Resources in terraform can have same identifiers(Resource type + Block name).

The correct answer is B. False. In Terraform, every resource block must have a unique combination of resource type and local name within a module; duplicate identifiers are not permitted and cause an immediate parse error.

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ATrue
BFalse

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In Terraform, every resource block must have a unique combination of resource type and local name within a module; duplicate identifiers are not permitted and cause an immediate parse error.

ATrue

True is incorrect because Terraform enforces uniqueness of the resource type and block name pair within a module, and duplicate identifiers result in an immediate configuration parsing failure.

BFalseCorrect

Terraform requires that each resource be uniquely addressed by its type and name combination (e.g., aws_instance.web). If two resources shared the same type and block name, Terraform could not distinguish them and would produce a configuration error at parse time, so the statement that they can share identifiers is false.

Concept tested: Terraform resource identifier uniqueness requirement

Source: https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/language/resources/syntax

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#Terraform resources#Resource identifiers#Configuration syntax#Uniqueness

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