Which of the following describes a module source path that indicates a module from HashiCorp's registry?

• A. source = "hashicorp/consul/aws"
• B. source = "./module"
• C. source = "github.com/hashicorp/example?ref=v1.0.0"
• D. source = "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/consul/aws"

Answer: (A)

When you want a module from the Terraform Registry, you specify its location using a namespace/name pattern. The form hashicorp/consul/aws is the standard shorthand that tells Terraform to fetch this module from the official registry, mapping to registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/consul/aws. This concise, registry-focused syntax is what signals a HashiCorp registry module in typical configurations.

The other formats point to different sources—local files on disk, a Git repository, or a fully qualified registry URL—so they’re not the Registry reference being tested here. Using the shorthand emphasizes pulling a public module from HashiCorp’s registry directly.