AWS provider Provider Management Practice Question
If a resource is not specified with a provider meta-argument, which provider instance does it use?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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The provider configuration without an alias.
It defaults to the instance of that provider without an alias.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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The first one defined.
Why it's wrong here
It uses the unaliased (default) configuration.
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The provider configuration without an alias.
Why this is correct
Resources implicitly use the default provider configuration.
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The one with the latest version.
Why it's wrong here
Versions are not used for instance selection.
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It causes an error.
Why it's wrong here
It is perfectly valid to use the default provider.
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