Where is the Terraform state stored when using HCP Terraform?

In the cloud provider's object storage

Remotely in HCP Terraform, associated with the workspace

Locally on the machine that runs the plan

In HCP Terraform, what is the purpose of the 'Working Directory' setting in a workspace?

To specify which subdirectory of the repository contains the Terraform configuration

To specify the directory where provider plugins are installed

To set the default working directory for the Terraform CLI on your local machine

To define where Terraform state files are stored locally

How can a run be triggered in a workspace connected to a VCS repository?

Automatically when a pull request is merged or manually via the UI

Only when the state file changes

Only by using the Terraform CLI locally

A workspace is created from a VCS repository. The operator needs to set a variable that should be available only to this workspace, not to others. Where should they define it?

As a variable in a variable set applied to the project.

As a variable in a variable set applied to all workspaces.

As an environment variable in the Terraform configuration file.

As a workspace-specific variable in the workspace's Variables tab.

A team manages infrastructure for a web application and a database. They want to isolate the state of each component so that a change to the web app does not affect the database. What is the best workspace structure?

Use a single workspace and rely on Terraform state locking to prevent conflicts.

Create one workspace per environment, with both components in each.

Create one workspace for both components.

Create two workspaces: one for the web app and one for the database.

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Domain 8Objective 3

8c Describe How to Organize and Use HCP Terraform Workspaces and Projects TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-004 Practice Questions (Page 3)

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Where is the Terraform state stored when using HCP Terraform?
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In HCP Terraform, what is the purpose of the 'Working Directory' setting in a workspace?
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How can a run be triggered in a workspace connected to a VCS repository?
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A workspace is created from a VCS repository. The operator needs to set a variable that should be available only to this workspace, not to others. Where should they define it?
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A team manages infrastructure for a web application and a database. They want to isolate the state of each component so that a change to the web app does not affect the database. What is the best workspace structure?
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