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Certified Kubernetes Application Developer CKAD Practice Test

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Q1Application Observability and Maintenancemedium
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A pod named 'web-app' is experiencing high CPU usage. You want to investigate which process inside the container is consuming the most CPU. Which command should you run?

Akubectl logs -f web-app
kubectl exec web-app -- topCorrect
Ckubectl describe node
Dkubectl top pod web-app

Option B is correct because `kubectl exec web-app -- top` runs the `top` command inside the container of the pod 'web-app', which displays real-time process-level CPU usage. This allows you to identify the specific process consuming the most CPU, directly addressing the question'…Read full explanation

Q2Application Observability and Maintenancehard
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A deployment 'api-deploy' has resource limits set but is frequently being OOMKilled. The team suspects the memory limit is too low. Which approach should be taken to confirm this without causing downtime?

ACreate a new pod with a higher memory limit and delete the old pods manually.
BSet the memory limit to unlimited by removing the limit section and restart the pod.
CUse 'kubectl set resources' to increase the limit on the running pod dynamically.
Increase the memory limit in the deployment spec and apply the change; the rollout will automatically restart pods.Correct

Option D is correct because updating the deployment spec triggers a rolling update, which replaces pods with new ones having the increased memory limit without downtime. This approach leverages Kubernetes' deployment controller to manage the rollout automatically, ensuring servic…Read full explanation

Q3Application Observability and Maintenanceeasy
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A pod is in CrashLoopBackOff state. You need to view the last few lines of its logs to understand why it is crashing. Which command is most appropriate?

Akubectl logs -f my-pod
Bkubectl logs my-pod
kubectl logs my-pod --tail=20Correct
Dkubectl get events --field-selector involvedObject.name=my-pod

The `--tail=20` flag limits the output to the last 20 lines of the pod's logs, which is the most efficient way to see the recent crash-related errors without scrolling through the entire log history. In a CrashLoopBackOff state, the pod is repeatedly restarting, so viewing the ta…Read full explanation

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