CV0-004 Deployment Practice Question
A cloud engineer is creating an Ansible playbook to provision cloud resources on AWS. Ansible is agentless; it connects to managed nodes via SSH. Which component defines the desired state of cloud resources in Ansible?
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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Modules
Ansible uses modules to interact with cloud APIs. AWS modules, such as ec2, define the desired state of resources like EC2 instances.
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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Playbooks
Why it's wrong here
Playbooks are YAML files containing plays, which use modules.
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Roles
Why it's wrong here
Roles organize playbooks and tasks, but modules define resource state.
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Modules
Why this is correct
Modules are the actual code that enforces state on cloud resources.
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Inventory
Why it's wrong here
Inventory lists hosts, not resource definitions.
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