HashiCorp HashiCorp Certifications TA-002-P Questions & Answers

• Question 391:

  Module variable assignments are inherited from the parent module and do not need to be explicitly set.

  A. True

  B. False

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 392:

  If you manually destroy infrastructure, what is the best practice reflecting this change in Terraform?

  A. Run terraform refresh

  B. It will happen automatically

  C. Manually update the state fire

  D. Run terraform import

  Correct Answer: A

  https://www.terraform.io/cli/commands/refresh#:~:text=The%20terraform%20refresh%20co mmand%20reads%20the%20current%20settings%20from%20all%20managed%20remote%20objects%20and%20updates%20the%20Terraform% 20state%20to%20match.

• Question 393:

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

  A. True

  B. False

  Correct Answer: B

  https://www.terraform.io/language/settings/backends/configuration "Some of these backends act like plain remote disks for state files, while others support locking the state while operations are being performed. This helps prevent conflicts and inconsistencies. The built-in backends listed are the only backends. You cannot load additional backends as plugins."

• Question 394:

  What command does Terraform require the first time you run it within a configuration directory?

  A. terraform import

  B. terraform init

  C. terraform plan

  D. terraform workspace

  Correct Answer: B

  terraform init command is used to initialize a working directory containing Terraform configuration files. Reference: https://www.terraform.io/docs/cli/commands/init.html

• Question 395:

  Which task does terraform init not perform?

  A. Sources all providers present in the configuration and ensures they are downloaded and available locally

  B. Connects to the backend

  C. Sources any modules and copies the configuration locally

  D. Validates all required variables are present

  Correct Answer: D

  Reference: https://www.terraform.io/docs/cli/commands/init.html

• Question 396:

  Terraform can run on Windows or Linux, but it requires a Server version of the Windows operating system.

  A. True

  B. False

  Correct Answer: B

  https://www.terraform.io/downloads

• Question 397:

  What is terraform refresh intended to detect?

  A. Terraform configuration code changes

  B. Empty state files

  C. State file drift

  D. Corrupt state files

  Correct Answer: C

  "The terraform refresh command reads the current settings from all managed remote objects and updates the Terraform state to match. Warning: This command is deprecated, because its default behavior is unsafe if you have misconfigured credentials for any of your providers. See below for more information and recommended alternatives." https://www.terraform.io/cli/commands/refresh

• Question 398:

  Which of the following is available only in Terraform Enterprise or Cloud workspaces and not in Terraform CLI?

  A. Secure variable storage

  B. Support for multiple cloud providers

  C. Dry runs with terraform plan

  D. Using the workspace as a data source

  Correct Answer: A

  Reference: https://www.terraform.io/docs/language/providers/configuration.html

• Question 399:

  Which of these is the best practice to protect sensitive values in state files?

  A. Blockchain

  B. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

  C. Enhanced remote backends

  D. Signed Terraform providers

  Correct Answer: C

  Use of remote backends and especially the availability of Terraform Cloud, there are now a variety of backends that will encrypt state at rest and will not store the state in cleartext on machines running. Reference: https://www.terraform.io/ docs/extend/best-practices/sensitive-state.html

• Question 400:

  When does terraform apply reflect changes in the cloud environment?

  A. Immediately

  B. However long it takes the resource provider to fulfill the request

  C. After updating the state file

  D. Based on the value provided to the-refresh command line argument

  E. None of the above

  Correct Answer: B