KCNA

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) Study Material

Domain & Competencies

• Kubernetes Fundamentals 46%

  • Kubernetes Resources
  • Kubernetes Architecture
  • Kubernetes API
  • Containers
  • Scheduling

• Container Orchestration 22%

  • Container Orchestration Fundamentals
  • Runtime
  • Security
  • Networking
  • Service Mesh
  • Storage

• Cloud Native Architecture 16%

  • Autoscaling
  • Serverless
  • Community and Governance
  • Roles and Personas
  • Open Standards

• Cloud Native Observability 8%

  • Telemetry & Observability
  • Prometheus
  • Cost Management

• Cloud Native Application Delivery 8%

  • Application Delivery Fundamentals
  • GitOps
  • CI/CD

General information

Passing Grade 750/1000 i.e. around 75% to pass

Total Questions 60 questions. No penality for wrong questions

Type of questions Multiple choice, Multiple Answers

Validity 36 months (3 years)

Attempts 2 attempts to pass

Exam Time 90 min

Seat Time 120 min

Seat Time refers to the amount of that you should allocate for the exam.

It includes

• Time to review instructions
• Show online proctor your workspace
• Read and Accept the NDA
• Complete the exam
• Provide feedback at the end

Table of Contents

• What is Cloud Native
• VMs vs Containers
• What are Microservices
• Kubernetes Overview

Reference

• Linux Foundation KCNA