HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate — Question 74

How can terraform plan aid in the development process?

Answer options

• A. Validates your expectations against the execution plan without permanently modifying state
• B. Initializes your working directory containing your Terraform configuration files
• C. Formats your Terraform configuration files
• D. Reconciles Terraform's state against deployed resources and permanently modifies state using the current status of deployed resources

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer, A, explains that terraform plan helps ensure that your expectations align with what will happen during execution without altering the state permanently. Options B and C describe different functionalities, while D discusses modifying the state, which is not the purpose of the terraform plan command.