How to Pass the CGOA Exam

CGOA-specific tips and the most common pitfalls.

Duration

90 min

Pass mark

75%

Format

multi-choice

CGOA exam tips

Many questions are principle-based: "which statement correctly describes GitOps?" — answer with the OpenGitOps principles in mind.
Understand that GitOps is about the deployment/operations side, not the build/test side of CI/CD.
For tooling questions, focus on conceptual differences (Argo CD's app-of-apps pattern, Flux's source-first architecture) rather than specific commands.
Secrets management in GitOps (Sealed Secrets, ESO, Vault Agent) is a frequently tested practical topic.

Confusing CI (build, test) with CD/GitOps (deploy, reconcile) — they're related but the exam tests them as distinct concepts.
Thinking Argo CD is the only GitOps tool in scope. Flux questions appear with similar frequency.