NVIDIA Certified Associate - AI Infrastructure Operations (NCA-AIIO) Flashcards¶
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Exam logistics¶
How long is the NVIDIA Certified Associate - AI Infrastructure Operations (NCA-AIIO) exam?
60 minutes
How many questions are on the NVIDIA Certified Associate - AI Infrastructure Operations (NCA-AIIO) exam?
50-60 questions
What is the passing score for NVIDIA Certified Associate - AI Infrastructure Operations (NCA-AIIO)?
Not officially published
What does the NVIDIA Certified Associate - AI Infrastructure Operations (NCA-AIIO) exam cost?
$135 USD
How long is NVIDIA Certified Associate - AI Infrastructure Operations (NCA-AIIO) valid for?
2 years
Gpu fundamentals¶
Streaming Multiprocessors (SMs) (gpu fundamentals)
Primary compute units
Tensor Cores (gpu fundamentals)
Specialized for matrix math (AI training/inference)
HBM Memory (gpu fundamentals)
High-bandwidth GPU memory
NVLink (gpu fundamentals)
High-speed GPU-to-GPU interconnect
PCIe Interface (gpu fundamentals)
Connection to CPU and system
Ampere (gpu fundamentals)
A100, A30 (generation)
Hopper (gpu fundamentals)
H100, H200 (current generation)
Ada Lovelace (gpu fundamentals)
L40S (workstation/inference)
Level 1 (Quick) (gpu fundamentals)
~15 seconds, basic checks
Level 2 (Medium) (gpu fundamentals)
~2 minutes, hardware short test
Level 3 (Long) (gpu fundamentals)
~15 minutes, comprehensive stress test
Container management¶
nvidia-container-runtime (container management)
OCI-compliant runtime wrapper
nvidia-container-cli (container management)
CLI for configuring GPU containers
libnvidia-container (container management)
Library for GPU device management
nvidia-ctk (container management)
Configuration and setup utility
📖 NGC Catalog (container management)
Browse available images
Troubleshooting¶
nvidia-smi (troubleshooting)
Basic real-time monitoring
DCGM (troubleshooting)
Enterprise GPU monitoring
Prometheus + Grafana (troubleshooting)
Metrics dashboard
Nsight Systems (troubleshooting)
Detailed performance profiling