Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Literacy (Beginner Level)

Topics covered

• describe the different container orchestration options and container orchestration deployment options that can be adopted to manage containerized deployments
• describe the key features and components of Kubernetes
• describe the lifecycle of a Pod and list the possible values of the Pod phase and container states that run inside Pods
• describe the purpose of Container Runtime Interface and list the Container runtimes supported by Kubernetes
• identify the pros and cons of the different recommended installation and configuration options for Kubernetes in order to able to select the right options
• list the built-in tools provided by Kubernetes that can be used to work with the Kubernetes system efficiently
• list the key criteria that need to be considered while evaluating Kubernetes solutions for enterprise workloads
• list the key objective of Kubernetes services and the different approaches to exposing services
• recall the architecture of highly available Kubernetes and the benefits of multi-master high availability architecture
• recall the concept and benefits of container orchestration
• recall the concept of workloads from the perspective of Kubernetes along with the workload resources that manages pods
• recall the path of transformation that we can adopt to transform monolith applications to microservices
• recognize the advantages and disadvantages of the different approaches for setting up highly available Kubernetes clusters
• recognize the challenges associated with monolith applications in the cloud along with the benefits afforded by microservices
• recognize the concept of Pods in Kubernetes along with the approaches used by Pods to manage multiple containers
• recognize the role of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation and the evolution of Kubernetes