TA-002-P Question #280: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is D: current working directory. {"question_number": 7, "correct_answer": "D", "explanation": "By default, Terraform stores its state file (terraform.tfstate) in the current working directory - the same directory where you run Terraform commands. This is the local backend, which is the default when no backend is

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Question

By default, where does Terraform store its state file?

Options

AAmazon S3 bucket
Bshared directory
Cremotely using Terraform Cloud
Dcurrent working directory

Explanation

{"question_number": 7, "correct_answer": "D", "explanation": "By default, Terraform stores its state file (terraform.tfstate) in the current working directory - the same directory where you run Terraform commands. This is the local backend, which is the default when no backend is explicitly configured. Storing state in an S3 bucket (A), a shared directory (B), or Terraform Cloud (C) all require explicit backend configuration. For team environments, using a remote backend is strongly recommended to enable state locking and sharing, but locally the default is always the current working directory.", "generated_by": "claude-sonnet", "llm_judge_score": 4}

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#Terraform state#state file#default behavior#local state

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