SKILL BENCHMARK

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) 2024 Awareness (Entry Level)

  • 16m
  • 16 questions
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The Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Awareness (Entry Level) benchmark measures your entry-level exposure to basic Kubernetes key concepts and elements. You will be evaluated on your knowledge of Kubernetes architecture and components. A learner who scores high on this benchmark demonstrates awareness of basic areas of Kubernetes and container orchestration.

Topics covered

  • Create a custom container image from a dockerfile
  • Define the benefits of managing container clusters using Kubernetes
  • Deploy a Docker container in the Microsoft Azure cloud
  • Describe the Kubernetes component hierarchy including deployments
  • Identify Kubernetes cluster components
  • Identify the phases of the pod life cycle
  • Install Docker on Linux
  • Manage container images in a cloud container registry
  • Outline how container configuration settings can be pulled from ConfigMaps
  • Outline how Kubernetes components get deployed into namespaces
  • Outline how managing pod replicas is possible using ReplicaSets
  • Outline the role of a cluster control plane node
  • Outline the role of a cluster worker node
  • Provide an overview of how application components run in a containerized environment
  • Recognize how stateful applications benefit from StatefulSets
  • Recognize that pods are deployed to nodes and consist of one or more containers