KCNA Cloud Native Architecture Practice Question
A team wants to manage their Kubernetes infrastructure using code. Which tool is specifically designed for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and can manage Kubernetes resources?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently confuse Helm or Kustomize as IaC tools because they manage Kubernetes resources declaratively, but they lack the infrastructure provisioning and state management capabilities that define true Infrastructure as Code.
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Terraform
Terraform is a dedicated Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool that uses declarative configuration files (HCL) to provision and manage cloud resources, including Kubernetes clusters and their workloads. It maintains state to track resource dependencies and can orchestrate Kubernetes resources via its Kubernetes provider, making it the correct choice for managing Kubernetes infrastructure as code.
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Variation 1. Which tool is used to manage infrastructure as code and can provision resources across multiple cloud providers?
easy- A.Helm
- ✓ B.Terraform
- C.Ansible
- D.AWS CloudFormation
Why B: Terraform is the correct tool because it is an open-source infrastructure as code (IaC) software tool by HashiCorp that uses declarative configuration files (HCL) to provision and manage resources across multiple cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.) via provider plugins. Unlike single-cloud tools, Terraform's provider architecture allows it to manage heterogeneous environments consistently, making it the standard multi-cloud IaC solution.
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