9 Taking the test
This chapter covers
- The most important aspects of the exam
- Preparing for exam day
- Review of the Kubernetes documentation
- Accessing your free practice exam
- Accessing a free cheat sheet for
kubectlcommands
We hope by now you feel prepared for the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam. By going through this book, you have the best chance of acing the exam. This chapter is dedicated to reviewing the book and shoring up any weak areas so that you can easily review previous chapters and revisit some of the principles and areas of study that you may have forgotten or that need further review.
9.1 Exam basics
Chapter 1 covered the exam's purpose, but this chapter highlights the most important topics for preparing for exam day. It also reviews the technical competence required, as you will be using terminal commands and must instantly remember what action to take.
9.1.1 Competencies condensed
Let’s review the competencies and the materials that we’ve covered so far so that we can properly identify the areas in which you feel strongest. Table 9.1 shows the competencies chart.