Exam Name: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
Exam Code: CKAD
Related Certification(s): Linux Foundation Kubernetes Application Developer Certification
Certification Provider: Linux Foundation
Actual Exam Duration: 120 Minutes
Number of CKAD Practice Questions: 33 (updated: )
Expected CKAD Exam Topics, as suggested by Linux Foundation:
Topic 1: Application Design and Build
This topic covers defining, building, and modifying container images, choosing and utilizing workload resources like Deployments and DaemonSets, understanding multi-container Pod design patterns, and utilizing persistent and ephemeral volumes within Kubernetes.
Topic 2: Application Deployment
It gives you information on implementing common deployment strategies, understanding deployments and rolling updates, and using Helm to deploy existing packages.
Topic 3: Application Observability and Maintenance
Here, you’ll cover sub-topics related to API deprecations, implementing probes and health checks for applications. Moreover, the topic discusses monitoring Kubernetes applications by using built-in CLI tools, utilizing container logs, and performing debugging tasks within a Kubernetes environment.
Topic 4: Application Environment, Configuration, and Security
This topic covers discovering and using Kubernetes resources like Custom Resource Definitions (CRD) and Operators, understanding authentication, authorization, and admission control mechanisms. It also focuses on requests, limits, and quotas. Lastly, the topic covers ConfigMaps and Secrets, application security and ServiceAccounts.
Topic 5: Services and Networking
In this topic, you’ll explore NetworkPolicies, troubleshooting access to applications via Kubernetes services, and using Ingress rules to expose applications externally.
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