9 Taking the test

I hope by now you are feeling prepared for the CKA exam. By going through this book, you have the best chance of acing the CKA exam. This chapter is dedicated to reviewing the book and shoring up any weak areas so that you can easily review previous chapters and bring back some of the principles and areas of study that you may have forgotten or that need further review.

9.1 Exam basics

We covered what the exam is all about in chapter 1, but this chapter points out the most important topics regarding your prep for exam day. It also reviews what is required for your technical competence, as you will be performing commands in the terminal and have to instantly remember what action to perform when presented with a specific question on the exam.

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. Figure 9.1 shows the competencies chart.

9.1.2 Exam clusters

9.2 Chapter reviews

9.2.1 Quick review of chapter 2

9.2.2 Quick review of chapter 3

9.2.3 Quick review of chapter 4

9.2.4 Quick review of chapter 5

9.2.5 Quick review of chapter 6

9.2.6 Quick review of chapter 7