HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (004) (HCTA0-004) (Terraform-Associate-004) Free Practice Test

Question 1

What is the workflow for deploying new infrastructure with Terraform?

A. Write Terraform configuration, run terraform init to initialize the working directory orworkspace, and run terraform apply

B. Write Terraform configuration, run terraform plan to initialize the working directory or workspace, and terraform apply to create the infrastructure

C. Write Terraform configuration, run terraform show to view proposed changes, and terraform apply to create new infrastructure

D. Write Terraform configuration, run terraform apply to create infrastructure, use terraform validate to confirm Terraform deployed resources correctly

Correct Answer: A

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Question 2

Your team adopts AWS CloudFormation as the standardized method for provisioning public cloud resources.
Which scenario presents a challenge for your team?

A. Deploying new infrastructure into Microsoft Azure.

B. Building a reusable code base that can deploy resources into any AWS region.

C. Managing a new application stack built on AWS-native services.

D. Automating a manual, web console-based provisioning process.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 3

If a module declares a variable with a default, that variable must also be defined within the module.

A. False

B. True

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4

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

A. False

B. True

Correct Answer: A

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Question 5

terraform validate confirms that your infrastructure matches the Terraform state file.

A. False

B. True

Correct Answer: A

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Question 6

You add a new resource to an existing Terraform configuration, but do not update the version constraint in the configuration. The existing and new resources use the same provider. The working contains a .terraform.lock, hc1 file.
How will Terraform choose which version of the provider to use?

A. Terraform will use the latest version of the provider available at the time you provision your new resource

B. Terraform will use the version recorded in your lock file

C. Terraform will use the latest version of the provider for the new resource and the version recorded in the lock file to manage existing resources

D. Terraform will check your state file to determine the provider version to use

Correct Answer: B

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Question 7

You ate making changes to existing Terraform code to add some new infrastructure. When is the best time to run terraform validate?

A. After you run terraform plan so you can validate that your state file is consistent with your infrastructure

B. After you run terraform apply so you can validate your infrastructure

C. Before you run terraform plan so you can validate your code syntax

D. Before you run terraform apply so you can validate your provider credentials

Correct Answer: C

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Question 8

Setting the TF_LOG environment variable to DEBUG causes debug messages to be logged into stdout.

A. False

B. True

Correct Answer: B

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Question 9

What is an advantage of immutable infrastructure?

A. Quicker infrastructure upgrades

B. Automatic infrastructure upgrades

C. Less complex infrastructure upgrades

D. In-place infrastructure upgrades

Correct Answer: C

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