TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-004 Exam Questions

Define the purpose of state in Terraform.

terraform plan updates your state file.

Why would you use the -replace flag for terraform apply?

Before you can use a remote backend, you must first execute terra-form init.

While attempting to deploy resources into your cloud provider using Terraform, you begin to see some odd behavior and experience slow responses. In order to troubleshoot you decide...

You're writing a Terraform configuration that needs to read input from a local file called id_rsa.pub . Which built-in Terraform function can you use to import the file's contents...

Which of the following arguments are required when declaring a Terraform output?

Where in your Terraform configuration do you specify a state backend?

Infrastructure as Code (laC) can be stored in a version control system along with application code.

terraform validate reports syntax check errors for which of the following?

Which Terraform command checks that your configuration syntax is correct?

What does terraform import do?

Which of these are features of Terraform Cloud? Choose two correct answers.

What is terraform refresh-only intended to detect?

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

You want to define multiple data disks as nested blocks inside the resource block for a virtual machine. What Terraform feature would help you define the blocks using the values in...

A Terraform output that sets the "sensitive" argument to true will not store that value in the state file.

All standard backend types support state locking, and remote operations like plan, apply, and destroy.

You can access state stored with the local backend by using terraform_remote_state data source.

How can terraform plan aid in the development process?

Multiple team members are collaborating on infrastructure using Terraform and want to format the* Terraform code following standard Terraform-style convention. How should they ensu...

A resource block is shown in the Exhibit space of this page. How would you reference the "name'' value of the second instance of this resource?

You have a list of numbers that represents the number of free CPU cores on each virtual cluster: What Terraform function could you use to select the largest number from the list?

All modules published on the official Terraform Module Registry have been verified by HasihCorp.

What is the provider for this resource?

Terraform encrypts sensitive values stored in your state file.

Which of these are features of HCP Terraform/Terraform Cloud? (Pick the 2 correct responses)

Which of these actions are forbidden when the Terraform state file is locked? (Pick the 3 correct responses)

Which of these statements about HCP Terraform/Terraform Cloud workspaces is false?

Which of these are benefits of using Sentinel with HCP Terraform/Terraform Cloud? (Pick the 3 correct responses)

You used Terraform to create an ephemeral development environment in the cloud and are now ready to destroy all the infrastructure described by your Terraform configuration. To be...

Terraform configuration can only call modules from the public registry.

You want to use API tokens and other secrets within your team's Terraform workspaces. Where does HashiCorp recommend you store these sensitive values? (Pick the 3 correct responses...

When you include a module block in your configuration that references a module from the Terraform Registry, the "version" attribute is required.

Your root module contains a variable named num_servers. Which is the correct way to pass its value to a child module with an input named servers?

What is the provider for the resource shown in the Exhibit? resource "aws_vpc" "main" { name = "test" }

Which method for sharing Terraform modules fulfills the following criteria: - Keeps the module configurations confidential within your organization. - Supports Terraform's semantic...

When do you need to explicitly execute Terraform in refresh-only mode?

A module block is shown in the Exhibit space of this page. When you use a module block to reference a module from the Terraform Registry such as the one in the example, how do you...

What is the Terraform style convention for indenting a nesting level compared to the one above it?

In a HCP Terraform/Terraform Cloud workspace linked to a version control repository, speculative plan runs start automatically when you merge or commit changes to version control.

Which command(s) adds existing resources in a public cloud into Terraform state?

Which of these are features of HCP Terraform/Terraform Cloud? Pick the 2 correct responses below.

Which of the following is not a way to trigger terraform destroy?

Using the terraform state rm command against a resource will destroy it.

Before you can use a new backend or HCP Terraform/Terraform Cloud integration, you must first execute terraform init.

terraform validate uses provider APIs to verify your infrastructure settings.

Terraform variables and outputs that set the description argument will store that description in the state file.

You use a cloud provider account that is shared with other team members. You previously used Terraform to create a load balancer that listens on port 80. After application changes,...

A resource block is shown in the Exhibit space of this page. What is the Terraform resource name of the resource block?