Back to lesson: Run Your 120 Minutes from the Developer Seat
Free lab · CKAD Prep Program · Module 7: Full mock exams
Developer mock sprint
45 min hands-on · Advanced
Browser Kubernetes (Killercoda 1-node) or Play-with-Kubernetes; no local installs.
Two ways to do this lab: in your browser on Killercoda (free, no install), or on Play-with-Kubernetes as a free practice field. The Killercoda button opens in a new tab; this study page stays here. Killercoda runs one free scenario at a time: if you see a waiting queue, close other Killercoda tabs and wait a minute.
Objectives
- Run an app-outward six-task set inside a visible budget
- Cap authoring tasks at eight minutes with flags
- Review misses by CKAD domain weight after the timer
Step 1
Sort app-outward
Pick six tasks (authoring, config, observability, debugging mix). Sort them app-outward with per-task caps on paper before the timer starts.
Step 2
Run it capped
Eight-minute cap per authoring task, two-minute flag rule for debugging. Verification sweep in the last five minutes: answers checked, nothing re-applied.
Step 3
Pole review
Classify each miss (shape, model, time), weight by CKAD domains, write one drill per miss. Observability plus design misses outrank the rest.
How to confirm it worked
- App-outward plan with caps written before the timer
- At least one flag or cap-triggered move on record
- Miss review classified by pole, weighted, one drill per miss