3c Validate a Terraform Configuration TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-004 Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11foundation · easy

   A developer has just edited a Terraform configuration file to add a new resource. What is the most efficient next step to catch errors before running terraform plan?

   • ARun terraform import
   • BRun terraform apply
   • CRun terraform destroy
   • DRun terraform validate
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2. 12foundation · easy

   What does the message 'Success! The configuration is valid.' indicate when running terraform validate?

   • AThe configuration has been applied to the infrastructure
   • BThe configuration is ready for production
   • CThe configuration will work with the provider API
   • DThe configuration is syntactically correct and internally consistent
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4. 13application · medium

   A developer has just finished writing a new Terraform configuration that defines an Azure resource group and a virtual network. Before running terraform plan, the developer wants to catch any syntax errors or missing required arguments as early as possible. The configuration does not yet have any provider configuration or backend settings. Which command should the developer run?

   • Aterraform fmt
   • Bterraform refresh
   • Cterraform validate
   • Dterraform plan
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5. 14application · medium

   A developer runs terraform validate and receives the following output: 'Error: Missing required argument; The argument "location" is required, but no definition was found.' The configuration defines an Azure resource group. What is the most likely cause of this error?

   • AThe variable definition is missing the location argument
   • BThe backend configuration is missing the location argument
   • CThe provider configuration is missing the location argument
   • DThe resource block is missing the required location argument
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6. 15application · medium

   A developer is working on a Terraform configuration that includes a module from the Terraform Registry. After running terraform validate, the output shows 'Success! The configuration is valid.' However, when running terraform plan, the developer gets an error about a missing required argument in the module. Why did terraform validate not catch this?

   • AThe developer used the wrong provider version
   • BThe module has a bug that validate cannot detect
   • CThe module is from the registry, so validate skips it
   • DThe module was not downloaded before validation, so its internal requirements were not checked
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