Author: Zen and the Art of Computer Programming
1 Introduction
Kubernetes is currently one of the most popular open source container cluster management systems. This article will help readers understand some basic knowledge in the field of container orchestration through the Cloud Native Computing in Kubernetes (CKA) certification course released by Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), and be able to better develop cloud-native applications. Before reading this tutorial, it is strongly recommended that readers first have a comprehensive understanding of related concepts such as containers, cloud computing, and Kubernetes. This article assumes that readers have good basic computer knowledge and solid programming skills.
2. CKAD（Cloud Native Computing in Kubernetes- Advanced）
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) launched the CKA (Cloud Native Computing in Kubernetes-Advanced) certification, which is an advanced level of difficulty for Kubernetes certification. CKA consists of two parts: CKS (Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist) and CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Application Developer). Among them, CKS mainly examines the knowledge of Kubernetes security, while CKAD focuses more on the knowledge of Kubernetes application development. The CKAD exam is divided into five parts, namely CKAD - General Workload Knowledge, CKAD - Observability and Logging, CKAD - Application Management, CKAD - Troubl