RedHat EX288 Exam Information and Actual Questions

RedHat EX288 Exam Overview:

Certification Vendor:	Red Hat
Exam Name:	Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Application Development
Exam Number:	EX288
Exam Price:	Varies by country (paid exam)
Related Certifications:	Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers
Certificate Validity Period:	3 years
Exam Format:	Performance‑based (hands‑on lab tasks)
Exam Duration:	180 minutes
Available Languages:	English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese
Passing Score:	210 out of 300 (approx. 70%)
Real Exam Qty:	12–15 performance tasks
Exam Way:	Performance‑based hands‑on lab environment (can be taken onsite or virtually via remote proctoring).
Pre Condition:	Basic understanding of container technology; recommended completion of Red Hat OpenShift Developer II: Building Kubernetes Applications (DO288) and Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers but not required.
Official Syllabus URL:	https://www.redhat.com/en/services/training/ex288-red-hat-certified-openshift-application-developer-exam

RedHat EX288 Exam Syllabus Topics:

Section	Objectives
Working with OpenShift Container Platform	- Create and manage multiple OpenShift projects - Configure internal registry and manage applications - Application health monitoring - Basic Git usage in deployment workflows - Deploy single and multi‑container applications
Container Image and Deployment Management	- Publish images to OpenShift image registry - Work with container images and builds
OpenShift Configuration and CI/CD	- Work with Operators for applications - Create and use OpenShift templates - Work with OpenShift Pipelines (CI/CD) - Use Source‑to‑Image (S2I) framework - Work with image streams - Create and use ConfigMaps and Secrets - Work with build hooks and triggers
Troubleshooting and Debugging	- Troubleshoot application build and deployment issues
Deploying Multi‑Container Applications	- Create and use Helm charts - Customize deployments with Kustomize