KCNA CNCF Graduated Projects Practice Question
Which FOUR of the following are CNCF graduated projects? (Choose four.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates may be unaware that Helm and ArgoCD have graduated, thinking only Kubernetes and Prometheus are graduated projects. Be sure to keep up with the latest CNCF graduation announcements.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Helm
Helm graduated in 2021, Kubernetes in 2018, ArgoCD in 2022, and Prometheus in 2018. Linkerd is an incubating project. Therefore, the four correct options are A, C, D, and E.
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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Helm
Why this is correct
Helm is a CNCF graduated project (graduated in 2021). It is a package manager for Kubernetes.
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Linkerd
Why it's wrong here
Linkerd is a CNCF incubating project, not graduated. It is a service mesh, but it has not yet reached graduation.
- ✓
Kubernetes
Why this is correct
Kubernetes is a CNCF graduated project (graduated in 2018). It is the container orchestration platform that started the CNCF.
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ArgoCD
Why this is correct
ArgoCD is a CNCF graduated project (graduated in 2022). It is a declarative GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes.
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Prometheus
Why this is correct
Prometheus is a CNCF graduated project (graduated in 2018). It is a monitoring and alerting toolkit.
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Variation 1. Which TWO of the following are CNCF graduated projects? (Choose two.)
medium- ✓ A.Helm
- B.Linkerd
- C.Knative
- D.Envoy
- ✓ E.Kubernetes
Why A: Helm and Kubernetes are both CNCF graduated projects. Envoy is also a graduated project, but the question requires selecting only two; Helm and Kubernetes are the correct choices as per the exam objectives.
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