Explain the benefits of state
Terraform must store state about your managed infrastructure and configuration. This state is used by Terraform to map real world resources to your configuration, keep track of metadata, and to improve performance for large infrastructures. [1]
Is stored by default in a local file named terraform.tfstate.
Contents
Purpose
- Mapping the Real World
- Metadata
- Performance
- Syncing
Questions examples
- https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/terraform/associate-questions?in=terraform/certification
- https://www.whizlabs.com/blog/terraform-certification-exam-questions/
- 250 questions and answers: https://medium.com/bb-tutorials-and-thoughts/250-practice-questions-for-terraform-associate-certification-7a3ccebe6a1a
Related
See also
- Terraform state:
terraform [ state | replace-provider | mv ]
,backend.tf
, Remote state backends to manage Terraform state, State locking,terraform force-unlock
- Certifications: Security certifications, Enterprise architecture, Coursera, AWS certifications, CertiProf, Pearson VUE, Terraform Associate, Freecram, ExamLabs
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