3f Destroy Terraform-Managed Infrastructure TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-004 Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11foundation · easy

   A user modifies the Terraform configuration to remove a resource definition, then runs `terraform destroy`. What does Terraform use to determine which resources to destroy?

   • AThe cloud provider's resource list
   • BOnly the current configuration file
   • CThe current configuration and the state file
   • DOnly the state file
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2. 12foundation · easy

   Which Terraform command performs the same underlying operation as `terraform apply -destroy`?

   • Aterraform plan -destroy
   • Bterraform init
   • Cterraform destroy
   • Dterraform refresh
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4. 13application · medium

   An administrator manages a shared Terraform configuration that provisions a web server and a separate database. The web server is no longer needed, but the database must remain. The administrator wants to remove only the web server resource. What should the administrator do?

   • ARun terraform destroy and select the web server from the plan
   • BManually delete the web server from the state file and run terraform destroy
   • CRun terraform apply -destroy -target=aws_db_instance.db
   • DRun terraform destroy -target=aws_instance.web
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5. 14expert · hard

   A junior engineer accidentally runs terraform destroy -auto-approve in a production workspace. The plan includes a critical database. The engineer realizes the mistake immediately after the command starts. What is the best action to minimize damage?

   • ARun terraform apply to recreate the resources.
   • BPress Ctrl+C to interrupt the command as soon as possible.
   • CLet the command finish and then restore from backup.
   • DRun terraform destroy -target=database to destroy the database first.
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6. 15expert · hard

   A DevOps engineer is writing a script that runs terraform destroy in a CI pipeline. The script must fail if the destroy plan includes a specific production resource. The engineer wants to avoid any interactive prompts. What is the best way to achieve this?

   • ARun terraform destroy -target=production_resource -auto-approve.
   • BRun terraform destroy -input=false and check the exit code.
   • CRun terraform destroy -auto-approve and rely on the plan output to check for the resource.
   • DRun terraform plan -destroy -out=plan.tfplan, inspect the plan, and then run terraform apply plan.tfplan.
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