Certified Backstage Associate (CBA) — Information & Free Practice
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Certified Backstage Associate (CBA)
- Provider
- The Linux Foundation
- Format
- Online, proctored multiple-choice
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 60.
- Time limit
- 90 minutes
- Exam fee
- $250
Examination outline
Backstage Development Workflow (24%)
- Build and run Backstage projects locally
- Understand local development workflows
- Compile a Backstage project with TypeScript
- Download and install dependencies for a Backstage project with NPM/Yarn
- Use Docker to build a container image of a Backstage project
Backstage Infrastructure (22%)
- Understand the Backstage framework
- Configure Backstage
- Deploy Backstage to production
- Understand Backstage client-server architecture
Backstage Catalog (22%)
- Understand how/why to use Backstage Catalog
- Populate Backstage Catalog
- Using annotations
- Working with manually registered entity locations
- Troubleshooting entity ingestion
- Working with automated ingestion
Customizing Backstage (32%)
- Understand frontend versus backend plugins
- Customizing Backstage plugins
- Make changes to React code in Backstage App
- Using Material UI components
Examination sources
- CNCF Curriculum README
intro, latest version statement
- CNCF Curriculum README
exam list, CBA bullet
- CNCF CBA Exam Curriculum
page 2, title and curriculum outline
- CNCF CBA Exam Curriculum
page 2, domain headings and bullets
- Linux Foundation CBA page
Exam Details & Resources
- Linux Foundation certification agreement
section 4.5 Accuracy and Integrity of Examination Process
- Linux Foundation CBA page
CBA Exam Includes
- Linux Foundation CBA page
Exam only enrollment
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