6d Manage Resource Drift and Terraform State TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-004 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   Which terraform state command is used to move a resource from one state address to another?

   • Aterraform state mv
   • Bterraform state rm
   • Cterraform state pull
   • Dterraform state show
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2. 7foundation · easy

   Why is the Terraform state file important?

   • AIt tracks the metadata and relationships of managed resources
   • BIt stores the credentials for the cloud provider
   • CIt stores the output of the last terraform apply
   • DIt stores the configuration code for the infrastructure
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4. 8application · medium

   A team uses a remote backend for Terraform state. They need to find the address of a specific AWS instance that is managed by Terraform, but they don't want to look it up in the AWS console. Which command should they use?

   • Aterraform state list
   • Bterraform state show aws_instance.web
   • Cterraform output
   • Dterraform plan
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5. 9foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of backing up the Terraform state file?

   • ATo encrypt the state file
   • BTo recover from state corruption or loss
   • CTo share the state with other teams
   • DTo speed up terraform plan
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6. 10application · medium

   A small team of three engineers is starting to use Terraform together. They want to avoid the risk of losing local state files and ensure that only one person can modify infrastructure at a time. What should they do?

   • AStore the state file in a shared network drive
   • BConfigure a remote backend with state locking
   • CUse a local backend and share the state file via email
   • DUse a local backend and take turns running Terraform
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