KCNA Cloud Native Architecture Practice Question
Which of the following is a graduated CNCF project?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse 'graduated' with 'incubating' or 'sandbox' status, especially for popular projects like OpenTelemetry or KubeEdge that are widely used but have not yet reached the highest maturity level in the CNCF lifecycle.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Prometheus
Prometheus is a graduated CNCF project, having reached the graduation maturity level in August 2018. It is a core monitoring and alerting toolkit widely adopted in cloud-native environments, and its graduation status reflects its stability, widespread use, and strong governance within the CNCF ecosystem.
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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OpenTelemetry
Why it's wrong here
OpenTelemetry is an incubating project.
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K3s
Why it's wrong here
K3s is a sandbox project.
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KubeEdge
Why it's wrong here
KubeEdge is an incubating project.
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Prometheus
Why this is correct
Prometheus is a graduated project for monitoring.
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