What is the primary purpose of running `terraform plan` in the Terraform workflow?

To preview the changes that will be made to infrastructure without applying them

To delete all existing infrastructure resources

To apply the configuration changes to the infrastructure immediately

To initialize the working directory and download provider plugins

Why is generating an execution plan considered a core step in the Terraform workflow?

It deletes the state file to start fresh

It provides a safety check by showing what will change before any modifications are made

It is required to install Terraform providers

It automatically applies changes to production infrastructure

What does an exit code of 0 from `terraform plan` indicate?

The plan completed successfully and there are no changes to apply

The plan has changes that need to be applied

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3d Generate and Review an Execution Plan for Terraform TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-004 Practice Questions (Page 6)

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3d Generate and Review an Execution Plan for Terraform TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-004 Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–28

What is the primary purpose of running `terraform plan` in the Terraform workflow?

Why is generating an execution plan considered a core step in the Terraform workflow?

What does an exit code of 0 from `terraform plan` indicate?

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