HashiCorp Terraform Associate Terraform Workspaces 2

Question 1

Which command deletes a Terraform workspace named 'dev'?

Accepted Answer

terraform workspace delete dev

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terraform workspace remove dev

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terraform workspace destroy dev

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terraform workspace rm dev

Question 2

Can the 'default' workspace be deleted in Terraform?

Accepted Answer

No, the default workspace cannot be deleted

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Yes, with the -force flag

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Yes, but only after running terraform destroy first

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Yes, using terraform workspace delete default --confirm

Question 3

Which is the most common use case for Terraform workspaces?

Accepted Answer

Isolating state for different environments such as dev, staging, and production

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Managing different versions of Terraform providers across teams

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Encrypting sensitive variables before storing them in state

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Running multiple Terraform configurations from a single directory simultaneously

Question 4

How can you use the current workspace to choose different values in your configuration?

Accepted Answer

By using terraform.workspace inside a lookup() function with a variable map

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By naming .tfvars files after workspaces for automatic loading

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By specifying workspace-specific backend stanzas

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By using the workspace argument inside variable blocks

Question 5

Which statement is true about the default workspace when using the local backend?

Accepted Answer

The default workspace state is stored in terraform.tfstate in the working directory

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All workspace states are stored in a single shared database file

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Workspaces are not supported with the local backend

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The default workspace requires its own backend block configuration

Question 6

Which command shows the name of the currently selected Terraform workspace?

Accepted Answer

terraform workspace show

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terraform workspace current

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terraform workspace active

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terraform workspace name

Question 7

What best describes the relationship between Terraform workspaces and Terraform Cloud workspaces?

Accepted Answer

CLI workspaces are lightweight state isolation; Terraform Cloud workspaces are richer with VCS integration, variables, and access controls

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They are identical features with the same capabilities

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Terraform Cloud workspaces are a deprecated version of CLI workspaces

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CLI workspaces automatically sync with Terraform Cloud workspaces of the same name