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Exam 1 — Cluster Basics, Storage & Scheduling

Puru Tuladhar
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Kubernetes

This exam tests your knowledge of kubeconfig management, Kubernetes storage, and workload scheduling, solved hands-on against a live cluster.

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About This Course

This exam tests your knowledge of kubeconfig management, Kubernetes storage (PersistentVolumes, Helm-installed Operators), and workload scheduling (Pod QoS, HPA autoscaling). Each question drops you into a live Kubernetes cluster with kubectl pre-configured — complete the task, and the platform checks your work automatically, so you know right away whether it passed.

A couple of hints are available on each question if you get stuck, but the goal is to mirror the real exam: read the task, do exactly what's asked, and move on.

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About the Author

Puru Tuladhar

Puru Tuladhar

✍️ Author | 👨‍🏫 Kubernetes Trainer | 👥 Kubernetes Consultant | 🎡 Kubestronaut

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