Well done mate !
Can you launch another terminal like in KK ?
No but you can split terminal screen if you worked with tmux.
Two tab is allowed one is taking by the exam terminal and second tab to view official docs and it’s subdomain sites (not included http://discuss.kubernetes.io/).
What about notepad ?
It will be included in the exam terminal tab. You cannot use external notepad.
Are jobs part of the exam for CKA ? I saw them in someone’s review
Congrats Maren!
And thanks for the advice 
@sscalzadonna : Thanks!
@andrzej : I’m assuming you mean this kind and not work experience:
I didn’t see any of that in the course, so I didn’t study it.
- Maren
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You can compare with the curriculum of the official CNCF CKAD vs CKA.
Grats on passing the CKA exam!
@maren.peasley Congratulations maren 
And also thank you for sharing details . Will be so much helpful for me and others as well
Congrulations!
How did you do time-wise with the actual exam? Did you find 3 hours to be too short, or was it a comfortable pace?
Also, did you find a lot of testing of networking-level things like configuring/repairing ip tables, or was it mostly centered around creating/setting up objects in Kubernetes?
@jacobbeasley : Thank you!
Time-wise, I flew through most of the test in half an hour, then forgot something that I needed to check on every problem (I didn’t pay attention to the exam screen very well and ignored a require notice - fortunately no major corrections were needed). I had estimated 6 minutes per problem and about 30 minutes for review. While I had time to recheck all the problems (and I fixed one glaring problem), I got stuck on two problems. On one, I was hobbled by lack of access to documentation outside of what was allowed. On the other, it was just plain out there - very edge-case.
I used the mildly cumbersome notepad app that they give you to keep track of my thoughts on scores like this:
1: weight (verified)
2: weight (verified) (yay!)
3: weight
…
That is, problem number, the listed weight, whether I had rechecked it (“(verified)”), and whether I thought I got it right (“(yay!)”). Mainly, this system was lightweight (for me): I could quickly add up my estimated score and I could leave other tiny notes in place (like “RECHECK”) so I could quickly see where I needed to spend the little time that was left.
In the end, I probably had 20-40 minutes left and spent about half on one problem, then threw everything but the last minute on the other problem. I couldn’t really have used the last minute - I was spinning my wheels. I credit maniacal focus on lab times as helping with time discipline.
Oh, and the time keeper in the test is … weird.
I hope this helps!
- Maren
Gotcha, so basically you actually had the test basically done with a passing score in an hour, then spent 2 hours basically checking your work and trying to figure out a couple odd-ball questions you were struggling with. Good to know, thank you! I have my test scheduled for tomorrow morning.
First pass was quick - rechecking work was a little slower. Also, I had serious issues with my webcam: Delayed 1 hour 15 minutes getting that sorted and another 45 minutes getting the test loaded / doing id check - mainly waiting for the proctor to come back. Fortunately my other appointments that day could be rescheduled.
I took one brief break during the test following their procedure.
I considered, but rejected going through questions a third time in favor of spending time on those two problems that I knew I might be able to make progress on. I also considered point value, too - was I above 74% or not (and how far)?
Also - best of luck tomorrow!!!