3c TERRAFORM-AUTHORING-AND-OPERATIONS-PROFESSIONAL Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of using `terraform plan -out=plan.tfplan` in an automated pipeline?

   • ATo speed up the plan execution
   • BTo encrypt the plan output for security
   • CTo skip the refresh step
   • DTo save the plan output to a file that can be applied later
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2. 12foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of HashiCorp Sentinel in a Terraform automated workflow?

   • ATo enforce policy as code, such as restricting resource types or costs
   • BTo manage provider versions
   • CTo generate documentation for the configuration
   • DTo encrypt the state file
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4. 13application · medium

   A team is setting up a CI/CD pipeline for Terraform. They want to ensure that the pipeline fails fast if the configuration is invalid, before running a full plan. Which sequence of commands should the pipeline run first?

   • A`terraform plan` followed by `terraform validate`
   • B`terraform apply` followed by `terraform validate`
   • C`terraform init` followed by `terraform validate`
   • D`terraform validate` followed by `terraform init`
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5. 14foundation · easy

   In Terraform, how can you mark a variable as sensitive so that its value is not displayed in plan output or logs?

   • ABy naming the variable with a leading underscore
   • BBy using the `sensitive = true` argument in the variable block
   • CBy using the `-no-color` flag
   • DBy storing it in a separate file
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6. 15foundation · easy

   Which remote backend type is commonly used to store Terraform state and provide built-in state locking for automated environments?

   • Ahttp
   • Bconsul
   • Cs3
   • Dlocal
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