TA-002-P Free Practice Test

- (Exam Topic 2)
Which of the following type of variable allows multiple values of several distinct types to be grouped together as a single value?

1. A. Map
2. B. Object
3. C. Tuple
4. D. List

Correct Answer: BC
Structural type of variable allows multiple values of several distinct types to be grouped together as a single value. They require a schema as an argument, to specify which types are allowed for which elements.
https://www.terraform.io/docs/configuration/types.html

- (Exam Topic 1)
You’re building a CI/CD (continuous integration/ continuous delivery) pipeline and need to inject sensitive variables into your Terraform run.
How can you do this safely?

1. A. Pass variables to Terraform with a –var flag
2. B. Copy the sensitive variables into your Terraform code
3. C. Store the sensitive variables in a secure_vars.tf file
4. D. Store the sensitive variables as plain text in a source code repository

Correct Answer: A
https://blog.gruntwork.io/a-comprehensive-guide-to-managing-secrets-in-your-terraform-code-1d586955ace1

- (Exam Topic 2)
What is the default backend for Terraform?

1. A. consul
2. B. gcs
3. C. local
4. D. etcd

Correct Answer: C
By default, Terraform uses the "local" backend, which is the normal behavior of Terraform you're used to. https://www.terraform.io/docs/backends/index.html

- (Exam Topic 4)
Which type of block fetches or computes information for use elsewhere in a Terraform configuration?

1. A. provider
2. B. resource
3. C. local
4. D. data

Correct Answer: D
Data sources allow data to be fetched or computed for use elsewhere in Terraform configuration. Use of data sources allows a Terraform configuration to build on information defined outside of Terraform, or defined by another separate Terraform configuration.

- (Exam Topic 4)
You have modified your Terraform configuration to fix a typo in the Terraform ID of a resource from aws_security_group.http to aws_security_group.http

Which of the following commands would you run to update the ID in state without destroying the resource?

1. A. terraform refresh
2. B. terraform apply
3. C. terraform mv aws-security-group.htp aws-security-group.http

Correct Answer: C
The terraform state mv command changes which resource address in your configuration is associated with a particular real-world object. Use this to preserve an object when renaming a resource, or when moving a resource into or out of a child module.