Jeremy's IT Lab CCNA Terraform Day 63 (part 2)

What does IaC stand for?

Infrastructure as Code

Ansible, Puppet, Chef, and Terraform are examples of [...] tools.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Ansible is primarily a [configuration management/provisioning] tool.

configuration management

Puppet is primarily a [configuration management/provisioning] tool.

configuration management

Chef is primarily a [configuration management/provisioning] tool.

configuration management

Terraform is primarily a [configuration management/provisioning] tool.

provisioning

Configuration management tools typically use a(n) [mutable/immutable] infrastructure approach.

mutable

Provisioning tools typically use a(n) [mutable/immutable] infrastructure approach.

immutable

Ansible uses a(n) [mutable/immutable] infrastructure approach.

mutable

Puppet uses a(n) [mutable/immutable] infrastructure approach.

mutable

Chef uses a(n) [mutable/immutable] infrastructure approach.

mutable

Terraform uses a(n) [mutable/immutable] infrastructure approach.

immutable

A [...] approach defines explicit steps in a specific order to achieve the desired outcome.

procedural

A [...] approach defines the desired end state, and lets the tool figure out the steps needed to achieve that state.

declarative

Ansible uses a [procedural/declarative] approach.

procedural

Chef uses a [procedural/declarative] approach.

procedural

Terraform uses a [procedural/declarative] approach.

declarative

Puppet uses a [procedural/declarative] approach.

declarative

Terraform provisions infrastructure resources on platforms called [...].

providers

Terraform uses a [push/pull] model.

push

Terraform uses an [agent-based/agentless] architecture.

agentless

Terraform [...] is the central Terraform software that analyzes configurations and interacts with providers.

Core

Terraform [...] files define the desired end state of the infrastructure.

configuration

The Terraform [...] file tracks the status of the deployed infrastructure.

state

What the the three main steps in the basic Terraform workflow?

Write, Plan, Apply

Terraform Core is written in [language].

Go

Terraform configuration files are written in [language].

HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL)