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

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a valid meta-argument in Terraform?

   • Aoutput
   • Bbackend
   • Clifecycle
   • Dvariable
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2. 7foundation · easy

   What types of values can the for_each meta-argument accept?

   • AA map or a set of strings.
   • BOnly a set of strings.
   • CA list of strings or a number.
   • DAny collection type, including lists and tuples.
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4. 8foundation · medium

   A Terraform configuration defines a single aws_instance resource block without any meta-arguments. Which statement accurately describes the behavior when this configuration is applied?

   • ATerraform creates one EC2 instance, but you must use aws_instance.example[0] to reference it in other parts of the configuration.
   • BTerraform creates one EC2 instance per available Availability Zone in the configured region.
   • CTerraform creates no resources until you add a count argument to the block.
   • DTerraform creates exactly one EC2 instance, and the resource is addressed in expressions as aws_instance.example.
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5. 9foundation · easy

   What is the effect of the create_before_destroy lifecycle setting?

   • AIt destroys the old resource before creating a new one during an update.
   • BIt prevents the resource from being destroyed during terraform destroy.
   • CIt creates a new resource before destroying the old one during an update.
   • DIt creates the resource only if it does not already exist.
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6. 10foundation · easy

   What is the primary role of meta-arguments in Terraform configuration?

   • AThey define the provider credentials and authentication methods.
   • BThey define the output values that Terraform displays after applying changes.
   • CThey specify the backend configuration for storing Terraform state.
   • DThey control how resources are created, updated, or destroyed by modifying resource behavior.
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