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HashiCorp Terraform Associate TF-003 Practice Test

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Q1Understand IaC conceptsmedium
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A team is adopting Terraform to manage infrastructure. One requirement is that all configuration changes must be reviewed and approved before being applied. The team wants to ensure that the Terraform state file reflects the actual deployed infrastructure at all times. Which practice should they implement to meet these requirements?

AStore state locally and use a manual approval process outside of Terraform.
Store state remotely and use a version control system with pull requests to review changes before applying.Correct
CStore state locally and use a shared network drive for team access.
DHave each team member run terraform apply from their local machine after informal discussion.

Storing state remotely (e.g., in S3, Azure Storage, or Terraform Cloud) enables state locking and versioning, which is essential for team collaboration. Using a version control system with pull requests ensures that all configuration changes are reviewed and approved before being…Read full explanation

Q2Understand IaC conceptshard
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An organization manages multiple environments (dev, staging, prod) using Terraform. They want to minimize code duplication while allowing environment-specific variable values. Which approach best achieves this goal?

AUse a separate Git branch for each environment, each with its own Terraform configuration.
BWrite a single Terraform configuration that uses count and conditional expressions to create resources based on environment variable.
CUse Terraform workspaces with a single configuration and define all variable values in one .tfvars file.
Organize the repository with a shared modules directory and separate subdirectories for each environment that call the same modules with environment-specific .tfvars files.Correct

Option D is correct because it leverages Terraform's module system to define reusable infrastructure components in a shared directory, while each environment (dev, staging, prod) has its own subdirectory with a root configuration that calls those modules and passes environment-sp…Read full explanation

Q3Understand IaC conceptseasy
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A junior administrator wants to practice Terraform by deploying a single web server in AWS. They write a configuration file and run terraform init and terraform apply. The deployment succeeds but they notice the web server is not accessible from the internet. What is the most likely reason?

AThe instance type chosen does not support public IP addresses.
BThe terraform init command failed and the apply did not actually create resources.
CThe subnet is configured as private and does not have a route to the internet.
The security group does not allow inbound HTTP/HTTPS traffic from 0.0.0.0/0.Correct

Option D is correct because even if the web server is deployed in a public subnet with a public IP address, the security group acts as a virtual firewall at the instance level. By default, AWS security groups block all inbound traffic. Without an explicit rule allowing inbound HT…Read full explanation

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