CKAD tips and tricks

• Some tips and tricks to assist in preparing for the CKAD exam.

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Common questions and answers

• How is the exam proctored?
• What are the system requirements to take the exam?
• What are the testing environment requirements to take the exam?
• What are the ID requirements to take the exam?
• How long will the exam take?
• What score is needed to pass the exam?
• What resources am I allowed to access during my exam?
• What application version is running in the exam environment?
• How long is my certification valid for?
• Where can I find practice questions for CKA/CKAD/CKS?
  • dgkanatsios/CKAD-exercises

Tips and tricks

• Approach to answering CKAD questions
• Modifying the shell for the CKAD exam
• Kubernetes short names
• Just enough vi

Reference

• tmux in the CKAD shell — reference only; the new exam platform supports multiple shells, making tmux redundant.
• Vivaldi as a backup browser — reference only; Firefox is the primary browser on the new exam platform.

Firefox browser

• Firefox is the browser on the new exam platform.
• Please be comfortable with how to perform searches using Firefox.
• Specifically, know where Firefox renders results of a search.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on filing issues and opening pull requests.

License

Released under the Apache License 2.0.

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