One of the unique aspects of the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam is that Kubernetes documentation is allowed during the exam.

When I first learned this, I thought it would make the exam significantly easier.

However, after preparing for the exam and eventually passing it, I realized something important:

The CKA exam doesn’t test whether documentation is available. It tests how efficiently you can use it under pressure.

The difference between spending 30 seconds finding an answer and spending 5 minutes searching for it can determine whether you complete all the exam tasks on time.