HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate — Question 350

What happens when you execute terraform plan?

Answer options

• A. Imports all of your existing cloud provider resources to the state.
• B. Installs all providers and modules referenced by configuration.
• C. Compares your Terraform code and local state file to the remote state file in a cloud provider and determines if any changes need to be made.
• D. Refreshes your state, then compares your state file to your Terraform configuration and creates an execution plan if any changes need to be made.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer, D, describes the process where terraform plan refreshes the state and compares it to the configuration to identify required changes. Options A and B are incorrect as they describe actions that are not performed by the terraform plan command. Option C, while similar, does not mention the refresh action that D correctly includes.