Hashicorp Certified Terraform Associate 003 · Free Practice Question Easy
Question 29
Terraform is distributed as a single binary and is available for many different platforms. Select all operating systems that Terraform supports. (select five)
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A
Linux
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B
AIX
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C
FreeBSD
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D
macOS
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E
Solaris
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F
Windows
Reveal correct answers
Correct answers: A, C, D, E, F
Explanation
Terraform is a cross-platform tool and can be installed on several operating systems, including:
Windows: Terraform can be installed on Windows operating systems using the Windows installer.
macOS: Terraform can be installed on macOS using the macOS installer or using Homebrew.
Linux: Terraform can be installed on Linux operating systems using the binary distribution or through package management systems, such as apt or yum.
Unix: Terraform can be installed on Unix-like operating systems using the binary distribution.
There is no Terraform binary for AIX. Terraform is available for macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Linux, Solaris, and Windows.
See the latest versions of Terraform to see the platforms it's available for here: https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/
A.
Terraform is available for Linux, so this choice is correct. See the latest versions of Terraform to see the platforms it's available for here: https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/
B.
Terraform is not available for AIX, making this choice incorrect. See the latest versions of Terraform to see the platforms it's available for here: https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/
C.
Terraform is available for FreeBSD, making this choice correct. See the latest versions of Terraform to see the platforms it's available for here: https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/
D.
Terraform is available for macOS, making this choice correct. See the latest versions of Terraform to see the platforms it's available for here: https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/
E.
Terraform is available for Solaris, making this choice correct. See the latest versions of Terraform to see the platforms it's available for here: https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/
F.
Terraform is available for Windows, making this choice correct. See the latest versions of Terraform to see the platforms it's available for here: https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/
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