3a Describe the Terraform Workflow TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-004 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1application · medium

   An organization is adopting Terraform for the first time. A team member has been asked to define the desired infrastructure for a new web application, including virtual machines, networking, and load balancers. What is the first step in the Terraform workflow that the team member should perform?

   • ARun terraform apply to provision the resources
   • BRun terraform init to download providers
   • CAuthor Terraform configuration files that describe the resources
   • DRun terraform plan to see what changes will be made
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2. 2foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of the write phase in the Terraform workflow?

   • ATo apply the changes defined in the configuration to the infrastructure
   • BTo destroy all existing infrastructure resources
   • CTo author or modify Terraform configuration files that define the desired infrastructure
   • DTo create an execution plan that shows what actions will be taken
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4. 3foundation · easy

   A team has applied a configuration to create a virtual machine. Later, they need to increase the VM's disk size. How does the iterative nature of the Terraform workflow support this change?

   • ABy requiring the team to destroy and recreate the entire infrastructure
   • BBy using a separate tool to make the change and then updating the state file manually
   • CBy allowing the team to modify the configuration and run plan and apply again to update the resource
   • DBy automatically detecting the change and applying it without any user action
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5. 4application · medium

   A company has a Terraform-managed infrastructure that has been running for months. A developer notices that a resource was manually changed in the cloud console, deviating from the configuration. The developer wants to bring the infrastructure back to the desired state. What should the developer do?

   • ARun terraform destroy to recreate the resource
   • BRun terraform plan to see the drift, then terraform apply to correct it
   • CRun terraform validate to check for errors
   • DRun terraform refresh to update the state with the manual change
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6. 5application · medium

   A DevOps engineer has made several changes to a Terraform configuration, including adding a new subnet and removing an old security group. Before applying, the engineer wants to confirm that the removal of the security group will not affect other resources. What should the engineer do?

   • ARun terraform apply and hope for the best
   • BRun terraform state list to see current resources
   • CRun terraform validate to check for dependency issues
   • DRun terraform plan and review the output for the security group deletion
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