HashiCorp Exam Terraform-Associate-003 Topic 6 Question 42 Discussion

Actual exam question for HashiCorp's Terraform-Associate-003 exam

Question #: 42
Topic #: 6

[All Terraform-Associate-003 Questions]

[Navigate Terraform State and Backends]

Where does the Terraform local backend store its state?

AIn the terraform file

BIn the /tmp directory

CIn the terraform,tfstate file

DIn the user's terraform,state file

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Suggested Answer: C

by Slyvia at Aug 12, 2025, 10:42 AM

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Lyla

5 days ago

I remember practicing a question about backends, and I think the state file is usually named terraform.tfstate.

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Samira

11 days ago

I think the local backend stores the state in a file, but I'm not sure if it's called terraform.tfstate or something else.

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Hoa

16 days ago

Ah, I remember this from the Terraform documentation. The local backend stores the state in the terraform.tfstate file, not in the terraform file itself. I'm confident option C is the correct answer.

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Kayleigh

21 days ago

The local backend, huh? I remember learning about that in class. I think the state is stored in the user's terraform.state file, so I'll go with option D.

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Remedios

26 days ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know the state is stored somewhere, but I can't remember if it's in the terraform file or a separate file. I'll have to think this through carefully.

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Miriam

1 months ago

I'm pretty sure the local backend stores the state in the terraform.tfstate file, so I'll go with option C.

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