6d Manage Resource Drift and Terraform State TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-004 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16application · medium

   A resource was accidentally removed from the Terraform configuration, but it still exists in the state file. The team wants to remove it from state without destroying the actual resource. Which command should they use?

   • Aterraform apply -target=<resource>
   • Bterraform destroy -target=<resource>
   • Cterraform state mv <resource> <new>
   • Dterraform state rm <resource>
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2. 17foundation · easy

   What is the primary benefit of using a remote state backend?

   • AIt automatically encrypts all infrastructure
   • BIt enables team collaboration by storing state centrally
   • CIt eliminates the need for state locking
   • DIt speeds up terraform apply
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4. 18foundation · easy

   What happens when a state lock is held by another process?

   • AThe new operation is automatically cancelled
   • BThe new operation waits or fails until the lock is released
   • CThe new operation proceeds and overwrites the state
   • DThe new operation creates a copy of the state
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5. 19application · medium

   Two developers are working on the same Terraform configuration and both run terraform apply at the same time. One of them receives an error saying the state is locked. What is the most likely cause?

   • AThe remote backend is not configured correctly.
   • BThe state file is corrupted and needs to be restored.
   • CThe Terraform version is incompatible with the backend.
   • DThe other developer's apply is still in progress and holds the state lock.
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6. 20expert · hard

   A company is migrating from a local backend to an S3 backend. They have a state file that is 50 MB and contains sensitive data. They want to ensure the migration is safe and that they have a backup. What is the best approach?

   • AManually copy the state file to S3 and update the backend configuration
   • BRun terraform apply to recreate the infrastructure in the new backend
   • CBack up the local state file, then change the backend configuration and run terraform init
   • DUse terraform state push to upload the state file to S3
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