2d Explain How Terraform Uses and Manages State TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-004 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   When does Terraform typically perform a refresh operation?

   • ADuring `terraform plan` and `terraform apply` by default
   • BOnly when explicitly run with `terraform refresh`
   • CDuring `terraform destroy` only
   • DOnly when the state file is corrupted
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2. 7application · medium

   An engineer manually changed the instance type of an EC2 instance in the AWS console. They want Terraform to update its state to reflect this change without modifying the configuration. Which command should they run?

   • A`terraform import`
   • B`terraform state rm`
   • C`terraform apply`
   • D`terraform refresh`
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4. 8foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of Terraform workspaces?

   • ATo isolate provider credentials
   • BTo speed up Terraform operations
   • CTo allow multiple state files for the same configuration
   • DTo store multiple versions of the configuration
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5. 9foundation · easy

   What is a common use case for a data source?

   • ATo look up the ID of an existing AWS AMI to use in a resource
   • BTo create a new virtual machine
   • CTo store sensitive values in state
   • DTo delete an old resource
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6. 10application · medium

   An engineer accidentally imported a resource into the wrong address in state. They want to move it to the correct address without changing the real infrastructure. Which command should they use?

   • A`terraform state rm <old_address>` and then `terraform import`
   • B`terraform state push`
   • C`terraform state mv <old_address> <new_address>`
   • D`terraform refresh`
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