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# Course: Prep Course - OpenTelemetry Certified Associate (OTCA) Certification

> Hands-on course preparing engineers for OpenTelemetry Certified Associate exam teaching instrumentation, tracing, metrics, logs, Collector deployment, OTTL, debugging, and real world observability practices in cloud native systems

Notes for the **Prep Course - OpenTelemetry Certified Associate (OTCA) Certification** course: 142 lessons across 14 sections.

## Course Introduction

* [Introduction](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Course-Introduction/Introduction/page.md)
* [Bob the Software Doctor and Mysterious Application Ailments](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Course-Introduction/Bob-the-Software-Doctor-and-Mysterious-Application-Ailments/page.md)

## Observability Core Concepts

* [How Applications Work in Distributed Computing](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Observability-Core-Concepts/How-Applications-Work-in-Distributed-Computing/page.md)
* [Introduction to Observability](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Observability-Core-Concepts/Introduction-to-Observability/page.md)
* [Monitoring and Observability](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Observability-Core-Concepts/Monitoring-and-Observability/page.md)
* [Before OpenTelemetry Why Standardization Was the Missing Piece](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Observability-Core-Concepts/Before-OpenTelemetry-Why-Standardization-Was-the-Missing-Piece/page.md)

## OpenTelemetry Core Concepts

* [OpenTelemetry Introduction](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Core-Concepts/OpenTelemetry-Introduction/page.md)
* [OpenTelemetry Goals Mission Vision and Values](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Core-Concepts/OpenTelemetry-Goals-Mission-Vision-and-Values/page.md)
* [Standards and Specification](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Core-Concepts/Standards-and-Specification/page.md)
* [Semantic Conventions](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Core-Concepts/Semantic-Conventions/page.md)
* [Semantic Conventions Guidelines](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Core-Concepts/Semantic-Conventions-Guidelines/page.md)
* [Main Components of OpenTelemetry](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Core-Concepts/Main-Components-of-OpenTelemetry/page.md)
* [OpenTelemetry End to End Architecture](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Core-Concepts/OpenTelemetry-End-to-End-Architecture/page.md)
* [OpenTelemetry API](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Core-Concepts/OpenTelemetry-API/page.md)
* [OpenTelemetry Client Design Principles](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Core-Concepts/OpenTelemetry-Client-Design-Principles/page.md)
* [OpenTelemetry Client Architecture](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Core-Concepts/OpenTelemetry-Client-Architecture/page.md)
* [OpenTelemetry Specification Status](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Core-Concepts/OpenTelemetry-Specification-Status/page.md)
* [OpenTelemetry Protocol OTLP](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Core-Concepts/OpenTelemetry-Protocol-OTLP/page.md)
* [OTLP Transport Over gRPC and HTTP](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Core-Concepts/OTLP-Transport-Over-gRPC-and-HTTP/page.md)

## Span Anatomy and Context Propagation

* [Distributed Trace Introduction](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Span-Anatomy-and-Context-Propagation/Distributed-Trace-Introduction/page.md)
* [OpenTelemetry Spans](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Span-Anatomy-and-Context-Propagation/OpenTelemetry-Spans/page.md)
* [Span Name and Context](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Span-Anatomy-and-Context-Propagation/Span-Name-and-Context/page.md)
* [Span Kind](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Span-Anatomy-and-Context-Propagation/Span-Kind/page.md)
* [Span Links](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Span-Anatomy-and-Context-Propagation/Span-Links/page.md)
* [Span Status and Exceptions](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Span-Anatomy-and-Context-Propagation/Span-Status-and-Exceptions/page.md)
* [Span Timings](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Span-Anatomy-and-Context-Propagation/Span-Timings/page.md)
* [Span Events](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Span-Anatomy-and-Context-Propagation/Span-Events/page.md)
* [Span Attributes](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Span-Anatomy-and-Context-Propagation/Span-Attributes/page.md)
* [Span Events vs Span Attributes](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Span-Anatomy-and-Context-Propagation/Span-Events-vs-Span-Attributes/page.md)
* [Span Resource](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Span-Anatomy-and-Context-Propagation/Span-Resource/page.md)
* [OpenTelemetry Baggage](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Span-Anatomy-and-Context-Propagation/OpenTelemetry-Baggage/page.md)
* [Context Propagation](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Span-Anatomy-and-Context-Propagation/Context-Propagation/page.md)
* [Span Anatomy Summary](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Span-Anatomy-and-Context-Propagation/Span-Anatomy-Summary/page.md)
* [Demo Tracing Overview](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Span-Anatomy-and-Context-Propagation/Demo-Tracing-Overview/page.md)

## Instrumentation

* [OpenTelemetry Instrumentation Approaches](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/OpenTelemetry-Instrumentation-Approaches/page.md)
* [Code Based Manual Instrumentation and Tracing API Introduction](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Code-Based-Manual-Instrumentation-and-Tracing-API-Introduction/page.md)
* [Demo Instrumenting Application Configuring OpenTelemetry](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Demo-Instrumenting-Application-Configuring-OpenTelemetry/page.md)
* [Demo Instrumenting Application Creating the First Span](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Demo-Instrumenting-Application-Creating-the-First-Span/page.md)
* [Span Processors and Exporters](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Span-Processors-and-Exporters/page.md)
* [Demo Span Processors](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Demo-Span-Processors/page.md)
* [Demo Exporters](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Demo-Exporters/page.md)
* [Demo Resource Attributes](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Demo-Resource-Attributes/page.md)
* [Demo Instrumenting API](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Demo-Instrumenting-API/page.md)
* [Demo Connecting Two Services](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Demo-Connecting-Two-Services/page.md)
* [Demo Propagating Context](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Demo-Propagating-Context/page.md)
* [Demo Events](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Demo-Events/page.md)
* [Demo Exceptions](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Demo-Exceptions/page.md)
* [Demo Status Codes](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Demo-Status-Codes/page.md)
* [Span Sampling](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Span-Sampling/page.md)
* [Demo Sampling](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Demo-Sampling/page.md)
* [Instrumentation Libraries](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Instrumentation-Libraries/page.md)
* [Zero CodeAutomatic Instrumentation](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Zero-CodeAutomatic-Instrumentation/page.md)
* [Zero Code Instrumentation in Java](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Zero-Code-Instrumentation-in-Java/page.md)
* [Zero Code Instrumentation in Python](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Zero-Code-Instrumentation-in-Python/page.md)
* [Demo Zero Code Techniques in Python](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Demo-Zero-Code-Techniques-in-Python/page.md)
* [Choosing the Right Instrumentation Approach](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Choosing-the-Right-Instrumentation-Approach/page.md)
* [Demo Span Attributes](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Instrumentation/Demo-Span-Attributes/page.md)

## Metrics Data Model

* [Role of Metrics in Observability](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Metrics-Data-Model/Role-of-Metrics-in-Observability/page.md)
* [Monotonicity](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Metrics-Data-Model/Monotonicity/page.md)
* [Temporality](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Metrics-Data-Model/Temporality/page.md)
* [Aggregation and Histogram](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Metrics-Data-Model/Aggregation-and-Histogram/page.md)
* [Dimensions](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Metrics-Data-Model/Dimensions/page.md)
* [Cardinality](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Metrics-Data-Model/Cardinality/page.md)
* [Recap Structural Prop of Metrics](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Metrics-Data-Model/Recap-Structural-Prop-of-Metrics/page.md)
* [Metrics Data Model](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Metrics-Data-Model/Metrics-Data-Model/page.md)
* [The Metrics Data Journey With OpenTelemetry](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Metrics-Data-Model/The-Metrics-Data-Journey-With-OpenTelemetry/page.md)
* [Metric Instruments in OpenTelemetry](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Metrics-Data-Model/Metric-Instruments-in-OpenTelemetry/page.md)

## Recording Measurements

* [Metrics API and SDK](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Recording-Measurements/Metrics-API-and-SDK/page.md)
* [Metrics Pipeline](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Recording-Measurements/Metrics-Pipeline/page.md)
* [Metrics SDK Lifecycle APIs and Views](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Recording-Measurements/Metrics-SDK-Lifecycle-APIs-and-Views/page.md)
* [Exemplars](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Recording-Measurements/Exemplars/page.md)
* [Demo Metrics Instrumentation](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Recording-Measurements/Demo-Metrics-Instrumentation/page.md)
* [Demo Counter Metric](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Recording-Measurements/Demo-Counter-Metric/page.md)
* [Demo Updown Counter](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Recording-Measurements/Demo-Updown-Counter/page.md)
* [Demo Async Gauge](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Recording-Measurements/Demo-Async-Gauge/page.md)
* [Demo Histogram](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Recording-Measurements/Demo-Histogram/page.md)
* [Demo Prometheus Exporter](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Recording-Measurements/Demo-Prometheus-Exporter/page.md)

## Logs

* [OpenTelemetry Logging Introduction](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Logs/OpenTelemetry-Logging-Introduction/page.md)
* [Open Telemetry Logging Components](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Logs/Open-Telemetry-Logging-Components/page.md)
* [Open Telemetry Logs Data Model](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Logs/Open-Telemetry-Logs-Data-Model/page.md)
* [Logs API](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Logs/Logs-API/page.md)
* [Logs SDK](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Logs/Logs-SDK/page.md)
* [Demo Your First Log](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Logs/Demo-Your-First-Log/page.md)
* [Demo Using Python Stdlib](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Logs/Demo-Using-Python-Stdlib/page.md)
* [Demo Integrating Traces With Logs](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Logs/Demo-Integrating-Traces-With-Logs/page.md)
* [Demo Exporting Logs to Collector](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Logs/Demo-Exporting-Logs-to-Collector/page.md)

## OTel Collector Foundations

* [OTel Collector Purpose Slide Deck](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Foundations/OTel-Collector-Purpose-Slide-Deck/page.md)
* [OTel Collector Distributions](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Foundations/OTel-Collector-Distributions/page.md)
* [Demo OTel Collector Installation](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Foundations/Demo-OTel-Collector-Installation/page.md)
* [Demo OTel Collector Docker Installation](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Foundations/Demo-OTel-Collector-Docker-Installation/page.md)
* [OTel Collector Anatomy](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Foundations/OTel-Collector-Anatomy/page.md)
* [Understanding configyaml in OpenTelemetry Collector](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Foundations/Understanding-configyaml-in-OpenTelemetry-Collector/page.md)
* [Demo OpenTelemetry Collector Configuration](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Foundations/Demo-OpenTelemetry-Collector-Configuration/page.md)

## OTel Collector Core Components

* [Collector as an Agent](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Core-Components/Collector-as-an-Agent/page.md)
* [OpenTelemetry Collector Receivers](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Core-Components/OpenTelemetry-Collector-Receivers/page.md)
* [OpenTelemetry Collector Processors](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Core-Components/OpenTelemetry-Collector-Processors/page.md)
* [OpenTelemetry Collector Exporters](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Core-Components/OpenTelemetry-Collector-Exporters/page.md)
* [OTel Col OTLP Exporter and Resiliency](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Core-Components/OTel-Col-OTLP-Exporter-and-Resiliency/page.md)
* [OTel Col Contrib Exporters](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Core-Components/OTel-Col-Contrib-Exporters/page.md)
* [OTel Col Load Balancing Exporter](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Core-Components/OTel-Col-Load-Balancing-Exporter/page.md)
* [OTel Col Exporter Patterns Reliability and Best Practices](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Core-Components/OTel-Col-Exporter-Patterns-Reliability-and-Best-Practices/page.md)
* [Demo OTel Col Jaeger Exporter](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Core-Components/Demo-OTel-Col-Jaeger-Exporter/page.md)
* [Demo OTel Col Processors](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Core-Components/Demo-OTel-Col-Processors/page.md)
* [Demo OTel Col Attribute Processor](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Core-Components/Demo-OTel-Col-Attribute-Processor/page.md)
* [Demo OTel Col Metrics](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Core-Components/Demo-OTel-Col-Metrics/page.md)
* [Demo OTel Col Filter](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Core-Components/Demo-OTel-Col-Filter/page.md)
* [Demo OTel Col Prometheus Exporter](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Core-Components/Demo-OTel-Col-Prometheus-Exporter/page.md)
* [OTel Col Connectors](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Core-Components/OTel-Col-Connectors/page.md)
* [Demo OTel Col Connectors](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Core-Components/Demo-OTel-Col-Connectors/page.md)
* [Service and Pipelines Explained](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OTel-Collector-Core-Components/Service-and-Pipelines-Explained/page.md)

## Transforming Telemetry – Pipeline Processing

* [OTTL Basics](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Transforming-Telemetry-Pipeline-Processing/OTTL-Basics/page.md)
* [Demo OTTL Filter](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Transforming-Telemetry-Pipeline-Processing/Demo-OTTL-Filter/page.md)
* [Demo OTTL Transform Part 1](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Transforming-Telemetry-Pipeline-Processing/Demo-OTTL-Transform-Part-1/page.md)
* [Demo OTTL Transform Part 2](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Transforming-Telemetry-Pipeline-Processing/Demo-OTTL-Transform-Part-2/page.md)
* [Sampling Strategies](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Transforming-Telemetry-Pipeline-Processing/Sampling-Strategies/page.md)
* [Head Sampling](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Transforming-Telemetry-Pipeline-Processing/Head-Sampling/page.md)
* [Tail Sampling](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Transforming-Telemetry-Pipeline-Processing/Tail-Sampling/page.md)
* [Demo Sampling Strategies](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Transforming-Telemetry-Pipeline-Processing/Demo-Sampling-Strategies/page.md)
* [Schemas Why Schemas Matter](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Transforming-Telemetry-Pipeline-Processing/Schemas-Why-Schemas-Matter/page.md)
* [Schema Fundamentals](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Transforming-Telemetry-Pipeline-Processing/Schema-Fundamentals/page.md)
* [Schema Translation Rules by Signal Type](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Transforming-Telemetry-Pipeline-Processing/Schema-Translation-Rules-by-Signal-Type/page.md)
* [Check and Reflect Schema Summary](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Transforming-Telemetry-Pipeline-Processing/Check-and-Reflect-Schema-Summary/page.md)

## OpenTelemetry in Kubernetes

* [OpenTelemetry in Kubernetes](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-in-Kubernetes/OpenTelemetry-in-Kubernetes/page.md)
* [OpenTelemetry Kubernetes Operator](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-in-Kubernetes/OpenTelemetry-Kubernetes-Operator/page.md)
* [Auto Instrumentation Using the OpenTelemetry Operator](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-in-Kubernetes/Auto-Instrumentation-Using-the-OpenTelemetry-Operator/page.md)
* [Important Receivers for Kubernetes](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-in-Kubernetes/Important-Receivers-for-Kubernetes/page.md)
* [OpenTelemetry Collector Deployment Modes in Kubernetes](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-in-Kubernetes/OpenTelemetry-Collector-Deployment-Modes-in-Kubernetes/page.md)
* [Demo OpenTelemetry Collector k8s](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-in-Kubernetes/Demo-OpenTelemetry-Collector-k8s/page.md)
* [Demo OpenTelemetry Operator](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-in-Kubernetes/Demo-OpenTelemetry-Operator/page.md)
* [Demo OpenTelemetry Operator Auto Instrumentation](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-in-Kubernetes/Demo-OpenTelemetry-Operator-Auto-Instrumentation/page.md)

## OpenTelemetry Collector: Debugging, Operations, and Scaling

* [Internal Logs of the Collector](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Collector-Debugging-Operations-and-Scaling/Internal-Logs-of-the-Collector/page.md)
* [Debug Exporter](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Collector-Debugging-Operations-and-Scaling/Debug-Exporter/page.md)
* [Demo Collector Internal Logs and Debug Exporter](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Collector-Debugging-Operations-and-Scaling/Demo-Collector-Internal-Logs-and-Debug-Exporter/page.md)
* [Internal Metrics of the Collector](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Collector-Debugging-Operations-and-Scaling/Internal-Metrics-of-the-Collector/page.md)
* [Extensions healthcheck](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Collector-Debugging-Operations-and-Scaling/Extensions-healthcheck/page.md)
* [Extensions zPages](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Collector-Debugging-Operations-and-Scaling/Extensions-zPages/page.md)
* [Extensions pprof](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Collector-Debugging-Operations-and-Scaling/Extensions-pprof/page.md)
* [Recap When to Use What](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Collector-Debugging-Operations-and-Scaling/Recap-When-to-Use-What/page.md)
* [Demo OTel Collector Extensions](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Collector-Debugging-Operations-and-Scaling/Demo-OTel-Collector-Extensions/page.md)
* [Scaling the OpenTelemetry Collector](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Collector-Debugging-Operations-and-Scaling/Scaling-the-OpenTelemetry-Collector/page.md)
* [Demo Internal Metrics of the Collector](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/OpenTelemetry-Collector-Debugging-Operations-and-Scaling/Demo-Internal-Metrics-of-the-Collector/page.md)

## Extended Topics

* [SLIs and SLOs With OpenTelemetry](/docs/Prep-Course-OpenTelemetry-Certified-Associate-OTCA-Certification/Extended-Topics/SLIs-and-SLOs-With-OpenTelemetry/page.md)


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