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KCNA · Question #208

What is the name of the Kubernetes agent that runs on each worker nodes?

The correct answer is A. kubelet. The kubelet is the primary agent that runs on each worker node, ensuring containers are running in pods according to the specifications provided by the API server.

Submitted by parkjh· May 4, 2026Kubernetes Fundamentals

Question

What is the name of the Kubernetes agent that runs on each worker nodes?

Options

  • Akubelet
  • Bsystemd
  • Ckube-proxy
  • Dpod

How the community answered

(21 responses)
  • A
    90% (19)
  • C
    5% (1)
  • D
    5% (1)

Why each option

The kubelet is the primary agent that runs on each worker node, ensuring containers are running in pods according to the specifications provided by the API server.

AkubeletCorrect

The kubelet is an agent that runs on each node in a Kubernetes cluster, responsible for receiving PodSpecs from the API server and ensuring that the containers described in those PodSpecs are running, healthy, and configured correctly on its node.

Bsystemd

systemd is an init system and service manager for Linux operating systems, not a Kubernetes-specific agent.

Ckube-proxy

kube-proxy is a network proxy that runs on each node and maintains network rules to enable network communication to Pods, distinct from the kubelet's role in managing Pods.

Dpod

A pod is the smallest deployable unit in Kubernetes, encapsulating containers and resources, not an agent that runs on the node itself.

Concept tested: Kubernetes node agent (kubelet)

Source: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/components/#node-components

Topics

#Kubernetes components#kubelet#Worker nodes#Kubernetes architecture

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