KCNA Cloud Native Architecture Practice Question
A team wants to deploy a workload that must run on every node in a Kubernetes cluster, including new nodes added later. Which resource type should they use?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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DaemonSet
A DaemonSet ensures that a copy of the pod runs on every node, and automatically runs on new nodes when they are added.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Deployment
Why it's wrong here
A Deployment manages replicas across nodes but does not guarantee one per node.
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Job
Why it's wrong here
A Job runs a set number of pods to completion, not continuously on every node.
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DaemonSet
Why this is correct
DaemonSet runs a pod on every node in the cluster.
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StatefulSet
Why it's wrong here
StatefulSet is for stateful applications with stable network identities, not for running on every node.
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