6c Configure Remote State Using the Backend Block TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-004 Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–28

1. 26application · medium

   A DevOps team uses an S3 backend for Terraform state. Two engineers accidentally run `terraform apply` at the same time. What prevents them from corrupting the state file?

   • AThe second apply waits until the first completes and then proceeds automatically.
   • BS3 backend uses DynamoDB for state locking, so the second apply fails with a lock error.
   • CTerraform serializes applies at the API level, so only one can run at a time.
   • DS3 backend automatically merges concurrent changes to the state file.
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2. 27expert · medium

   A platform team manages a shared S3 backend for all Terraform configurations. An application team wants to read outputs from the platform team's state. The platform team has not defined any outputs. What should the application team do?

   • AUse `terraform output -state=...` to retrieve the values.
   • BUse `terraform_remote_state` and access the state attributes directly.
   • CRead the state file directly from S3 using the AWS CLI.
   • DAsk the platform team to add outputs to their configuration and then use `terraform_remote_state`.
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3. 28foundation · easy

   Which backend type is specifically designed for storing state in an Azure Storage Account?

   • Alocal
   • Bgcs
   • Cs3
   • Dazurerm
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