3e Apply Changes to Infrastructure with Terraform TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-004 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   After running `terraform apply` and confirming the action, what does Terraform do?

   • AIt provisions or modifies the resources to match the configuration
   • BIt only validates the configuration syntax
   • CIt creates a new plan for the next run
   • DIt deletes all resources in the state file
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2. 17foundation · easy

   Which command is used to apply the changes described in a saved plan file?

   • Aterraform plan -apply plan.out
   • Bterraform apply plan.out
   • Cterraform apply -plan plan.out
   • Dterraform import plan.out
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4. 18foundation · easy

   What happens if you type `no` when Terraform asks for approval during `terraform apply`?

   • AThe changes are applied anyway
   • BTerraform automatically runs `terraform plan` again
   • CThe apply is aborted and no changes are made
   • DTerraform reverts the state file to the previous version
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5. 19foundation · easy

   How do you pass a variable value directly during `terraform apply`?

   • Aterraform apply -variable instance_count=3
   • Bterraform apply -var='instance_count=3'
   • Cterraform apply --set instance_count=3
   • Dterraform apply instance_count=3
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6. 20application · medium

   A developer runs terraform apply and the plan shows that a load balancer will be deleted and recreated. The developer is concerned about downtime. What should the developer do before approving the apply?

   • ARun terraform apply -auto-approve to speed up the process and minimize the window of downtime.
   • BRun terraform plan -out=plan.tfplan and then apply the saved plan without reviewing it.
   • CRun terraform refresh to update the state and hope the load balancer is not actually replaced.
   • DReview the plan carefully and consider the impact of the replacement, then decide whether to proceed or adjust the configuration.
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