Free HashiCorp HCTAO-003 Exam Questions

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Total 255 Questions | Updated On: Mar 25, 2026

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Question 1

You add a new provider to your configuration and immediately run terraform apply in the CD using the local backend. Why does the apply fail?

A : The Terraform CD needs you to log into Terraform Cloud first

B : Terraform requires you to manually run terraform plan first

C : Terraform needs to install the necessary plugins first

D : Terraform needs you to format your code according to best practices first

Answer: C

Question 2

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 3

You have deployed a new webapp with a public IP address on a cloud provider. However, you did not create any outputs for your code. What is the best method to quickly find the IP address of the resource you deployed?

A : In a new folder, use the terraform_remote_state data source to load in the state file, then write an output for each resource that you find the state file

B : Run terraform state list to find the name of the resource, then terraform state show to find the attributes including public IP address

C : Run terraform output ip_address to view the result

D : Run terraform destroy then terraform apply and look for the IP address in stdout

Answer: B

Question 4

n a Terraform Cloud workpace linked to a version control repository speculative plan rum start automatically commit changes to version control.

A : True

B : False

Answer: A

Question 5

How would you output returned values from a child module in the Terraform CLI output?

A : Declare the output in the root configuration

B : Declare the output in the child module

C : Declare the output in both the root and child module

D : None of the above

Answer: C

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Total 255 Questions | Updated On: Mar 25, 2026

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