A company has a Terraform configuration that provisions a production environment. After a requirements change, an engineer updates the configuration to increase the size of a virtual machine. What is the correct sequence of commands to safely implement this change?

terraform apply, then terraform plan

terraform refresh, then terraform apply

terraform plan, then terraform apply

terraform validate, then terraform apply

After reviewing an execution plan, a practitioner runs terraform apply. What is the immediate result of this command?

The configuration files are updated to match the plan

Terraform deletes the state file to start fresh

Terraform makes the actual changes to the infrastructure as described in the plan

Terraform creates a new execution plan for the next run

A company has a Terraform configuration that has been used for months. A new developer joins the team and is asked to add a new resource to the configuration. After making the change, what should the developer do to ensure the change is safe before it is applied?

Run terraform refresh to update the state

Run terraform validate and then apply

Run terraform apply immediately

Run terraform plan and review the output

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3a Describe the Terraform Workflow TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-004 Practice Questions (Page 4)

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16application · medium
A company has a Terraform configuration that provisions a production environment. After a requirements change, an engineer updates the configuration to increase the size of a virtual machine. What is the correct sequence of commands to safely implement this change?
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17foundation · easy
After reviewing an execution plan, a practitioner runs terraform apply. What is the immediate result of this command?
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18foundation · easy
A practitioner has just finished editing Terraform configuration files and now wants to see a preview of the changes that will be made. Which phase of the Terraform workflow should they perform next?
Select an answer first
19application · medium
A team has reviewed the output of terraform plan and confirmed that the proposed changes are correct. They now want to implement those exact changes in the infrastructure. Which command should they run?
Select an answer first
20application · medium
A company has a Terraform configuration that has been used for months. A new developer joins the team and is asked to add a new resource to the configuration. After making the change, what should the developer do to ensure the change is safe before it is applied?
Select an answer first

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Questions 16–20

A company has a Terraform configuration that provisions a production environment. After a requirements change, an engineer updates the configuration to increase the size of a virtual machine. What is the correct sequence of commands to safely implement this change?

After reviewing an execution plan, a practitioner runs terraform apply. What is the immediate result of this command?

A practitioner has just finished editing Terraform configuration files and now wants to see a preview of the changes that will be made. Which phase of the Terraform workflow should they perform next?

A team has reviewed the output of terraform plan and confirmed that the proposed changes are correct. They now want to implement those exact changes in the infrastructure. Which command should they run?

A company has a Terraform configuration that has been used for months. A new developer joins the team and is asked to add a new resource to the configuration. After making the change, what should the developer do to ensure the change is safe before it is applied?

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