How to prepare for HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate(002)
Tags: iac, terraform, hashicorp, automation
Published: 2023-02-02 15:14:28



## Introduction

The Terraform Associate certification is for Cloud Engineers specializing in operations, IT, or development who know the basic concepts and skills associated with open source HashiCorp Terraform.


## About the exam

The exam contains several types of questions such as Multiple Choice, Multiple answers, True or false questions, and Text-based questions like fill in the banks.
This exam has 57 questions and should be completed in 60 minutes. It is designed to validate the skill set of someone who has some professional experience. The exam costs you $70 + taxes and there is no free retake for this exam. You have to complete it successfully in a single take.
Once successfully completed, you will receive an email with the result with the Terraform Certified Associate logo.
Here are the topics that this exam covers and you can see the full guide here.

- Understand infrastructure as code (IaC) concepts
- Understand Terraform’s purpose (vs other IaC)
- Understand Terraform basics
- Use the Terraform CLI (outside of core workflow)
- Interact with Terraform modules
- Navigate Terraform workflow
- Implement and maintain state
- Read, generate, and modify the configuration
- Understand Terraform Cloud and enterprise capabilities.

## Study Resources
I  would suggest going through the following links.
[Exam Review Guide](https://learn.hashicorp.com/terraform/certification/terraform-associate-review)
[Sample Questions](https://learn.hashicorp.com/terraform/certification/terraform-associate-sample-questions)
Some courses I would recommend if you have zero experience with Terraform:
[HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate](https://www.udemy.com/course/terraform-beginner-to-advanced/) 2022 by Zeal Vora.
For the Practice exam: [HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate Practice Exam 2022](https://www.udemy.com/course/terraform-associate-practice-exam/) (it contains almost 300 unique questions)
I took the Practice exam by Bryan Krausen and would highly recommend it to you all to get a better idea of what kind of questions you can see in the examination.

## Last-minute preparation:
Make sure you go through the link before your exam — 250 Practice Questions For Terraform Associate Certification
Rishab Kumar’s Terraform Notes —https://notes.rishab.cloud/terraform-associate
Link to register:
https://www.hashicorp.com/certification/terraform-associate

## Points to consider

- You must authorize or sign up with Github while registering.
- Download PSI secure browser in advance.
- Run System Check to verify that your system is compatible for taking this exam. This exam can be taken remotely only(as of now).
- While appearing for the exam make sure you are sitting in a quiet space with valid id proof.
- In my case when I showed my Aadhar Card they denied it as valid proof so I showed my Passport as my identity card. Do note this.
- Most of the questions are simple enough and you don’t get to see many scenario based questions. But, without actual practical hands-on experience, you might get those wrong.

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