Get started with Kubernetes. Pass KCNA.
Revision notes on Kubernetes fundamentals, container orchestration, cloud-native application delivery, and architecture — plus practice that explains every option and full-length timed mocks for the KCNA multiple-choice exam.
The KCNA exam at a glance
Official exam details from the CNCF exam guide — the numbers our mock exams mirror.
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Who should take the KCNA?
KCNA is a foundational certification: it tests cloud fluency, not engineering skill. There are no prerequisites, and you don't need to write a line of code to pass it.
You're new to the cloud
A first cloud certification. The lessons here assume nothing — every service and term is explained the first time it appears.
You work alongside cloud teams
Sales, project management, finance, support — KCNA proves you can follow a technical conversation about CNCF and understand what your engineers are proposing.
You're starting a cloud career
Students and career-changers use KCNA as the recognised first line on a cloud CV — and as the on-ramp to the associate-level certifications.
You know it, but not on paper
If you've worked around CNCF for a while, KCNA turns informal experience into a credential a recruiter can verify in one click.
What’s on the KCNA exam
Every lesson, question, and mock is weighted to match these official domains.
Kubernetes Fundamentals
The Kubernetes object model, cluster administration, scheduling, and containerization. Official weighting 44%.
Container Orchestration
Networking, security, troubleshooting, and storage for orchestrated workloads. Official weighting 28%.
Cloud Native Application Delivery
Delivering and debugging applications on cloud-native platforms. Official weighting 16%.
Cloud Native Architecture
Observability, cloud-native principles and the CNCF ecosystem, and community collaboration. Official weighting 12%.
How you’ll prepare for the KCNA
Three surfaces, one loop: read, drill, rehearse — repeat until your readiness score says book it.
Read the lessons
Work domain by domain through 13 plain-English revision lessons covering every task statement in the KCNA exam guide — key terms, "what's tested" callouts, and takeaways.
Drill every topic
Work through 385 exam-realistic questions in learn mode to study, or quiz mode to test yourself. Every option explains why it’s right or why it’s a trap, with one click back to the lesson.
Rehearse the exam
Sit 3 full-length timed mocks weighted to the official domains and scored on the real KCNA scale — so your mock result predicts your real one.
Exam in a few days? The KCNA cheat sheet puts every lesson’s key takeaways and what’s tested on one page.
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