KCSA Exam Timing and Error Budget
KCSA is 60 questions in 90 minutes at 75%, the highest pass mark on this site. Two numbers follow from that and they decide everything else on the day. This guide computes them, sets each domain against the error budget, and measures what a question physically looks like - all from the real 889-question bank.
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- Kubernetesapiserver v1.36.4, kubelet v1.36.3
- Runtimecontainerd 2.2.6
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- TimeAbout 14 min
Every number here is computed from the catalogue and the question bank at run time rather than typed in, so it cannot drift from the exam this site sells.
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| Server Name | IP Address | OS | Roles | CPU | RAM | HDD |
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| CKA5001 | 192.168.0.41 | Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | Control Plane Node (tainted NoSchedule) | 2 Core | 4 GB | 50 GB |
| CKA5001-NODE01 | 192.168.0.42 | Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | Worker Node | 2 Core | 4 GB | 50 GB |
| CKA5001-NODE02 | 192.168.0.43 | Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | Worker Node | 2 Core | 4 GB | 50 GB |
| CKA5001-NODE03 | 192.168.0.44 | Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | Worker Node | 2 Core | 4 GB | 50 GB |
This guide includes
Use this when planning exam day itself. This matters because 60 questions in 90 minutes at 75% leaves exactly fifteen wrong answers - and knowing where that budget is best spent is a pacing decision rather than a knowledge one.
- working out the two numbers that decide exam day
- converting the blueprint weights into questions you will actually face
- measuring what a question physically looks like, across the whole pool
- finding where the multi-select questions live, which recognition alone cannot finish
Before you start
- guide 1 - the blueprint these numbers are derived from.
- guide 41 - what to do with the seconds you save.
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The two numbers that decide exam day
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What each domain is worth, against that budget
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What a question physically looks like
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Where the multi-select questions live