TA-002-P Free Practice Test

- (Exam Topic 1)
What is the workflow for deploying new infrastructure with Terraform?

1. A. terraform plan to import the current infrastructure to the state file, make code changes, and terraform apply to update the infrastructure
2. B. Write a Terraform configuration, run terraform show to view proposed changes, and terraform apply to create new infrastructure.
3. C. terraform plan to import the current infrastructure to the state file, make code changes, and terraform apply to update the infrastructure
4. D. Write a Terraform configuration, run terraform init, run terraform plan to view planned infrastructure changes, and terraform apply to create new infrastructure.

Correct Answer: D
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- (Exam Topic 1)
Terraform provisioners that require authentication can use the _____ block.

1. A. connection
2. B. credentials
3. C. secrets
4. D. ssh

Correct Answer: A
https://www.terraform.io/language/resources/provisioners/connection
"Most provisioners require access to the remote resource via SSH or WinRM and expect a nested connection block with details about how to connect." "Connection blocks don't take a block label and can be nested within either a resource or a provisioner."

- (Exam Topic 3)
You also have a defined the following environment variables in your shell: TF_itemNum =6, TF_VAR_itemNum =9. You also have a terraform.tfvars file with the following contents
itemNum = 7
When you run the following apply command, what is the value assigned to the itemNum variable? terraform apply -var itemNum =4

1. A. 10
2. B. 6
3. C. 1
4. D. 4
5. E. 3

Correct Answer: D
The -var and -var-file methods of assigning variables have the highest precedence. https://www.terraform.io/docs/configuration/variables.html

- (Exam Topic 2)
Which one of the following command will rewrite Terraform configuration files to a canonical format and style.

1. A. terraform graph -h
2. B. terraform init
3. C. terraform graph
4. D. terraform fmt

Correct Answer: D
The terraform fmt command is used to rewrite Terraform configuration files to a canonical format and style. This command applies a subset of the Terrra Terraform language style conventions, along with other minor adjustments for readability.

- (Exam Topic 1)
You have never used Terraform before and would like to test it out using a shared team account for a cloud provider. The shared team account already contains 15 virtual machines (VM). You develop a Terraform configuration containing one VM, perform terraform apply, and see that your VM was created successfully.
What should you do to delete the newly-created VM with Terraform?

1. A. The Terraform state file contains all 16 VMs in the team accoun
2. B. Execute terraform destroy and select the newly-created VM.
3. C. The Terraform state file only contains the one new V
4. D. Execute terraform destroy.
5. E. Delete the Terraform state file and execute Terraform apply.
6. F. Delete the VM using the cloud provider console and terraform apply to apply the changes to the Terraform state file.

Correct Answer: B
You develop a Terraform configuration containing one VM, perform terraform apply, and see that your VM was created successfully. read the question carefully "Terraform configuration containing one VM, perform terraform apply" so only one VM is in state file.