How does Terraform manage most dependencies between resources?

The correct answer is A. Terraform will automatically manage most resource dependencies. This is how Terraform manages most dependencies between resources, by using the references between them in the configuration files. For example, if resource A depends on resource B, Terraform will create resource B first and then pass its attributes to resource A.

Submitted by fernanda_arg· Apr 18, 2026Understand Terraform Basics

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How does Terraform manage most dependencies between resources?

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ATerraform will automatically manage most resource dependencies
BUsing the depends_on parameter
CBy defining dependencies as modules and including them in a particular order
DThe order that resources appear in Terraform configuration indicates dependencies

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C
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Explanation

This is how Terraform manages most dependencies between resources, by using the references between them in the configuration files. For example, if resource A depends on resource B, Terraform will create resource B first and then pass its attributes to resource A.

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