Are these official Cloud Native Computing Foundation practice exams?

No. Kwizza is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Cloud Native Computing Foundation. Every guide is built from the officially published exam objectives, and every practice question is original.

Which Cloud Native Computing Foundation certification should I start with?

Start from the role you want, not the catalog: each guide below states who the exam is for and what it assumes. Open a guide, check the "who should take it" section, and try its free practice exam to gauge where you stand.

Cloud Native Computing Foundation certifications

CNCF certifications, administered with the Linux Foundation, cover Kubernetes and the cloud-native stack. They are performance-based rather than multiple choice: every exam is scored on hands-on tasks solved in a live cluster from the command line.

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Advanced

CKA certifies that you can operate a production Kubernetes cluster from the command line. There are no multiple-choice questions at all, which is unusual for an IT certification. You get two hours to complete 15 to 20 hands-on tasks in a live cluster, with the official Kubernetes documentation open in a second tab. Grading looks only at the cluster state you leave behind. Troubleshooting alone is 30% of the score.

15 to 20 performance-based tasks (no multiple choice)120 minPass: 66%

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Advanced

CKAD certifies that you can design, build and run applications on Kubernetes from the command line. Like CKA, it is entirely performance-based: no multiple choice, just two hours of hands-on tasks in live clusters with the official documentation open in one extra tab. CKA is the cluster operator's exam. CKAD is the application developer's, covering configuration, security context and observability rather than etcd and node management.

Performance-based hands-on tasks (count not published)120 minPass: 66%

Frequently asked questions

Are these official Cloud Native Computing Foundation practice exams?: No. Kwizza is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Cloud Native Computing Foundation. Every guide is built from the officially published exam objectives, and every practice question is original.
Which Cloud Native Computing Foundation certification should I start with?: Start from the role you want, not the catalog: each guide below states who the exam is for and what it assumes. Open a guide, check the "who should take it" section, and try its free practice exam to gauge where you stand.

Kwizza is an independent study tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Cloud Native Computing Foundation. Cloud Native Computing Foundation names, logos and certification marks are the property of their respective owners and are used here only to identify the exams described. Practice questions are original, written against the publicly published exam objectives.