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Confluent CCAAK Exam Syllabus

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Before starting your CCAAK exam preparation, it is recommended to review the complete Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka exam syllabus and carefully go through the exam objectives listed below. Once you understand the exam structure and objectives, you should practice using our free CCAAK questions. We also provide premium CCAAK practice test, fully updated according to the latest exam objectives, to help you accurately assess your preparedness for the actual exam.

Confluent CCAAK Exam Objectives

Section Weight Objectives
Apache Kafka® Fundamentals 15% This section of the exam measures skills of a Kafka Administrator and covers core concepts such as Kafka architecture, components, and data flow.
Apache Kafka® Security 15% This section of the exam measures skills of a Site Reliability Engineer and focuses on securing Kafka environments
Deployment Architecture 12% This section of the exam measures skills of a Kafka Administrator and covers different Kafka deployment topologies.
Kafka Connect 12% This section of the exam measures skills of a Site Reliability Engineer and addresses the use and management of Kafka Connect for data integration. 
Apache Kafka® Cluster Configuration 22% This section of the exam measures skills of a Kafka Administrator and includes configuring broker properties, tuning for performance, managing topic-level settings, and applying best practices for production-grade environments.
Observability 10% This section of the exam measures skills of a Site Reliability Engineer and focuses on monitoring Kafka clusters.
Troubleshooting 15% This section of the exam measures the skills of a Kafka Administrator and includes diagnosing common issues in Kafka clusters.
SR Linux Logging, Monitoring, and Filtering Describe the logging capabilities of SR Linux and SR Linux log files
Describe the purpose and operation of interface ACLs
Describe the purpose and operations of system ACLs
Describe the purpose and operation of the CPM-filter and its policers
Configure CPM-filter and interface ACLs
Describe the capture-filter and how it can be used for traffic monitoring
SR Linux User and System Management Describe the different types of SR Linux users and how privileges are managed through user roles
Explain why TLS server profiles may be required and how to configure a TLS profile for gNMI or JSON-RPC
List the requirements for zero-touch provisioning (ZTP)
Describe the configuration and autoboot process with ZTP
Describe common ZTP failure scenarios
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