Editing Terraform Associate

* https://www.hashicorp.com/certification/terraform-associate
* Exam review: https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/terraform/associate-review

* [[Terraform 0.14]] (March 2021)

== Exam Details ==
https://www.hashicorp.com/certification/terraform-associate

* Assessment Type: Multiple choice
* Format: 	 Online proctored
* Duration:	 1 hour
* Questions:       57
* Price: 	         $70.50 USD plus locally applicable taxes and fees
* Language:	 English
* Expiration:	 2 years
*Pass Score:      700 (on a scale of 1-1000)

== Objetives ==

===	1. Understand infrastructure as code (IaC) concepts ===
* [[Explain what IaC is]]
* Describe advantages of [[IaC]] patterns

===	2. Understand Terraform's purpose (vs other IaC) ===
*	[[Explain multi-cloud and provider-agnostic benefits]]
*	[[Explain the benefits of state]]

=== 3. Understand Terraform basics ===
* Handle Terraform and [[Terraform provider|provider installation]] and [[Terraform provider versioning|versioning]]
* Describe [[Terraform plugin|plugin]] based architecture
* Demonstrate using [[multiple providers]] (<code>[[alias]]</code>)
* Describe how Terraform finds and fetches providers
* Explain when to use and not use [[Terraform provisioner|provisioners]] and when to use <code>[[local-exec]]</code> or <code>[[remote-exec]]</code>

===	4. Use the Terraform CLI (outside of core workflow) ===
*	Given a scenario: choose when to use <code>[[terraform fmt]]</code> to format code
*	Given a scenario: choose when to use <code>[[terraform taint]]</code> to taint Terraform resources
*	Given a scenario: choose when to use <code>[[terraform import]]</code> to import existing infrastructure into your Terraform state
*	Given a scenario: choose when to use <code>[[terraform workspace]]</code> to create workspaces
*	Given a scenario: choose when to use <code>[[terraform state]]</code> to view Terraform state
*	Given a scenario: choose when to enable verbose logging and what the outcome/value is

===  5	Interact with [[Terraform modules]] ===
*	Contrast [[modules]] [[source]] options
* 	Interact with module inputs and outputs
*	Describe [[variable scope]] within modules/child modules
*	Discover modules from the public [[Terraform Module Registry]]
*	Defining [[module version]]

=== 6	Navigate Terraform workflow ===
*	Describe Terraform workflow ( Write -> Plan -> Create )
*	Initialize a Terraform working directory (<code>[[terraform init]]</code>)
*	Validate a Terraform configuration (<code>[[terraform validate]]</code>)
*	Generate and review an execution plan for Terraform (<code>[[terraform plan]]</code>)
*	Execute changes to infrastructure with Terraform (<code>[[terraform apply</code>)
*	Destroy Terraform managed infrastructure (<code>[[terraform destroy]]</code>)

=== 7	Implement and maintain state ===
*	Describe default <code>[[local]]</code> [[backend]]
*	Outline [[state locking]]
*	Handle [[backend]] [[authentication methods]]
*	Describe remote state storage mechanisms and supported standard backends
*	Describe effect of <code>[[terraform refresh]]</code> (deprecated) on [[state]] (<code>[[terraform apply -refresh-only]]</code>)
*	Describe backend block in configuration and best practices for partial configurations
*	Understand [[secret management]] in [[state files]]

=== 8	Read, generate, and modify configuration ===
*	Demonstrate use of [[Terraform variables|variables]] and [[outputs]]
*	Describe secure [[secret injection]] best practice
*	Understand the use of [[Terraform collection functions|collection]] and structural types
*	Create and differentiate resource and data configuration
*	Use resource addressing and resource parameters to connect resources together
*	Use [[Terraform built-in functions]] to write configuration
*	Configure resource using a [[dynamic block]]
*	Describe [[built-in]] dependency management (order of execution based)

=== 9	Understand [[Terraform Cloud]] and [[Terraform Enterprise|Enterprise]] capabilities ===
*	Describe the benefits of [[Sentinel]], [[registry]], and [[workspaces]]
*	Differentiate [[OSS]] and [[TFE]] workspaces
*	Summarize features of [[Terraform Cloud]]

== Questions examples ==
* https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/terraform/associate-questions?in=terraform/certification
* https://www.whizlabs.com/blog/terraform-certification-exam-questions/
* 250 questions and answers: https://medium.com/bb-tutorials-and-thoughts/250-practice-questions-for-terraform-associate-certification-7a3ccebe6a1a
* [[Terraform example questions]]

== Related ==
* [[Create Terraform Infrastructure with Docker]]
* [[Terraform Associate cheatsheet]]
* [[Retake]]

== See also ==
* {{tf quiz}}
* {{Terraform Associate}}
* {{Certifications}}

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