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Question 1
- What is the correct syntax for defining a list of strings for a variable in Terraform?
  A : variable "public_subnet_cidr_blocks" {
  type =
  default = [
  "10.0.1.0/24",
  "10.0.1.0/24",
  "10.0.1.0/24",
  "10.0.1.0/24",
  ]
  }
  
  B : variable "aws_region" {
  description = "AWS region"
  type =
  default = "us-west-1"
  }
  
  C : variable "public_subnets" {
  description = "The number of public subnets for VPC"
  type =
  default = 2
  }
  
  D : variable "resource_tags" {
  description = "Tags to set for all resources"
  type =
  default = {
  project = "exam-prep",
  environment = "prod"
  instructor = "krausen"
  }
  }
  
  Answer: A
Question 2
- When using Terraform to manage AWS resources, which of the following best practices should be followed to ensure security and compliance?
  
  A : eate a single Terraform module that defines all resources across multiple AWS accounts and regions to reduce complexity and manageability.
  
  B : oid using data sources for retrieving sensitive information such as VPC IDs or security group IDs and instead hardcode them directly in the Terraform code.
  
  C : Terraform state files to store sensitive data such as API keys, AWS secrets, and passwords, and ensure these state files are encrypted and stored securely.
  
  D : oid using Terraform versions earlier than v0.11 since they do not support modules and may lead to misconfigurations and errors
  
  Answer: C
Question 3
- When configuring a remote backend in Terraform, it might be a good idea to purposely omit some of the required arguments to ensure secrets and other relevant data are not inadvertently shared with others. What alternatives are available to provide the remaining values to Terraform to initialize and communicate with the remote backend? (select three)
  
  A : use the -backend-config=PATH flag to specify a separate config file
  
  B : directly querying HashiCorp Vault for the secrets
  
  C : command-line key/value pairs
  
  D : interactively on the command line
  
  Answer: A,C,D
Question 4
- Which of the following Terraform CLI commands retrieves the current state from a remote backend?
  
  A : rraform init
  
  B :
  terraform fmt
  
  C : rraform plan
  
  D : rraform apply
  
  Answer: A
Question 5
- Which option is used to define the backend configuration for Terraform?
  
  A : ckend
  
  B : ovider
  
  C : dule
  
  D : ate
  
  Answer: A

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