CNCFKCNA

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate practice exams

Original questions written from the published objectives and cited to official documentation, never recalled exam content. How we verify, why not dumps.

Exam code
KCNA
Cost
$250 USD
Questions
60
Duration
90 minutes
Passing score
75 percent
Format
Multiple choice

Fail and the retake is another $250. Practicing until you are ready is the cheapest part of this. Full cost breakdown.

What the exam tests

Exam domains and official weightings

From the official published CNCF curriculum. Put your study time where the weight is.

4domains
  • Kubernetes Fundamentals44%
  • Container Orchestration28%
  • Cloud Native Application Delivery16%
  • Cloud Native Architecture12%

Coverage by domain

0 verified
  • Kubernetes Fundamentals0 / 44% of exam
  • Container Orchestration0 / 28% of exam
  • Cloud Native Application Delivery0 / 16% of exam
  • Cloud Native Architecture0 / 12% of exam

Open now. Nothing is published for KCNA yet. The bank is being written from the official objectives.

Opens next. The first practice exam opens at 60 verified questions, spread across all 4 domains.

Every question here is verified against vendor documentation before it serves, which is why the count grows slowly.

What the exam actually asks you to do

Multiple choice and multiple response only. No simulations, no labs, and nothing to configure.

  • Multiple choice
  • Multiple response

Nothing here needs a lab. Reading carefully and eliminating options is the whole skill. Linux Foundation, KCNA exam details

KCNA practice exams

No complete practice exam yet. A form is 60 questions apportioned to the official weightings, and a partial one would report a score that means nothing, so none is assembled until the questions are there.

Open now
Nothing is published for KCNA yet. The bank is being written from the official objectives.
Opens next
The first practice exam opens at 60 verified questions, spread across all 4 domains.

Where KCNA fits

An honest study plan

  1. 1. Read the official objectives first

    Download the official objectives from Linux Foundation / CNCF and skim every line. The exam can only test what’s listed there, it’s the contract.

  2. 2. Weight your study toward Kubernetes Fundamentals and Container Orchestration

    Together the top two domains are 72% of the exam. Practice them until your accuracy is consistently above 80%.

  3. 3. Drill weak domains, then sit a numbered practice exam

    Use Domain Drill on your weakest areas, then sit a full-length form under exam conditions: 60 questions in 90 minutes, scored against the published pass mark. Book the real exam when you are consistently clearing that, not before.

Official free resources

Study from the source. These are Linux Foundation / CNCF’s own materials:

Official KCNA exam page & objectives ↗

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Frequently asked questions

Is KCNA hands-on like the other Kubernetes exams?

No. KCNA is multiple choice, sixty questions in ninety minutes, which makes it the approachable entry to the CNCF line before the terminal-only CKA and CKAD.

Who is KCNA for?

Someone earlier in the journey than CKA assumes: developers, support engineers and managers who need Kubernetes vocabulary and the shape of the ecosystem rather than operational fluency.

What carries the KCNA curriculum?

Kubernetes fundamentals at 44 percent and container orchestration at 28: objects, scheduling basics, containers and images. The cloud native architecture and delivery material rounds out the rest.

Ready to practice for KCNA?

Nothing is published for this exam yet. Join the waitlist and we will tell you when the first questions ship, and nothing else.

KCNA is not for sale yet. A certification goes on sale when it has a complete practice exam behind it, and this one does not, so there is nothing here worth charging for. Everything published is free to answer in the meantime.