What does the `-target` option do in `terraform plan`?

It limits the plan to only the specified resources or modules

It sets the number of resources to create

It specifies the cloud provider to target

It saves the plan to a target file

What is the benefit of saving a plan with `-out` and applying it later?

It automatically approves the apply without prompting for confirmation

It speeds up the apply process by skipping the planning step

It guarantees that the applied changes match the planned changes exactly

It allows you to apply the plan without needing the configuration files

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1b TERRAFORM-AUTHORING-AND-OPERATIONS-PROFESSIONAL Practice Questions (Page 2)

Part of the Manage resource lifecycle domain, which makes up ~18% of our current practice bank. HashiCorp does not publish an official question count, but from its 240-minute exam (~95–160 total, ~17–29 in this domain), expect 3–6 from this objective — we provide 19 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 6–10

6foundation · easy
Which `terraform plan` option loads variable values from a file?
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7foundation · easy
Which `terraform plan` option saves the generated execution plan to a binary file for later use?
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8foundation · easy
What does the `-target` option do in `terraform plan`?
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9application · medium
A developer suspects that the Terraform state is out of sync with the actual cloud resources because of a manual change made in the console. They want to see what Terraform would do to reconcile the state without modifying anything. Which command should they run?
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10foundation · easy
What is the benefit of saving a plan with `-out` and applying it later?
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1b TERRAFORM-AUTHORING-AND-OPERATIONS-PROFESSIONAL Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

Which `terraform plan` option loads variable values from a file?

Which `terraform plan` option saves the generated execution plan to a binary file for later use?

What does the `-target` option do in `terraform plan`?

A developer suspects that the Terraform state is out of sync with the actual cloud resources because of a manual change made in the console. They want to see what Terraform would do to reconcile the state without modifying anything. Which command should they run?

What is the benefit of saving a plan with `-out` and applying it later?

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