Free HashiCorp HCTAO-003 Exam Questions

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Question 1

terraform plan updates your state file.

A : True

B : False

Answer: B

Question 2

Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of Terraform compared to other Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools?

A : rraform provides a declarative syntax for defining infrastructure as code, allowing users to specify their desired end state and leaving the how to Terraform to figure out.

B : rraform is a tool for provisioning and managing infrastructure resources across various cloud platforms using a procedural scripting language.

C : Terraform offers a graphical user interface for visually designing and deploying infrastructure resources without the need for any coding.

D : rraform focuses on automating the deployment of containerized applications and orchestrating the underlying infrastructure.

Answer: A

Question 3

When do you need to explicitly execute Terraform in refresh-only mode?

A : Before every terraform plan.

B : Before every terraform apply.

C : Before every terraform import.

D : None of the above.

Answer: C

Question 4

Oscar is modifying his Terraform configuration file but isn't 100% sure it's correct. He is afraid that changes made could negatively affect production workloads.

How can Oscar validate the changes that will be made without impacting existing workloads?

A : run terraform refresh to compare his existing configuration file against the current one

B : run a terraform plan and validate the changes that will be made

C : run a terraform validate to ensure the changes won't impact the production workloads

D : run terraform apply using a local-exec provisioner so the configuration won't impact existing workloads

Answer: B

Question 5

You have never used Terraform before and would like to test it out using a shared team account for a cloud provider. The shared team account already contains 15 virtual machines (VM). You develop a Terraform configuration containing one VM. perform terraform apply, and see that your VM was created successfully. What should you do to delete the newly-created VM with Terraform?

A : The Terraform state file contains all 16 VMs in the team account. Execute terraform destroy and select the newly-created VM.

B : Delete the Terraform state file and execute terraform apply.

C : The Terraform state file only contains the one new VM. Execute terraform destroy.

D : Delete the VM using the cloud provider console and terraform apply to apply the changes to the Terraform state file.

Answer: C

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Total 255 Questions | Updated On: Oct 25, 2026

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