diff --git a/ex1/base.tf b/ex1/base.tf
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+#QUESTION: Create the instance with name "inst2-studentid" passed in a variable
+#####################
+
+variable "instance-name" {
+  default = "inst2-cedric"
+}
+
+provider "aws" {
+  region = "eu-west-2"
+}
+
+resource "aws_instance" "inst2" {
+  ami           = "ami-01a6e31ac994bbc09"
+  instance_type = "t2.micro"
+  key_name      = "cedric"
+  tags = {
+    Name = "${var.instance-name}"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ex1/terraform.tfstate b/ex1/terraform.tfstate
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+{
+  "version": 4,
+  "terraform_version": "0.12.24",
+  "serial": 1,
+  "lineage": "6c72ba0d-b930-9f0b-261d-7d992deb49cb",
+  "outputs": {},
+  "resources": [
+    {
+      "mode": "managed",
+      "type": "aws_instance",
+      "name": "inst2",
+      "provider": "provider.aws",
+      "instances": [
+        {
+          "schema_version": 1,
+          "attributes": {
+            "ami": "ami-01a6e31ac994bbc09",
+            "arn": "arn:aws:ec2:eu-west-2:031660489033:instance/i-04f295267d2a7d302",
+            "associate_public_ip_address": true,
+            "availability_zone": "eu-west-2a",
+            "cpu_core_count": 1,
+            "cpu_threads_per_core": 1,
+            "credit_specification": [
+              {
+                "cpu_credits": "standard"
+              }
+            ],
+            "disable_api_termination": false,
+            "ebs_block_device": [],
+            "ebs_optimized": false,
+            "ephemeral_block_device": [],
+            "get_password_data": false,
+            "hibernation": false,
+            "host_id": null,
+            "iam_instance_profile": "",
+            "id": "i-04f295267d2a7d302",
+            "instance_initiated_shutdown_behavior": null,
+            "instance_state": "running",
+            "instance_type": "t2.micro",
+            "ipv6_address_count": 0,
+            "ipv6_addresses": [],
+            "key_name": "cedric",
+            "metadata_options": [
+              {
+                "http_endpoint": "enabled",
+                "http_put_response_hop_limit": 1,
+                "http_tokens": "optional"
+              }
+            ],
+            "monitoring": false,
+            "network_interface": [],
+            "network_interface_id": null,
+            "outpost_arn": "",
+            "password_data": "",
+            "placement_group": "",
+            "primary_network_interface_id": "eni-07f32f67781360cdb",
+            "private_dns": "ip-172-31-25-46.eu-west-2.compute.internal",
+            "private_ip": "172.31.25.46",
+            "public_dns": "ec2-3-8-152-38.eu-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com",
+            "public_ip": "3.8.152.38",
+            "root_block_device": [
+              {
+                "delete_on_termination": true,
+                "device_name": "/dev/xvda",
+                "encrypted": false,
+                "iops": 100,
+                "kms_key_id": "",
+                "volume_id": "vol-04388f6bb0dd7610d",
+                "volume_size": 8,
+                "volume_type": "gp2"
+              }
+            ],
+            "security_groups": [
+              "default"
+            ],
+            "source_dest_check": true,
+            "subnet_id": "subnet-d9ae3aa3",
+            "tags": {
+              "Name": "inst2-cedric"
+            },
+            "tenancy": "default",
+            "timeouts": null,
+            "user_data": null,
+            "user_data_base64": null,
+            "volume_tags": {},
+            "vpc_security_group_ids": [
+              "sg-64368d06"
+            ]
+          },
+          "private": "eyJlMmJmYjczMC1lY2FhLTExZTYtOGY4OC0zNDM2M2JjN2M0YzAiOnsiY3JlYXRlIjo2MDAwMDAwMDAwMDAsImRlbGV0ZSI6MTIwMDAwMDAwMDAwMCwidXBkYXRlIjo2MDAwMDAwMDAwMDB9LCJzY2hlbWFfdmVyc2lvbiI6IjEifQ=="
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}