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Becoming KCNA Certified

You're reading from   Becoming KCNA Certified Build a strong foundation in cloud native and Kubernetes and pass the KCNA exam with ease

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804613399
Length 306 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (22) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: The Cloud Era
2. Chapter 1: From Cloud to Cloud Native and Kubernetes FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Overview of CNCF and Kubernetes Certifications 4. Part 2: Performing Container Orchestration
5. Chapter 3: Getting Started with Containers 6. Chapter 4: Exploring Container Runtimes, Interfaces, and Service Meshes 7. Part 3: Learning Kubernetes Fundamentals
8. Chapter 5: Orchestrating Containers with Kubernetes 9. Chapter 6: Deploying and Scaling Applications with Kubernetes 10. Chapter 7: Application Placement and Debugging with Kubernetes 11. Chapter 8: Following Kubernetes Best Practices 12. Part 4: Exploring Cloud Native
13. Chapter 9: Understanding Cloud Native Architectures 14. Chapter 10: Implementing Telemetry and Observability in the Cloud 15. Chapter 11: Automating Cloud Native Application Delivery 16. Part 5: KCNA Exam and Next Steps
17. Chapter 12: Practicing for the KCNA Exam with Mock Papers 18. Chapter 13: The Road Ahead 19. Assessments 20. Index 21. Other Books You May Enjoy

Getting Started with Containers

In this chapter, we’ll take a closer look at containers, dive deeper into container technology and the container ecosystem, and discover tooling that is commonly used.

An old Chinese proverb states, “What I hear, I forget. What I see, I remember. What I do, I understand.”

Starting with this chapter, we will get our hands dirty and try building images and running containers to get a deeper understanding and first-hand practical experience. Even though KCNA is a multi-choice exam, it is very important to do things first-hand as this experience will help you in the future. Don’t just read the code snippets – make sure you execute them completely, especially if you have no previous experience with containers. You’ll need any computer running a recent version of Linux, Windows, or macOS and a working internet connection.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Introducing Docker
  • Exploring...
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