TA-003 — questions

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TA-003 Question 226

Topic 1 · Question 226

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

AAfter you run terraform plan so you can validate that your state file is consistent with your infrastructure
BBefore you run terraform plan so you can validate your code syntax (correct answer)
CBefore you run terraform apply so you can validate your infrastructure changes
DAfter you run terraform apply so you can validate that your infrastructure is reflected in your code

Reveal answer & explanation

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is B. Option B: Before you run terraform plan so you can validate your code syntax

Explanation

terraform plan compares configuration and state with real infrastructure and previews the proposed changes without applying them.

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Topic 1 · Question 227

How does Terraform manage most dependencies between resources?

ABy defining dependencies as modules and including them in a particular order
BThe order that resources appear in Terraform configuration indicates dependencies
CUsing the depends_on parameter
DTerraform will automatically manage most resource dependencies (correct answer)

Reveal answer & explanation

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is D. Option D: Terraform will automatically manage most resource dependencies

TA-003 Question 228

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Topic 1 · Question 228

What does running a terraform plan do?

AImports all of your existing cloud provider resources to the state file
BCompares the state file to your Terraform code and determines if any changes need to be made (correct answer)
CImports all of your existing cloud provider resources to your Terraform configuration file
DCompares your Terraform code and local state file to the remote state file in a cloud provider and determines if any changes need to be made

Reveal answer & explanation

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is B. Option B: Compares the state file to your Terraform code and determines if any changes need to be made

Explanation

Terraform state maps resource addresses to remote objects and stores metadata needed to calculate changes efficiently.

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Topic 1 · Question 229 · Select all that apply

What are some benefits of using Sentinel with Terraform Cloud/Terraform Enterprise? (Choose three.)

APolicy-as-code can enforce security best practices (correct answer)
BYou can restrict specific configurations on resources like "CIDR=0.0.0.0/0" not allowed (correct answer)
CYou can enforce a list of approved AWS AMIs (correct answer)
DSentinel Policies can be written in HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL)
EYou can check out and check in cloud access keys

Reveal answer & explanation

Correct answer: A, B, C

The correct answer is A, B, C. Option A: Policy-as-code can enforce security best practices Option B: You can restrict specific configurations on resources like "CIDR=0.0.0.0/0" not allowed Option C: You can enforce a list of approved AWS AMIs

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Topic 1 · Question 230 · Select all that apply

You want to share Terraform state with your team, store it securely, and provide state locking. How would you do this? (Choose three.)

AUsing the remote Terraform backend with Terraform Cloud / Terraform Enterprise. (correct answer)
BUsing the local backend.
CUsing the s3 terraform backend. The dynamodb_field option is not needed.
DUsing an s3 terraform backend with an appropriate IAM policy and dynamodb_field option configured. (correct answer)
EUsing the consul Terraform backend. (correct answer)

Reveal answer & explanation

Correct answer: A, D, E

The correct answer is A, D, E. Option A: Using the remote Terraform backend with Terraform Cloud / Terraform Enterprise. Option D: Using an s3 terraform backend with an appropriate IAM policy and dynamodb_field option configured. Option E: Using the consul Terraform backend.

Explanation

A Terraform backend determines where state is stored and, for supported backends, how operations and locking are performed. Terraform Cloud, now HCP Terraform, provides managed remote runs, state, collaboration, policy, and governance. This option keeps traffic private / properly secured as required.

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Topic 1 · Question 231

From which of these sources can Terraform import modules?

ALocal path
BGitHub Repository
CTerraform Module Registry
DAll of the above (correct answer)

Reveal answer & explanation

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is D. Option D: All of the above

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How would you output returned values from a child module?

ADeclare the output in the root configuration
BDeclare the output in the child module
CDeclare the output in both the root and child module (correct answer)
DNone of the above

Reveal answer & explanation

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is C. Option C: Declare the output in both the root and child module

Explanation

A Terraform module packages related resources into a reusable configuration with defined inputs and outputs. A child module is called by another module to reuse and encapsulate infrastructure configuration.

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Topic 1 · Question 233

You have decided to create a new Terraform workspace to deploy a development environment. What is different about this workspace?

AIt has its own state file (correct answer)
BIt pulls in a different terraform.tfvars file
CIt uses a different branch of code
DIt uses a different backend

Reveal answer & explanation

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A. Option A: It has its own state file

Explanation

Terraform state maps resource addresses to remote objects and stores metadata needed to calculate changes efficiently.

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Topic 1 · Question 234

Any user can publish modules to the public Terraform Module Registry.

ATrue (correct answer)
BFalse

Reveal answer & explanation

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A. Option A: True

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Topic 1 · Question 235

Which of these commands makes your code more human readable?

Aterraform validate
Bterraform output
Cterraform plan
Dterraform fmt (correct answer)

Reveal answer & explanation

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is D. Option D: terraform fmt

Explanation

terraform fmt rewrites Terraform configuration into the canonical style and formatting.

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Topic 1 · Question 236

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

ATrue (correct answer)
BFalse

Reveal answer & explanation

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A. Option A: True

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Topic 1 · Question 237

Select the command that doesn’t cause Terraform to refresh its state.

Aterraform apply
Bterraform destroy
Cterraform plan
Dterraform state list (correct answer)

Reveal answer & explanation

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is D. Option D: terraform state list

Explanation

terraform state subcommands inspect and safely modify resource bindings recorded in state.

TA-003 Question 238

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Topic 1 · Question 238

Sentinel policy-as-code is available in Terraform Enterprise.

ATrue (correct answer)
BFalse

Reveal answer & explanation

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A. Option A: True

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Topic 1 · Question 239

Before you can use Terraform’s remote backend, you must first execute terraform init.

ATrue (correct answer)
BFalse

Reveal answer & explanation

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A. Option A: True

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Topic 1 · Question 240 · Select all that apply

Which two steps are required to provision new infrastructure in the Terraform workflow? (Choose two.)

APlan
BApply (correct answer)
CImport
DInit (correct answer)
EValidate

Reveal answer & explanation

Correct answer: B, D

The correct answer is B, D. Option B: Apply Option D: Init

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Topic 1 · Question 241

You are working on some new application features and you want to spin up a copy of your production deployment to perform some quick tests. In order to avoid having to configure a new state backend, what open source Terraform feature would allow you create multiple states but still be associated with your current code?