Free HashiCorp Terraform Associate 004 practice questions

Question 1

IaC (Infrastructure as Code) can be stored in a version control system along with application code.

1. True
2. False

Question 2

It is best practice to store secret data in the same version control repository as your Terraform configuration.

1. True
2. False

Question 3

Which is an advantage of using IaC (Infrastructure as Code) that is not possible when provisioning with a GUI (Graphical User Interface)?

1. Let’s you version, reuse, and share infrastructure configuration.
2. Secures your credentials.
3. Provisions the same resources at a lower cost.
4. Prevents manual modifications to your resources.

Question 4

What is an advantage of immutable infrastructure?

1. Automatic infrastructure upgrades
2. In-place infrastructure upgrades
3. Quicker infrastructure upgrades
4. Less complex infrastructure upgrades ✅Correct Answer: D, Less complex infrastructure upgrades Immutable infrastructure replaces resources instead of patching them, which makes upgrades less complex. Each change produces a fresh instance built from a known configuration, so there is no accumulated state or configuration drift to reconcile, and rollback is simply redeploying the previous known-good version.

Question 5

What is the primary purpose of IaC (Infrastructure as Code)?

1. To define a pipeline to test and deliver software.
2. To provision infrastructure cheaply.
3. To programmatically create and configure resources.
4. To define a vendor-agnostic API.

Question 6

Your team adopts an AWS CloudFormation as the standardized method for provisioning public cloud resources.

Which scenario presents a challenge for your team?

1. Deploying new infrastructure into Microsoft Azure.
2. Automating a manual, web console-based provisioning process.
3. Building a reusable code base that can deploy resources into any AWS region.
4. Managing a new application stack built on AWS-native services.

Question 7

Which is not a benefit of adopting IaC (Infrastructure as Code)?

1. Reusability of code
2. Automation
3. A GUI (Graphical User Interface)
4. Versioning

Question 8

How does the use of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) enhance the reliability of your infrastructure? (Choose two.)

1. Configuration drift is reduced with declarative definitions.
2. Updates are deployed with zero downtime.
3. Proposed changes can be reviewed before being applied.
4. Incorrect configurations cannot be deployed.
5. Infrastructure is automatically scaled to meet demand. ✅Correct Answer: A, C
1. Configuration drift is reduced with declarative definitions.
3. Proposed changes can be reviewed before being applied. IaC improves reliability through consistency and review. Declarative definitions record the desired state in code, so each plan and apply brings resources back in line with that definition and drift is reduced. Terraform also presents the proposed changes as a plan, letting teams inspect and approve them before anything is applied to real infrastructure.

Question 9

Your team often uses API calls to create and manage cloud infrastructure.

In what ways does Terraform differ from conventional infrastructure management approaches?

1. Terraform replaces cloud provider APIs with its own protocols, enabling automated deployments.
2. Terraform describes infrastructure with version-controlled, repeatable configurations that specify the desired state.
3. Terraform is merely a wrapper for cloud provider APIs, so there is little to no difference in calling the API directly.
4. Terraform enforces infrastructure through imperative scripts to ensure tasks are completed in the proper order.

Question 10

Which of these workflows is only enabled by the use of Infrastructure as Code?

1. Automatic scaling of resources based on application load.
2. Cost optimization of infrastructure deployment.
3. Role-based access control of cloud resources.
4. Reviewing the proposed changes for potential security issues.