Which Terraform collection type should you use to store key/value pairs?

The correct answer is D. map. In Terraform, a map is the correct collection type for storing key/value pairs, where keys are strings and all values share the same type (e.g., map(string)). A list is an ordered sequence of values of the same type. A set is an unordered collection of unique values. A tuple is…

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Aset
Btuple
Clist
Dmap

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B
4% (1)
C
4% (1)
D
92% (23)

Explanation

In Terraform, a map is the correct collection type for storing key/value pairs, where keys are strings and all values share the same type (e.g., map(string)). A list is an ordered sequence of values of the same type. A set is an unordered collection of unique values. A tuple is an ordered sequence where elements can have different types. When you need to look up values by a named key, always use map. Answer D is correct.

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