1d TERRAFORM-AUTHORING-AND-OPERATIONS-PROFESSIONAL Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16application · medium

   A developer accidentally ran `terraform destroy` on a development environment and now wants to know what happened to the resources. What is the most accurate description of the outcome?

   • AThe resources were deleted, but the state file was not modified.
   • BAll resources defined in the configuration were deleted, and the state file was updated to remove them.
   • CThe resources were deleted, and the state file was backed up automatically.
   • DOnly the resources that were manually created in the console were deleted.
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2. 17expert · hard

   A developer accidentally ran `terraform destroy` on a shared state file, and now another team member reports that their resources are gone. What is the most likely cause of this issue?

   • AThe developer used `terraform destroy -target` incorrectly.
   • BThe developer used `terraform destroy -var-file` with wrong values.
   • CThe developer used a shared state file that contained resources from multiple teams.
   • DThe developer did not run `terraform plan` before destroying.
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4. 18application · medium

   A junior engineer is about to run `terraform destroy` on a production environment. What is the most important step they should take before executing the command to ensure a safe destruction process?

   • ARun `terraform refresh` to update the state file.
   • BReview the destruction plan that Terraform generates.
   • CRun `terraform validate` to check the configuration syntax.
   • DBack up the state file to a local directory.
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5. 19expert · hard

   A developer is troubleshooting a failed `terraform destroy` operation. The error message indicates that a resource could not be destroyed because it was already manually deleted. What is the best way to resolve this?

   • ARun `terraform apply` to recreate the resource, then run `terraform destroy`.
   • BRun `terraform refresh` to update the state, then run `terraform destroy`.
   • CRun `terraform destroy -target=<resource>` to force the destruction.
   • DRun `terraform state rm <resource>` to remove the resource from the state file, then run `terraform destroy` again.
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6. 20foundation · easy

   After `terraform destroy` successfully completes, what happens to the state file?

   • AIt remains unchanged because destruction is not recorded.
   • BIt is deleted from the working directory.
   • CIt is updated to remove the destroyed resources and their metadata.
   • DIt is converted to a backup file and a new state is created.
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