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

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   A module maintainer wants to change the default value of an output that consumers rely on. What is the most appropriate way to handle this change?

   • ARemove the output and let consumers use the resource directly
   • BChange the output value and release it as a patch version
   • CChange the output value and release it as a minor version
   • DAdd a new output with the new value and deprecate the old output
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2. 17foundation · easy

   During a module refactoring, a developer splits a large module into several smaller modules. What is the general process for restructuring the module's internals while minimizing disruption to existing users?

   • ACopy the module code into each consuming configuration and refactor there
   • BChange the module source to a new path and require all consumers to update immediately
   • CKeep the original module as a thin wrapper that calls the new smaller modules, preserving the original variables and outputs
   • DDelete the original module and create a new one with the same name but different variables
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4. 18foundation · easy

   A module currently defines a resource block that creates an Azure storage account. During refactoring, the developer wants to extract the storage account creation into a separate child module. What is the most important consideration to avoid breaking existing usage of the parent module?

   • AKeep the same output values that expose the storage account's properties
   • BMove the resource to a different provider configuration
   • CChange the variable names to be more descriptive
   • DEnsure the child module is published to a private registry
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5. 19application · medium

   You are refactoring a Terraform module that creates an Azure resource group and a storage account. The module currently has the storage account name hardcoded. You want to make the storage account name configurable. What is the most appropriate way to implement this change?

   • AHardcode the name in a local value and use it in the resource definition.
   • BAdd a new variable `storage_account_name` and update the resource definition to use it.
   • CCreate a new module for the storage account and require consumers to use it directly.
   • DUse a data source to retrieve the storage account name dynamically.
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6. 20application · medium

   You have published version `2.0.0` of a module to your private registry. Several teams are still using version `1.x`. You want to update all consuming configurations to use version `2.0.0`. What is the most appropriate approach?

   • AUse `terraform state mv` to update the state of all consuming configurations to the new version.
   • BUpdate each consuming configuration's module source to `2.0.0` and run `terraform plan` to identify any required changes.
   • CDelete version `1.x` from the registry to force all consumers to upgrade.
   • DCreate a new module with a different name for version `2.0.0` and leave the old module unchanged.
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