CKA Exam Information and Preparation Resources
Exam Structure:
The exam comprises 17 practical CKA questions to be completed within 2 hours.
A passing score is 66, and you are allowed 2 retakes.
Course Purchase Benefits:
- When you purchase the course, you will get access to 2 killer.sh practice tests and killercoda scenarios. FYI - Both killer.sh practice tests contain relevant content.
Exam Browser Access:
During the exam, you will have access to a Firefox browser for accessing the Kubernetes documentation. FYI - The search functionality in Firefox is different for Chrome users.
Each exam question will have relevant documentation links, which can be misleading. Use the provided links to access the docs as Firefox does not retain addresses in its history.
Recommended Resources for CKA Preparation
Learning Theory and Official Documentation:
- The course by Mumshad Mannambeth should be sufficient to understand the workings of Kubernetes.
CKA Videos and Mock Practice Tests:
Kubernetes Official Documentation:
Practicing Real-Time Scenario Questions:
Practice all killer coda questions as they cover every important topic.
Important Topics for the CKA Exam
(Those in bold are commonly included in the exam. FYI - Volume, PV, and PVC documentation are tricky to navigate, so be familiar with these docs.)
ETCD Backup and Restore
Cluster Upgrade
Working with PV and PVC
Network Policies
Ingress
JsonPath
Monitoring/Logging Pods
Vim/Nano
Service Account, Role & Role Bindings
Contexts
Multicontainers
Valid Certs
Draining Pods
Taints and Tolerations, Scheduling (Affinity)
Secrets and Config Maps
Important Kubernetes Shortcuts for the Exam
k = kubectl(this will be provided by default)export do='--dry-run=client -o yaml'
Important Vim and Terminal Shortcuts
Terminal:
Ctrl + A- Jump to the start of the lineCtrl + E- Jump to the end of the line
Vim:
gg- Jump to the top:$- Jump to the bottom0- Start of a lineShift + 4- End of a linedd- Delete a line