2d Explain How Terraform Uses and Manages State TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-004 Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of the `terraform refresh` command?

   • ATo apply changes to the infrastructure
   • BTo update the state file to match the real-world infrastructure
   • CTo delete resources that are no longer in configuration
   • DTo validate the configuration syntax
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2. 22application · medium

   A team of five engineers manages infrastructure with Terraform. Each engineer runs `terraform apply` from their laptop, and the state file is stored locally in the project directory. After a colleague applies changes, another engineer runs `terraform plan` and sees unexpected proposed changes to resources that were just modified. What is the most likely cause of this behavior?

   • AThe `terraform plan` command automatically refreshes state from the cloud provider, so no issue should occur.
   • BThe state file is corrupted because multiple engineers ran `terraform apply` simultaneously.
   • CThe engineers are using different versions of the Terraform CLI.
   • DEach engineer has a separate local state file that is not shared, so plans are based on stale state.
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4. 23foundation · easy

   Which command is used to create a new workspace?

   • Aterraform workspace init
   • Bterraform workspace select
   • Cterraform workspace new
   • Dterraform workspace create
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5. 24foundation · easy

   When is it most appropriate to use a remote state backend?

   • AWhen you want to avoid using any external services
   • BWhen working alone on a personal project
   • CWhen you need to store state in a version control system
   • DWhen multiple team members need to collaborate on the same infrastructure
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6. 25application · medium

   An engineer accidentally created an Azure VM outside of Terraform. They want to bring it under management without recreating it. They have already written the resource block in the configuration. Which sequence of commands should they run?

   • A`terraform refresh` followed by `terraform apply`
   • B`terraform import` followed by `terraform plan` and `terraform apply`
   • C`terraform state rm` followed by `terraform apply`
   • D`terraform state push` followed by `terraform plan`
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