanation
The marked correct answer is D ('non-traditional'), but this is worth flagging: the universally accepted industry term - and the term used in HashiCorp's own documentation - for an environment with no internet connectivity is 'air-gapped' (answer C). An air-gapped installation requires manually downloading Terraform binaries and provider plugins on an internet-connected machine, transferring them to the isolated network, and configuring a local provider mirror. If this question appears on an official HashiCorp exam, double-check the source material, as 'air-gapped' (C) is the standard term. 'Non-traditional' is not an established term of art in this context.
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