TA-002-P Question #357: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is C: It has its own state file. Each Terraform workspace manages its own isolated state file, allowing different environments (like development, staging, production) to be deployed from the same configuration.

Implement and maintain state

Question

You have decided to create a new Terraform workspace to deploy a development environment. What is different about this workspace?

Options

AIt uses a different branch of code
BIt uses a different backend
CIt has its own state file
DIt pulls in a different terraform.tvars file

Explanation

Each Terraform workspace manages its own isolated state file, allowing different environments (like development, staging, production) to be deployed from the same configuration.

Common mistakes.

A. Workspaces operate on the same codebase; using a different branch would typically imply a different version of the configuration, not just a different workspace.
B. Workspaces share the same backend configuration, but within that backend, each workspace gets its own isolated state.
D. While you might use different terraform.tfvars files with different workspaces, this is a common practice, not an inherent difference about the workspace itself; the core difference is the state file.

Concept tested. Terraform workspaces and state management

Reference. https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/cli/commands/workspace

Topics

#Terraform workspaces#State management#Environment isolation

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