TA-002-P Free Practice Test

- (Exam Topic 4)
What does the command terraform fmt do?

1. A. Rewrite Terraform configuration files to a canonical format and style.
2. B. Deletes the existing configuration file.
3. C. Updates the font of the configuration file to the official font supported by HashiCorp.
4. D. Formats the state file in order to ensure the latest state of resources can be obtained.

Correct Answer: A
The terraform fmt command is used to rewrite Terraform configuration files to a canonical format and style. This command applies a subset of the Terraform language style conventions, along with other minor adjustments for readability.
Other Terraform commands that generate Terraform configuration will produce configuration files that conform to the style imposed by terraform fmt, so using this style in your own files will ensure consistency.
https://www.terraform.io/docs/commands/fmt.html

- (Exam Topic 2)
Which of the following best describes a Terraform provider?

1. A. A plugin that Terraform uses to translate the API interactions with the service or provider.
2. B. Serves as a parameter for a Terraform module that allows a module to be customized.
3. C. Describes an infrastructure object, such as a virtual network, compute instance, or other components.
4. D. A container for multiple resources that are used together.

Correct Answer: A
A provider is responsible for understanding API interactions and exposing resources. Providers generally are an IaaS (e.g. Alibaba Cloud, AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, OpenStack), PaaS (e.g. Heroku), or SaaS services (e.g.Terraform Cloud, DNSimple, Cloudflare).
https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/index.html

- (Exam Topic 1)
All standard backend types support state storage, locking, and remote operations like plan. apply and destroy.

1. A. True
2. B. False

Correct Answer: B
https://www.terraform.io/language/settings/backends/configuration
"Some of these backends act like plain remote disks for state files, while others support locking the state while operations are being performed. This helps prevent conflicts and inconsistencies. The built-in backends listed are the only backends. You cannot load additional backends as plugins."

- (Exam Topic 4)
By default, where does Terraform store its state file?

1. A. Amazon S3 bucket
2. B. shared directory
3. C. remotely using Terraform Cloud
4. D. current working directory

Correct Answer: D
By default, the state file is stored in a local file named "terraform.tfstate", but it can also be stored remotely, which works better in a team environment.

- (Exam Topic 1)
Which of the following is not a valid Terraform collection type?

1. A. list
2. B. map
3. C. tree
4. D. set

Correct Answer: C
https://www.terraform.io/language/expressions/type-constraints#collection-types