This examination is based upon the most critical job activities a Docker Certified Associate performs. The skills and knowledge certified by this examination represent a level of expertise where a certified Docker Associate can:
• Run containerized applications from pre-existing images stored in a centralized registry
• Deploy images across the cluster
• Install, maintain, and operate the Docker platform
• Triage issue reports from stakeholders and resolve
• Standup new Docker environments and perform general maintenance and configuration
• Migrate traditional applications to containers
• Configure and troubleshoot Docker engine

The knowledge and skills required at this level should include all of the following objective components:
• 6-months experience with Docker
• Exposure to Docker Enterprise Edition
• Experience with container security
• Experience with at least 1 cloud provider
• Understanding of Docker Best Practices
• Experience with configuration management tools
• Experience with Linux and/or Windows Server

These training courses or equivalency will assist in exam preparation:
• Docker Fundamentals
• Docker for Enterprise Developers
• Docker Security Course

The skills and knowledge measured by this examination are derived from an understanding of the jobs of current Docker users. A team of highly qualified Docker experts defined the test content and wrote the test items.

Note:​ This​ ​examination​ ​blueprint​ ​includes​ ​weighting,​ ​test​ ​objectives,​ ​and​ ​example​ ​content.
Example​ ​topics​ ​and​ ​concepts​ ​are​ ​included​ ​to​ ​clarify​ ​the​ ​test​ ​objectives;​ ​they​ ​should​ ​not​ ​be
construed​ ​as​ ​a​ ​comprehensive​ ​listing​ ​of​ ​all​ ​the​ ​content​ ​of​ ​this​ ​examination.

The following table lists the domains measured by this examination and the extent to which they are represented.

Response​ ​Limits
The examinee selects, from four (4) or more response options, the option(s) that best completes the statement or answers the question. Distracters or wrong answers are response options that examinees with incomplete knowledge or skill would likely choose, but they are generally plausible responses fitting into the content area defined by the test objective.

Test item formats used in this examination are as follows:

•  Multiple-choice:​ The examinee selects one option that best answers the question or completes a statement. The option can be embedded in a graphic where the examinee “points and clicks” on a selection choice to complete the test item.
• Multiple-response:​ The examinee selects more than one option that best answers the question or completes a statement.
• Sample​ ​Directions:​ Read the statement or question, and, from the response options, select only the option(s) that represent the most correct or best answer(s) given the information