Terraform
Associate Prep (002)

Sample Questions - Terraform Associate Certification

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  • Terraform

HashiCorp Associate Certification exams consist of multiple choice, multiple answer, true/false, and text match question types. Below are some example questions to introduce you to the question format you will encounter on the exam.

The exam questions are not intended to trick you. The exam tests your knowledge of Terraform, not how well you spell or how good you are at identifying obscure details.

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True or False

True or false questions present you with a statement and ask you to choose whether it is true or false.

Example

Usernames and passwords referenced in the Terraform code, even as variables, will end up in plain text in the state file.

🔘 True
🔘 False

✅ Correct: True
❌ Incorrect: False

Multiple Choice

Multiple answer questions ask you to select multiple correct answers from a list. The question indicates you how many answers you must choose.

Examples

Consider the following configuration snippet:

variable "vpc_cidrs" {
  type = map
  default = {
    us-east-1 = "10.0.0.0/16"
    us-east-2 = "10.1.0.0/16"
    us-west-1 = "10.2.0.0/16"
    us-west-2 = "10.3.0.0/16"
  }
}

resource "aws_vpc" "shared" {
  cidr_block = _____________
}

How would you define the cidr_block for us-east-1 in the aws_vpc resource using a variable?

🔘 var.vpc_cidrs["us-east-1"]
🔘 var.vpc_cidrs.0
🔘 vpc_cidrs["us-east-1"]
🔘 var.vpc_cidrs[0]

✅ Correct: var.vpc_cidrs["us-east-1"]
❌ Incorrect: var.vpc_cidrs.0
❌ Incorrect: vpc_cidrs["us-east-1"]
❌ Incorrect: var.vpc_cidrs[0]

You have defined the values for your variables in the file terraform.tfvars, and saved it in the same directory as your Terraform configuration. Which of the following commands will use those values when creating an execution plan?

🔘 terraform plan
🔘 terraform plan -var-file=terraform.tfvars
🔘 All of the above
🔘 None of the above

❌ Incorrect: terraform plan
❌ Incorrect: terraform plan -var-file=terraform.tfvars
✅ Correct: All of the above
❌ Incorrect: None of the above

Multiple Answer

Multiple answer questions ask you to select multiple correct answers from a list. The question indicates you how many answers you must choose.

Examples

Which of the following Terraform commands will automatically refresh the state unless supplied with additional flags or arguments? Choose TWO correct answers.

⬜ terraform plan
⬜ terraform state
⬜ terraform apply
⬜ terraform validate
⬜ terraform output

✅ Correct: terraform plan
❌ Incorrect: terraform state
✅ Correct: terraform apply
❌ Incorrect: terraform validate
❌ Incorrect: terraform output

What happens when you apply Terraform configuration? Choose TWO correct answers.

⬜ Terraform makes any infrastructure changes defined in your configuration.
⬜ Terraform gets the plugins that the configuration requires.
⬜ Terraform updates the state file with any configuration changes it made.
⬜ Terraform corrects formatting errors in your configuration.
⬜ Terraform destroys and recreates all your infrastructure from scratch.

✅ Correct: Terraform makes any infrastructure changes defined in your configuration.
❌ Incorrect: Terraform gets the plugins that the configuration requires.
✅ Correct: Terraform updates the state file with any configuration changes it made.
❌ Incorrect: Terraform corrects formatting errors in your configuration.
❌ Incorrect: Terraform destroys and recreates all your infrastructure from scratch.

Text Match

Text match questions present you with a statement and ask you to fill in the blank by typing an answer into a text box. The exam will accept common typos and variations on the correct answer. Text match is not case sensitive.

Example

Which flag is used to find more information about a Terraform command? For example, you need additional information about how to use the plan command. You would type: terraform plan _____. Type your answer in the field provided. The text field is not case-sensitive and all variations of the correct answer are accepted.

✅ -h
✅ -help
✅ --help

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