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TA-002-P · Question #440
Which type of block fetches or computes information for use elsewhere in a Terraform configuration?
The correct answer is D. data. Data sources allow data to be fetched or computed for use elsewhere in Terraform configuration. Use of data sources allows a Terraform configuration to build on information defined outside of Terraform, or defined by another separate Terraform configuration.
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Question
Which type of block fetches or computes information for use elsewhere in a Terraform configuration?
Options
- Aprovider
- Bresource
- Clocal
- Ddata
How the community answered
(45 responses)- A4% (2)
- B2% (1)
- C2% (1)
- D91% (41)
Explanation
Data sources allow data to be fetched or computed for use elsewhere in Terraform configuration. Use of data sources allows a Terraform configuration to build on information defined outside of Terraform, or defined by another separate Terraform configuration.
Topics
#data sources#configuration blocks#information retrieval#Terraform blocks
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