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Actual exam question from HashiCorp's Terraform Associate 003
Question #: 80
Topic #: 1
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You have a Terraform configuration that defines a single virtual machine with no references to it. You have run terraform apply to create the resource, then removed the resource definition from your Terraform configuration file.
What will happen when you run terraform apply in the working directory again?

  • A. Terraform will destroy the virtual machine.
  • B. Terraform will remove the virtual machine from the state file, but the resource will still exist.
  • C. Terraform will error.
  • D. Nothing.
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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️
by March2023 at Nov. 3, 2025, 2:15 a.m.

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ShakthiGCP
3 days, 17 hours ago
Selected Answer: A
A is correct
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March2023
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Selected Answer: B
Terraform removes the resource from state The real VM still exists in your cloud provider No destroy action occurs
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Barty94
3 weeks, 2 days ago
No, it will remove your VM, it is no longer in configuration and will remove it, you can test it, A is correct.
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