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Exam Code/Number: CNPA
Exam Name/Title: Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate
Certification Provider: Linux Foundation
Corresponding Certification: Cloud and Containers

Exam Questions: 87
Updated On: Aug 03, 2026

Question #1

A platform team wants to let developers provision cloud services like S3 buckets and databases using Kubernetes-native APIs, without exposing cloud-specific details. Which tool is best suited for this?

A. Crossplane

B. Cluster API

C. OpenTofu

D. Helm

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Question #2

In a Kubernetes environment, what is the primary distinction between an Operator and a Helm chart?

A. Operators are only for deploying applications, while Helm charts manage application resources.

B. Both Operators and Helm charts are the same, just different names used in the community.

C. Operators handle ongoing management of custom resources while Helm charts focus on packaging and deployment.

D. Helm charts use Custom Resource Definitions while Operators use static manifests.

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Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

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Question #3

In a Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline, what is a key benefit of using automated builds?

A. Minimizes server costs.

B. Eliminates coding errors.

C. Ensures consistent builds.

D. Reduces code redundancy.

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Question #4

What is the goal of automating processes in platform teams?

A. Focusing on manual processes.

B. Reducing time spent on repetitive tasks.

C. Ensuring high-quality coding standards.

D. Increasing the number of tasks completed.

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Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

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Question #5

Which metric measures a cloud native platform's impact on developer productivity and deployment speed?

A. Monitor overall cloud infrastructure cost and resource consumption.

B. Evaluate total security vulnerabilities detected during platform usage.

C. Track average time from code commits to successful production deployment.

D. Measure total cloud resource utilization across all development teams.

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Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

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Question #6

In a scenario where an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) is being used to enable developers to self-service provision products and capabilities such as Namespace-as-a-Service, which answer best describes who is responsible for resolving application-related incidents?

A. A separate team is created which includes people previously from the platform and application teams to solve all problems for the organization.

B. Platform teams delegate appropriate permissions to the application teams to allow them to self-manage and resolve any underlying infrastructure and application-related problems.

C. Platform teams are responsible for investigating and resolving all problems related to the platform, including application ones, before the app teams notice.

D. Platform teams are responsible for investigating and resolving underlying infrastructure problems whilst application teams are responsible for investigating and resolving application-related problems.

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Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

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Question #7

A platform engineering team needs to provide comprehensive cost visibility for Kubernetes workloads to optimize infrastructure utilization. Which tool is recommended to achieve this goal?

A. OpenCost for real-time, granular Kubernetes cost allocation and analysis.

B. Application performance monitoring tools with limited resource cost tracking.

C. Kubernetes resource usage metrics paired with cloud provider billing data.

D. Cloud provider cost estimation tools with basic Kubernetes integration.

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Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

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Question #8

Which of the following statements describes the fundamental relationship between Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) in modern software development?

A. CD is a prerequisite for CI; CD automates the deployment of code and CI builds upon this by automating the integration of code changes.

B. CI and CD are entirely separate practices; CI focuses on code quality, while CD focuses on infrastructure management.

C. CI and CD are interchangeable terms; they both refer to the process of automating software release management.

D. CI is a prerequisite for CD; CI automates the building and testing of code, and CD builds upon this by automating the release process.

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Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

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Question #9

Which of the following would be considered an advantage of using abstract APIs when offering cloud service provisioning and management as platform services?

A. Abstractions allow customization of cloud services and resources without guardrails.

B. Development teams can arbitrarily deploy cloud services via abstractions.

C. Abstractions curate cloud services with built-in guardrails for development teams.

D. Abstractions enforce explicit platform team approval before any cloud resource is deployed.

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Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

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