HashiCorp Terraform Associate Exam Practice Questions (P. 2)

GPT-4o - Answer

The assertion that the "description" argument for Terraform variables and outputs is stored in the state file is incorrect. The "description" argument serves solely as metadata providing human-readable explanations about the variables or outputs, assisting other users in understanding the Terraform configuration. It does not influence the actual management of infrastructure by Terraform and is consequently not recorded in the state file, which primarily tracks the values and configurations necessary for managing the current state of the infrastructure. Descriptions, while helpful for documentation, do not have a role in the state management process.

GPT-4o - Answer

When you manually destroy infrastructure outside of Terraform, there isn't an explicit action required on your part in Terraform to reflect this change. The system is designed to automatically handle the synchronization during the next plan or apply operation. This means whenever you run ‘terraform plan’ or ‘terraform apply’, Terraform updates its state to match the real-world resources, ensuring accuracy without manual intervention. It’s a smooth, automatic process built into the operations already commonly used in managing your configurations.