Docker Certified Associate
A Docker certification exam, now owned and sold by Mirantis, that tests orchestration, images, installation, networking, security and storage.
In more detail
The exam has 55 items in 90 minutes: 13 ordinary multiple-choice items and 42 discrete option items. Its study guide (version 1.5, January 2025) weights six domains from 25% down to 10%. Mirantis does not publish the passing score.
Related terms
- discrete option multiple choice — A question format that shows the options one at a time and asks you to answer yes or no to each.
- Docker Swarm — Docker's own container orchestrator, built into the engine, which the industry largely left behind in favour of Kubernetes.
Taught in
- Two Managers Down: The Night The Swarm Froze — Docker Certified Associate (DCA) Exam Prep
- One Option At A Time: How DOMC Changes The Exam — Docker Certified Associate (DCA) Exam Prep
- Five Nodes Before Lunch: Building A Swarm — Docker Certified Associate (DCA) Exam Prep
- From docker run To docker service: Replicas, Global Mode And Updates — Docker Certified Associate (DCA) Exam Prep
- One File, Five Services: Stacks From Compose Files — Docker Certified Associate (DCA) Exam Prep
- Where Do The Tasks Land? Labels, Constraints And Templates — Docker Certified Associate (DCA) Exam Prep
- Stuck In Pending: Troubleshooting Services And Reading docker inspect — Docker Certified Associate (DCA) Exam Prep
- The Same Shop On Kubernetes: Pods, Services And Storage For The DCA — Docker Certified Associate (DCA) Exam Prep