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Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)

KCNAKubernetes And Cloud Native Associate

The Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) certification validates your foundational knowledge of Kubernetes and the broader cloud native ecosystem. Designed for beginners, it demonstrates your understanding of core concepts like container orchestration, cloud native architecture, and application delivery. Earning the KCNA proves you have the high-demand cloud skills that employers seek, helping you stand out in the job market and advance your career.

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390 practice questions · Updated 2026-07-30

4Domains
13Objectives
106Concepts
390Questions

KCNA Curriculum

Every domain, objective, and concept the KCNA exam measures.

Kubernetes Core Concepts

24 concepts · 60 questions
  1. Kubernetes Architecture
  2. Pods
  3. ReplicaSets
  4. Deployments
  5. Services
  6. Namespaces
  7. ConfigMaps and Secrets
  8. Ingress
  9. Volumes
  10. PersistentVolumes and PersistentVolumeClaims
  11. StatefulSets
  12. DaemonSets
  13. Jobs and CronJobs
  14. Labels and Selectors
  15. Annotations
  16. Health Checks and Probes
  17. Resource Limits and Requests
  18. Horizontal Pod Autoscaling
  19. Cluster Networking
  20. RBAC
  21. Helm
  22. Kustomize
  23. kubectl
  24. Declarative vs Imperative Management

Scheduling

10 concepts · 31 questions
  1. Understanding Kubernetes Scheduling
  2. Scheduling Process
  3. Node Selectors
  4. Node Affinity
  5. Pod Affinity and Anti-Affinity
  6. Taints and Tolerations
  7. Resource Requests and Limits
  8. Scheduler Configuration
  9. Manual Scheduling
  10. Scheduling Constraints and Edge Cases

Networking

7 concepts · 28 questions
  1. Networking fundamentals
  2. Pod networking
  3. Service networking
  4. Ingress
  5. Network policies
  6. DNS for services and pods
  7. CNI (Container Network Interface)

Security

8 concepts · 23 questions
  1. Security Contexts
  2. Service Accounts
  3. RBAC Authorization
  4. Network Policies
  5. Secrets Management
  6. Pod Security Standards
  7. Image Security
  8. Supply Chain Security

Storage

6 concepts · 26 questions
  1. Storage Classes
  2. Persistent Volumes
  3. Persistent Volume Claims
  4. Volume Types
  5. StatefulSets and Storage
  6. Storage Provisioning and Consumption

Troubleshooting

5 concepts · 19 questions
  1. Troubleshooting methodology
  2. Common cluster issues
  3. Application troubleshooting
  4. Logs and events
  5. Resource and configuration validation

Containerization

8 concepts · 32 questions
  1. Containerization Fundamentals
  2. Container Images
  3. Container Runtimes
  4. Container Lifecycle Management
  5. Container Networking
  6. Container Storage
  7. Container Security
  8. Container Orchestration Basics

Administration

7 concepts · 25 questions
  1. Cluster administration basics
  2. Resource management
  3. Namespace administration
  4. Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
  5. Security contexts and policies
  6. Monitoring and logging
  7. Troubleshooting

Application Delivery

8 concepts · 32 questions
  1. Application Delivery Fundamentals
  2. Service Discovery
  3. Load Balancing
  4. Ingress and Egress
  5. Service Meshes
  6. API Gateways
  7. Progressive Delivery
  8. Application Delivery Metrics

Debugging

4 concepts · 23 questions
  1. Debugging basics
  2. Logging
  3. Monitoring
  4. Troubleshooting common issues

Observability

7 concepts · 31 questions
  1. Observability fundamentals
  2. Logs
  3. Metrics
  4. Traces
  5. Monitoring vs. observability
  6. Prometheus and Grafana
  7. OpenTelemetry

Cloud Native Ecosystem and Principles

5 concepts · 29 questions
  1. Cloud Native Definition
  2. Cloud Native Ecosystem Components
  3. Cloud Native Principles
  4. CNCF Projects and Landscape
  5. Cloud Native vs. Traditional Architecture

Cloud Native Community and Collaboration

7 concepts · 31 questions
  1. Cloud Native Community Overview
  2. Key Organizations and Projects
  3. Contribution and Participation
  4. Governance and Decision-Making
  5. Collaboration Tools and Practices
  6. Community Events and Programs
  7. Diversity and Inclusion
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