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What is a benefit of infrastructure as code?
The correct answer is B. documentation and risk minimization. Infrastructure as Code treats infrastructure configuration as versioned, reviewable code, which inherently produces documentation and reduces deployment risk through repeatability and consistency.
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- Ascripting and language features
- Bdocumentation and risk minimization
- Cdebugging and troubleshooting
- Dperformance and scalability
How the community answered
(32 responses)- A3% (1)
- B88% (28)
- C3% (1)
- D6% (2)
Why each option
Infrastructure as Code treats infrastructure configuration as versioned, reviewable code, which inherently produces documentation and reduces deployment risk through repeatability and consistency.
Scripting and language features are mechanisms used to implement IaC, not a primary organizational benefit that IaC delivers.
IaC templates serve as living documentation of the infrastructure state, and by enforcing consistent, repeatable deployments through version-controlled code, they minimize the risk of human error and configuration drift compared to manual provisioning processes.
Debugging and troubleshooting capabilities are general software engineering practices applicable to any system, not a distinctive benefit uniquely conferred by the IaC approach.
Performance and scalability are attributes of the underlying infrastructure or application design, not benefits uniquely delivered by adopting IaC.
Concept tested: Infrastructure as Code core organizational benefits
Source: https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/intro
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