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Core Certified User - 1001 Flashcards

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What determines the scope of data that appears in a scheduled report?
A. All data accessible to the User role will appear in the report.
B. All data accessible to the owner of the report will appear in the report.
C. All data accessible to all users will appear in the report until the next time the report is run.
D. The owner of the report can configure permissions so that the report uses either the User role or the owner’s profile at run time.

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D. The owner of the report can configure permissions so that the report uses either the User role or the owner’s profile at run time.

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When writing searches in Splunk, which of the following is true about Booleans? 
A.	They must be lowercase. 
B.	They must be uppercase. 
C.	They must be in Quotations. 
D.	They must be in parentheses.
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B. They must be uppercase.

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Which of the following searches would return events with failure in index netfw or warn or critical in index netops?
A. (index=netfw failure) AND index=netops warn OR critical
B. (index=netfw failure) OR (index=netops (warn OR critical))
C. (index=netfw failure) AND (index=netops (warn OR critical))
D. (index=netfw failure) OR index=netops OR (warn OR critical)

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B. (index=netfw failure) OR (index=netops (warn OR critical))

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Which of the following constraints can be used with the top command? 
A.	limit 
B.	useperc 
C.	addtotals 
D.	fieldcount
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A. limit

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When running searches, command modifiers in the search string are displayed in what color? 
A.	Red 
B.	Blue 
C.	Orange 
D.	Highlighted
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C. Orange

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How can search results be kept longer than 7 days?
A. By scheduling a report.
B. By creating a link to the job.
C. By changing the job settings.
D. By changing the time range picker to more than 7 days.

A

A. By scheduling a report.

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Which of the following is a Splunk search best practice?
A. Filter as early as possible.
B. Never specify more than one index.
C. Include as few search terms as possible.
D. Use wildcards to return more search results.

A

A. Filter as early as possible.

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When displaying results of a search, which of the following is true about line charts?
A. Line charts are optimal for single and multiple series.
B. Line charts are optimal for single series when using Fast mode.
C. Line charts are optimal for multiple series with 3 or more columns.
D. Line charts are optimal for multiseries searches with at least 2 or more columns.

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A. Line charts are optimal for single and multiple series.

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How are events displayed after a search is executed?
A. In chronological order.
B. Randomly by default.
C. In reverse chronological order.
D. Alphabetically according to field name.

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C. In reverse chronological order.

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10) Which of the following is true about user account settings and preferences?
A. Search & Reporting is the only app that can be set as the default application.
B. Full names can only be changed by accounts with a Power User or Admin role.
C. Time zones are automatically updated based on the setting of the computer accessing Splunk.
D. Full name, time zone, and default app can be defined by clicking the login name in the Splunk bar.

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D. Full name, time zone, and default app can be defined by clicking the login name in the Splunk bar.

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What is a primary function of a scheduled report?
A. Auto-detect changes in performance.
B. Auto-generated PDF reports of overall data trends.
C. Regularly scheduled archiving to keep disk space use low.
D. Triggering an alert in your Splunk instance when certain conditions are met.

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B. Auto-generated PDF reports of overall data trends.

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Which command is used to review the contents of a specified static lookup file? 
A.	lookup 
B.	csvlookup 
C.	inputlookup 
D.	outputlookup
A

C. inputlookup

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When sorting on multiple fields with the sort command, what delimiter can be used between the field names in the search? 
A.	| 
B.	$ 
C.	! 
D.	,
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D. ,

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Which time range picker configuration would return real-time events for the past 30 seconds?
A. Preset - Relative: 30-seconds ago
B. Relative - Earliest: 30-seconds ago, Latest: Now
C. Real-time - Earliest: 30-seconds ago, Latest: Now
D. Advanced - Earliest: 30-seconds ago, Latest: Now

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C. Real-time - Earliest: 30-seconds ago, Latest: Now

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What is the correct syntax to count the number of events containing a vendor_action field? 
A.	count stats vendor_action 
B.	count stats (vendor_action) 
C.	stats count (vendor_action) 
D.	stats vendor_action (count)
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C. stats count (vendor_action)

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Which of the following statements about case sensitivity is true?
A. Both field names and field values ARE case sensitive.
B. Field names ARE case sensitive; field values are NOT.
C. Field values ARE case sensitive; field names ARE NOT.
D. Both field names and field values ARE NOT case sensitive.

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B. Field names ARE case sensitive; field values are NOT.

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What does the rare command do?
A. Returns the least common field values of a given field in the results.
B. Returns the most common field values of a given field in the results.
C. Returns the top 10 field values of a given field in the results.
D. Returns the lowest 10 field values of a given field in the results.

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A. Returns the least common field values of a given field in the results.

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Which Boolean operator is always implied between two search terms, unless otherwise specified? 
A.	OR 
B.	NOT 
C.	AND 
D.	XOR
A

C. AND

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What is the purpose of using a by clause with the stats command?
A. To group the results by one or more fields.
B. To compute numerical statistics on each field.
C. To specify how the values in a list are delimited.
D. To partition the input data based on the split-by fields.

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A. To group the results by one or more fields.

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How do you add or remove fields from search results?
A. Use field +to add and field -to remove.
B. Use table +to add and table -to remove.
C. Use fields +to add and fields –to remove.
D. Use fields Plus to add and fields Minus to remove.

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C. Use fields +to add and fields –to remove.

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A field exists in search results, but isn’t being displayed in the fields sidebar.
How can it be added to the fields sidebar?
A. Click All Fields and select the field to add it to Selected Fields.
B. Click Interesting Fields and select the field to add it to Selected Fields.
C. Click Selected Fields and select the field to add it to Interesting Fields.
D. This scenario isn’t possible because all fields returned from a search always appear in the fields sidebar.

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A. Click All Fields and select the field to add it to Selected Fields.

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In the fields sidebar, which character denotes alphanumeric field values? 
A.	# 
B.	% 
C.	a 
D.	a#
A

C. a

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23
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What user interface component allows for time selection? 
A.	Time summary 
B.	Time range picker 
C.	Search time picker 
D.	Data source time statistics
A

B. Time range picker

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Which of the following is the most efficient filter for running searches in Splunk? 
A.	Time 
B.	Fast mode 
C.	Sourcetype 
D.	Selected Fields
A

A. Time

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How does Splunk determine which fields to extract from data?
A. Splunk only extracts the most interesting data from the last 24 hours.
B. Splunk only extracts fields users have manually specified in their data.
C. Splunk automatically extracts any fields that generate interesting visualizations.
D. Splunk automatically discovers many fields based on sourcetype and key/value pairs found in the data.

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D. Splunk automatically discovers many fields based on sourcetype and key/value pairs found in the data.

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Which of the following file types is an option for exporting Splunk search results? 
A.	PDF 
B.	JSON 
C.	XLS 
D.	RTF
A

B. JSON

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What syntax is used to link key/value pairs in search strings? 
A.	Parentheses 
B.	@ or # symbols 
C.	uotation marks 
D.	Relational operators such as =,
A

D. Relational operators such as =,

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Which search would return events from the access_combined sourcetype? 
A.	Sourcetype=access_combined 
B.	Sourcetype=Access_Combined 
C.	sourcetype=Access_Combined 
D.	SOURCETYPE=access_combined
A

C. sourcetype=Access_Combined

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In a deployment with multiple indexes, what will happen when a search is run and an index is not specified in the search string?
A. No events will be returned.
B. Splunk will prompt you to specify an index.
C. All non-indexed events to which the user has access will be returned.
D. Events from every index searched by default to which the user has access will be returned.

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D. Events from every index searched by default to which the user has access will be returned.

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In the Splunk interface, the list of alerts can be filtered based on which characteristics? 
A.	App, Owner, Severity, and Type 
B.	App, Owner, Priority, and Status 
C.	App, Dashboard, Severity, and Type 
D.	App, Time Window, Type, and Severity
A

A. App, Owner, Severity, and Type

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Which of the following are functions of the stats command? 
A.	count, sum, add 
B.	count, sum, less 
C.	sum, avg, values 
D.	sum, values, table
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C. sum, avg, values

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Which of the following is a best practice when writing a search string?
A. Include all formatting commands before any search terms.
B. Include at least one function as this is a search reuirement.
C. Include the search terms at the beginning of the search string.
D. Avoid using formatting clauses, as they add too much overhead.

A

C. Include the search terms at the beginning of the search string.

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When viewing the results of a search, what is an Interesting Field?
A. A field that appears in any event.
B. A field that appears in every event.
C. A field that appears in the top 10 events.
D. A field that appears in at least 20% of the events.

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D. A field that appears in at least 20% of the events.

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When a Splunk search generates calculated data that appears in the Statistics tab, in what formats can the results be exported? 
A.	CSV, JSON, PDF 
B.	CSV, XML, JSON 
C.	Raw Events, XML, JSON 
D.	Raw Events, CSV, XML, JSON
A

B. CSV, XML, JSON

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Which search matches the events containing the terms “error” and “fail”? 
A.	index=security Error Fail 
B.	index=security error OR fail 
C.	index=security “error failure” 
D.	index=security NOT error NOT fail
A

A. index=security Error Fail

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Which of the following is the recommended way to create multiple dashboards displaying data from the same search?
A. Save the search as a report and use it in multiple dashboards as needed.
B. Save the search as a dashboard panel for each dashboard that needs the data.
C. Save the search as a scheduled alert and use it in multiple dashboards as needed.
D. Export the results of the search to an XML file and use the file as the basis of the dashboards.

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A. Save the search as a report and use it in multiple dashboards as needed.

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Which component of Splunk is primarily responsible for saving data? 
A.	Search Head 
B.	Heavy Forwarder 
C.	Indexer 
D.	Universal Forwarder
A

C. Indexer

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Universal forwarder is recommended for forwarding the logs to indexers.
A. Incorrect
B. Correct

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B. Correct

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We should use heavy forwarder for sending event-based data to Indexers.
A. Incorrect
B. Correct

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B. Correct

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40
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Which of the following can be used as wildcard search in Splunk? 
A.	= 
B.	> 
C.	! 
D.	*
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D. *

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Prefix wildcards might cause performance issues.
A. Incorrect
B. Correct

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B. Correct

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Machine data can be in structured and unstructured format.
A. Incorrect
B. Correct

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B. Correct

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43
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Splunk internal fields contains general information about events and starts from underscore i.e. _ .
A. Correct
B. Incorrect

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A. Correct

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44
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How many main user roles do you have in Splunk? 
A.	2 
B.	4 
C.	1 
D.	3
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D. 3

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What does the stats command do?
A. Automatically correlates related fields.
B. Converts field values into numerical values.
C. Calculates statistics on data that matches the search criteria.
D. Analyzes numerical fields for their ability to predict another discrete field.

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C. Calculates statistics on data that matches the search criteria.

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Which is primary function of the timeline located under the search bar?
A. To differentiate between structured and unstructured events in the data.
B. To sort the events returned by the search command in chronological order.
C. To zoom in and zoom out, although this does not change the scale of the chart.
D. To show peaks and/or valleys in the timeline, which can indicate spikes in activity or downtime.

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D. To show peaks and/or valleys in the timeline, which can indicate spikes in activity or downtime.

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What can be configured using the Edit Job Settings menu?
A. Export the result to CSV format.
B. Add the Job results to a dashboard.
C. Schedule the Job to re-run in 10 minutes.
D. Change Job Lifetime from 10 minutes to 7 days.

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D. Change Job Lifetime from 10 minutes to 7 days.

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What is the primary use for the rare command?
A. To sort field values in descending order.
B. To return only fields containing five of fewer values.
C. To find the least common values of a field in a dataset.
D. To find the fields with the fewest number of values across a dataset.

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C. To find the least common values of a field in a dataset.

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49
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What happens when a field is added to the Selected Fields list in the fields sidebar?
A. Splunk will re-run the search job in Verbose Mode to prioritize the new Selected Field.
B. Splunk will highlight related fields as a suggestion to add them to the Selected Fields list.
C. Custom selections will replace the Interesting Fields that Splunk populated into the list at search time.
D. The selected field and its corresponding values will appear underneath the events in the search results.

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D. The selected field and its corresponding values will appear underneath the events in the search results.

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Which of the following describes lookup files?
A. Lookup fields cannot be used in searches.
B. Lookups contain static data available in the index.
C. Lookups add more fields to results returned by a search.
D. Lookups pull data at index time and add them to search results.

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C. Lookups add more fields to results returned by a search.

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51
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Splunk extracts fields from event data at index time and at search time.
A. Correct
B. Incorrect

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A. Correct

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Splunk indexes the data on the basis of timestamps.
A. Correct
B. Incorrect

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A. Correct

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Parsing of data can happen both in HF and Indexer.
A. Only HF
B. No
C. Yes

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C. Yes

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54
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You can on-board data to Splunk using following means (Choose four.): 
A.	Props 
B.	CLI 
C.	Splunk Web 
D.	savedsearches.conf 
E.	Splunk apps and add-ons 
F.	inputs.conf
A

B. CLI
C. Splunk Web
E. Splunk apps and add-ons
F. inputs.conf

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Q 
Data sources being opened and read applies to: 
A.	None of these 
B.	Indexing Phase 
C.	Parsing Phase 
D.	Input Phase 
E.	License Metering
A

D. Input Phase

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Select the correct option that applies to Index time processing (Choose three.). 
A.	Indexing 
B.	Searching 
C.	Parsing 
D.	Settings 
E.	Input
A

A. Indexing
C. Parsing
E. Input

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Parsing of data can happen both in HF and UF.
A. Correct
B. Incorrect

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B. Incorrect

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Upload option creates inputs.conf
A. Correct
B. Incorrect

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B. Incorrect

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Splunk index time process can be broken down into \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ phases. 
A.	3 
B.	2 
C.	4 
D.	1
A

A. 3

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In monitor option you can select the following options in GUI.
A. Only HTTP Event Collector (HEC) and TCP/UDP
B. None of these
C. Only TCP/UDP
D. Only Scripts
E. Files & Directories, HTTP Event Collector (HEC), TCP/UDP and Scripts

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E. Files & Directories, HTTP Event Collector (HEC), TCP/UDP and Scripts

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Where does Licensing meter happen? 
A.	Indexer 
B.	Parsing 
C.	Heavy Forwarder 
D.	Input
A

A. Indexer

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Beginning parentheses is automatically highlighted to guide you on the presence of complimenting parentheses.
A. Incorrect
B. Correct

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B. Correct

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63
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Matching of parentheses is a feature of Splunk Assistant.
A. Incorrect
B. Correct

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B. Correct

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What is Search Assistant in Splunk?
A. It is only available to Admins.
B. Such feature does not exist in Splunk.
C. Shows options to complete the search string.

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C. Shows options to complete the search string.

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The new data uploaded in Splunk are shown in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 
A.	Real-time 
B.	10 Minutes 
C.	Overnight Download 
D.	30 Minutes
A

A. Real-time

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The default host name used in Inputs general settings can not be changed.
A. Incorrect
B. Correct

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A. Incorrect

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Splunk Parses data into individual events, extracts time, and assigns metadata.
A. Incorrect
B. Correct

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B. Correct

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There are three different search modes in Splunk (Choose three.): 
A.	Automatic 
B.	Smart 
C.	Fast 
D.	Verbose
A

B. Smart
C. Fast
D. Verbose

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Select the statements that are true for timeline in Splunk (Choose four.):
A. Timeline shows distribution of events specified in the time range in the form of bars.
B. Single click to see the result for particular time period.
C. You can click and drag across the bar for selecting the range.
D. This is default view and you can’t make any changes to it.
E. You can hover your mouse for details like total events, time and date.

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A. Timeline shows distribution of events specified in the time range in the form of bars.
B. Single click to see the result for particular time period.
C. You can click and drag across the bar for selecting the range.
E. You can hover your mouse for details like total events, time and date.

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Snapping rounds down to the nearest specified unit.
A. Correct
B. Incorrect

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A. Correct

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Data summary button just below the search bar gives you the following (Choose three.): 
A.	Hosts 
B.	Sourcetypes 
C.	Sources 
D.	Indexes
A

A. Hosts
B. Sourcetypes
C. Sources

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What options do you get after selecting timeline? (Choose four.) 
A.	Zoom to selection 
B.	Format Timeline 
C.	Deselect 
D.	Delete 
E.	Zoom Out
A

A. Zoom to selection
B. Format Timeline
C. Deselect
E. Zoom Out

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Q 
You can view the search result in following format (Choose three.): 
A.	Table 
B.	Raw 
C.	Pie Chart 
D.	List
A

A. Table
B. Raw
D. List

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74
Q

At the time of searching the start time is 03:35:08.
Will it look back to 03:00:00 if we use -30m@h in searching?
A. Correct
B. Incorrect

A

A. Correct

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75
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You can also specify a time range in the search bar. You can use the following for beginning and ending for a time range (Choose two.):
A. Not possible to specify time manually in Search query
B. end=
C. start=
D. earliest=
E. latest=

A

D. earliest=

E. latest=

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76
Q

How to make Interesting field into a selected field?
A. Click field in field sidebar -> click YES on the pop-up dialog on upper right side -> check now field should be visible in the list of selected fields.
B. Not possible.
C. Only CLI changes will enable it.
D. Click Settings -> Find field option -> Drop down select field -> enable selected field -> check now field should be visible in the list of selected fields.

A

A. Click field in field sidebar -> click YES on the pop-up dialog on upper right side -> check now field should be visible in the list of selected fields.

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77
Q

Field names are case sensitive and field value are not.
A. Correct
B. Incorrect

A

A. Correct

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78
Q

Query - status != 100:
A. Will return event where status field exist but value of that field is not 100.
B. Will return event where status field exist but value of that field is not 100 and all events where status field doesn’t exist.
C. Will get different results depending on data.

A

A. Will return event where status field exist but value of that field is not 100.

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79
Q

NOT status = 100:
A. Will display result depending on the data.
B. Will return event where status field exist but value of that field is not 100.
C. Will return event where status field exist but value of that field is not 100 and all events where status field doesn’t exist.

A

C. Will return event where status field exist but value of that field is not 100 and all events where status field doesn’t exist.

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80
Q

Will the queries following below get the same result?
1. index=log sourcetype=error_log status !=100
2. index=log sourcetype=error_log NOT status =100
A. Correct
B. Incorrect

A

B. Incorrect

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81
Q 
Put query into separate lines where | (Pipes) are used by selecting following options. 
A.	CTRL + Enter 
B.	Shift + Enter 
C.	Space + Enter 
D.	ALT + Enter
A

B. Shift + Enter

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82
Q

Fields are searchable key value pairs in your event data.
A. Correct
B. Incorrect

A

A. Correct

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83
Q 
Search Language Syntax in Splunk can be broken down into the following components. (Choose all that apply.) 
A.	Search term 
B.	Command 
C.	Pipe 
D.	Functions 
E.	Arguments 
F.	Clause
A 
A.	Search term 
B.	Command 
D.	Functions 
E.	Arguments 
F.	Clause
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84
Q 
Which of the following reports is available in the Fields window? 
A.	Top values by time 
B.	Rare values by time 
C.	Events with top value fields 
D.	Events with rare value fields
A

A. Top values by time

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85
Q

Which of the following is the most efficient search?
A. index=* “failed password”
B. “failed password” index=*
C. (index=* OR index=security) “failed password”
D. index=security “failed password”

A

D. index=security “failed password”

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86
Q 
What is a quick, comprehensive way to learn what data is present in a Splunk deployment? 
A.	Review Splunk reports 
B.	Run ./splunk show 
C.	Click Data Summary in Splunk Web 
D.	Search index=* sourcetype=* host=*
A

C. Click Data Summary in Splunk Web

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87
Q 
Which of the following is a metadata field assigned to every event in Splunk? 
A.	host 
B.	owner 
C.	bytes 
D.	action
A

A. host

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88
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Which of the following is the best way to create a report that shows the last 24 hours of events?
A. Use earliest=-1d@d latest=@d
B. Set a real-time search over a 24-hour window
C. Use the time range picket to select “Yesterday”
D. Use the time range picker to select “Last 24 hours”

A

D. Use the time range picker to select “Last 24 hours”

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89
Q

When is the pipe character, I, used in search strings?
A. Before clauses. For example: stats sum(bytes) | by host
B. Before commands. For example: | stats sum(bytes) by host
C. Before arguments. For example: stats sum| (bytes) by host
D. Before functions. For example: stats |sum(bytes) by host

A

B. Before commands. For example: | stats sum(bytes) by host

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90
Q

In the Fields sidebar, what does the number directly to the right of the field name indicate?
A. The value of the field
B. The number of values for the field
C. The number of unique values for the field
D. The numeric non-unique values of the field

A

C. The number of unique values for the field

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91
Q

Which search will return the 15 least common field values for the dest_ip field?
A. sourcetype=firewall | rare num=15 dest_ip
B. sourcetype=firewall | rare last=15 dest_ip
C. sourcetype=firewall | rare count=15 dest_ip
D. sourcetype=firewall | rare limit=15 dest_ip

A

D. sourcetype=firewall | rare limit=15 dest_ip

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92
Q

What must be done before an automatic lookup can be created? (Choose all that apply.)
A. The lookup command must be used.
B. The lookup definition must be created.
C. The lookup file must be uploaded to Splunk.
D. The lookup file must be verified using the inputlookup command.

A

B. The lookup definition must be created.

C. The lookup file must be uploaded to Splunk.

93
Q 
Which of the following Splunk components typically resides on the machines where data originates? 
A.	Indexer 
B.	Forwarder 
C.	Search head 
D.	Deployment server
A

B. Forwarder

94
Q 
Which of the following represents the Splunk recommended naming convention for dashboards? 
A.	Description_Group_Object 
B.	Group_Description_Object 
C.	Group_Object_Description 
D.	Object_Group_Description
A

C. Group_Object_Description

95
Q 
Which of the following are common constraints of the top command? 
A.	limit, count 
B.	limit, showpercent 
C.	limits, countfield 
D.	showperc, countfield
A

D. showperc, countfield

96
Q

What must be done in order to use a lookup table in Splunk?
A. The lookup must be configured to run automatically.
B. The contents of the lookup file must be copied and pasted into the search bar.
C. The lookup file must be uploaded to Splunk and a lookup definition must be created.
D. The lookup file must be uploaded to the etc/apps/lookups folder for automatic ingestion.

A

C. The lookup file must be uploaded to Splunk and a lookup definition must be created.

97
Q 
By default, which of the following fields would be listed in the fields sidebar under interesting Fields? 
A.	host 
B.	index 
C.	source 
D.	sourcetype
A

B. index

98
Q

When editing a dashboard, which of the following are possible options? ( Select All that apply.)
A. Add an output
B. Export a dashboard panel
C. Modify the chart type displayed in a dashboard panel
D. Drag a dashboard panel to a different location on the dasboard

A

C. Modify the chart type displayed in a dashboard panel

D. Drag a dashboard panel to a different location on the dasboard

99
Q

When an alert action is configured to run a script, Splunk must be able to locate the script.
Which is one of the directories Splunk will look in to find the script?
A. $SPLUNK_HOME/bin/scripts
B. $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/scripts
C. $SPLUNK_HOME/bin/etc/scripts
D. $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/scripts/bin

A

A. $SPLUNK_HOME/bin/scripts

100
Q 
Which stats command function provides a count of how many unique values exist for a given field in the result set? 
A.	dc(field) 
B.	count(field) 
C.	count-by(field) 
D.	distinct-count(field)
A

A. dc(field)

101
Q 
A collection of items containing things such as data inputs, UI elements, and knowledge objects is known as what? 
A.	An app 
B.	JSON 
C.	A role 
D.	An enhanced solution
A

A. An app

102
Q 
Which of the following searches will return results where fail, 400, and error exist in every event? 
A.	error AND (fail AND 400) 
B.	error OR (fail and 400) 
C.	error AND (fail OR 400) 
D.	error OR fail OR 400
A

A. error AND (fail AND 400)

103
Q 
When placed early in a search, which command is most effective at reducing search execution time? 
A.	dedup 
B.	rename 
C.	sort - 
D.	fields +
A

A. dedup

104
Q

Which search string returns a field containing the number of matching events and names that field Event Count?
A. index=security failure | stats sum as “Event Count”
B. index=security failure | stats count as “Event Count”
C. index=security failure | stats count by “Event Count”
D. index=security failure | stats dc(count) as “Event Count”

A

B. index=security failure | stats count as “Event Count”

105
Q

What is a suggested Splunk best practice for naming reports?
A. Reports are best named using many numbers so they can be more easily sorted.
B. Use a consistent naming convention so they are easily separated by characteristics such as group and object.
C. Name reports as uniquely as possible with no overlap to differentiate them from one another.
D. Any naming convention is fine as long as you keep an external spreadsheet to keep track.

A

B. Use a consistent naming convention so they are easily separated by characteristics such as group and object.

106
Q

When looking at a statistics table, what is one way to drill down to see the underlying events?
A. Creating a pivot table.
B. Clicking on the visualizations tab.
C. Viewing your report in a dashboard.
D. Clicking on any field value in the table.

A

D. Clicking on any field value in the table.

107
Q

What are the steps to schedule a report?
A. After saving the report, click Schedule.
B. After saving the report, click Event Type.
C. After saving the report, click Scheduling.
D. After saving the report, click Dashboard Panel.

A

A. After saving the report, click Schedule.

108
Q

In the fields sidebar, what indicates that a field is numeric?
A. A number to the right of the field name.
B. A # symbol to the left of the field name.
C. A lowercase n to the left of the field name.
D. A lowercase n to the right of the field name.

A

B. A # symbol to the left of the field name.

109
Q 
At index time, in which field does Splunk store the timestamp value? 
A.	time 
B.	_time 
C.	EventTime 
D.	timestamp
A

B. _time

110
Q

What type of search can be saved as a report?
A. Any search can be saved as a report.
B. Only searches that generate visualizations.
C. Only searches containing a transforming command.
D. Only searches that generate statistics or visualizations.

A

A. Any search can be saved as a report.

111
Q 
What can be included in the All Fields option in the sidebar? 
A.	Dashboards 
B.	Metadata only 
C.	Non-interesting fields 
D.	Field descriptions
A

C. Non-interesting fields

112
Q 
Which of the following is an option after clicking an item in search results? 
A.	Saving the item to a report. 
B.	Adding the item to the search. 
C.	Adding the item to a dashboard. 
D.	Saving the Search to a JSON file.
A

B. Adding the item to the search.

113
Q 
Which of the following fields is stored with the events in the index? 
A.	user 
B.	source 
C.	location 
D.	sourceIp
A

B. source

114
Q 
Which command is used to validate a lookup file? 
A.	| lookup products.csv 
B.	inputlookup products.csv 
C.	| inputlookup products.csv 
D.	| lookup_definition products.csv
A

C. | inputlookup products.csv

115
Q

How can another user gain access to a saved report?
A. The owner of the report can edit permissions from the Edit dropdown.
B. Only users with an Admin or Power User role can access other users’ reports.
C. Anyone can access any reports marked as public within a shared Splunk deployment.
D. The owner of the report must clone the original report and save it to their user account.

A

A. The owner of the report can edit permissions from the Edit dropdown.

116
Q 
By default, which of the following is a Selected Field? 
A.	action 
B.	clientip 
C.	categoryId 
D.	sourcetype
A

D. sourcetype

117
Q 
According to Splunk best practices, which placement of the wildcard results in the most efficient search? 
A.	f*il 
B.	*fail 
C.	fail* 
D.	*fail*
A

C. fail*

118
Q 
Which search string is the most efficient? 
A.	“failed password” 
B.	“failed password”* 
C.	index=* “failed password” 
D.	index=security “failed password”
A

D. index=security “failed password”

119
Q 
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ transforms raw data into events and distributes the results into an index. 
A.	Index 
B.	Search Head 
C.	Indexer 
D.	Forwarder
A

C. Indexer

120
Q 
Three basic components of Splunk are (Choose three.): 
A.	Forwarders 
B.	Deployment Server 
C.	Indexer 
D.	Knowledge Objects 
E.	Index 
F.	Search Head
A

A. Forwarders
C. Indexer
F. Search Head

121
Q

All components are installed and administered in Splunk Enterprise on-premise.
A. Correct
B. Incorrect

A

A. Correct

122
Q 
Log filtering/parsing can be done from \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 
A.	Index Forwarders (IF) 
B.	Universal Forwarders (UF) 
C.	Super Forwarder (SF) 
D.	Heavy Forwarders (HF)
A

D. Heavy Forwarders (HF)

123
Q 
Splunk shows data in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 
A.	ASCII Character order. 
B.	Reverse chronological order. 
C.	Alphanumeric order. 
D.	Chronological order.
A

B. Reverse chronological order.

124
Q

Which of the following statements are correct about Search & Reporting App? (Choose three.)
A. Can be accessed by Apps > Search & Reporting.
B. Provides default interface for searching and analyzing logs.
C. Enables the user to create knowledge object, reports, alerts and dashboards.
D. It only gives us search functionality.

A

A. Can be accessed by Apps > Search & Reporting.
B. Provides default interface for searching and analyzing logs.
C. Enables the user to create knowledge object, reports, alerts and dashboards.

125
Q

Forward Option gather and forward data to indexers over a receiving port from remote machines.
A. Incorrect
B. Correct

A

B. Correct

126
Q

Splunk automatically determines the source type for major data types.
A. Incorrect
B. Correct

A

B. Correct

127
Q

Uploading local files though Upload options index the file only once.
A. Incorrect
B. Correct

A

B. Correct

128
Q

You can change the App context in Input setting.
A. Incorrect
B. Correct

A

B. Correct

129
Q

Events in Splunk are automatically segregated using data and time.
A. Correct
B. Incorrect

A

A. Correct

130
Q

You are able to create new Index in Data Input settings.
A. Incorrect
B. Correct

A

B. Correct

131
Q 
Keywords are highlighted when you mouse over search results and you can click this search result to (Choose three.): 
A.	Open new search. 
B.	Exclude the item from search. 
C.	None of these 
D.	Add the item to search.
A

A. Open new search.
B. Exclude the item from search.
D. Add the item to search.

132
Q

!= and NOT are same arguments.
A. Correct
B. Incorrect

A

B. Incorrect

133
Q

Selected fields are a set of configurable fields displayed for each event.
A. Correct
B. Incorrect

A

A. Correct

134
Q

When looking at a dashboard panel that is based on a report, which of the following is true?
A. You can modify the search string in the panel, and you can change and configure the visualization.
B. You can modify the search string in the panel, but you cannot change and configure the visualization.
C. You cannot modify the search string in the panel, but you can change and configure the visualization.
D. You cannot modify the search string in the panel, and you cannot change and configure the visualization.

A

C. You cannot modify the search string in the panel, but you can change and configure the visualization.

135
Q

Which of the following is true about user account settings and preferences?
A. Search & Reporting is the only app that can be set as the default application.
B. Full names can only be changed by accounts with a Power User or Admin role.
C. Time zones are automatically updated based on the setting of the computer accessing Splunk.
D. Full name, time zone, and default app can be defined by clicking the login name in the Splunk bar.

A

D. Full name, time zone, and default app can be defined by clicking the login name in the Splunk bar.

136
Q 
After running a search, what effect does clicking and dragging across the timeline have? 
A.	Executes a new search. 
B.	Filters current search results. 
C.	Moves to past or future events. 
D.	Expands the time range of the search.
A

B. Filters current search results.

137
Q

What does the values function of the stats command do?
A. Lists all values of a given field.
B. Lists unique values of a given field.
C. Returns a count of unique values for a given field.
D. Returns the number of events that match the search.

A

B. Lists unique values of a given field.

138
Q

Which statement is true about Splunk alerts?
A. Alerts are based on searches that are either run on a scheduled interval or in real-time.
B. Alerts are based on searches and when triggered will only send an email notification.
C. Alerts are based on searches and require cron to run on scheduled interval.
D. Alerts are based on searches that are run exclusively as real-time.

A

A. Alerts are based on searches that are either run on a scheduled interval or in real-time.

139
Q 
In the fields sidebar, which character denotes alphanumeric field values? 
A.	# 
B.	% 
C.	a 
D.	a#
A

C. a

140
Q

What is the main requirement for creating visualizations using the Splunk UI?
A. Your search must transform event data into Excel file format first.
B. Your search must transform event data into XML formatted data first.
C. Your search must transform event data into statistical data tables first.
D. Your search must transform event data into JSON formatted data first.

A

C. Your search must transform event data into statistical data tables first.

141
Q 
What syntax is used to link key/value pairs in search strings? 
A.	action+purchase 
B.	action=purchase 
C.	action | purchase 
D.	action equal purchase
A

B. action=purchase

142
Q

What does the following specified time range do?
earliest=-72h@h latest=@d
A. Look back 3 days ago and prior.
B. Look back 72 hours, up to one day ago.
C. Look back 72 hours, up to the end of today.
D. Look back from 3 days ago, up to the beginning of today.

A

D. Look back from 3 days ago, up to the beginning of today.

143
Q

Which events will be returned by the following search string?
host=www3 status=503
A. All events that either have a host of www3 or a status of 503.
B. All events with a host of www3 that also have a status of 503.
C. We need more information; we cannot tell without knowing the time range.
D. We need more information; a search cannot be run without specifying an index.

A

B. All events with a host of www3 that also have a status of 503.

144
Q

What can be configured using the Edit Job Settings menu?
A. Export the result to CSV format.
B. Add the Job results to a dashboard.
C. Schedule the Job to re-run in 10 minutes.
D. Change Job Lifetime from 10 minutes to 7 days.

A

D. Change Job Lifetime from 10 minutes to 7 days.

145
Q

What is Splunk?
A. Splunk is a software platform to search, analyze and visualize the machine-generated data.
B. Database management tool.
C. Security Information and Event Management (SIEM).
D. Cloud based application that help in analyzing logs.

A

A. Splunk is a software platform to search, analyze and visualize the machine-generated data.

146
Q

Splunk Enterprise is used as a Scalable service in Splunk Cloud.
A. Correct
B. Incorrect

A

A. Correct

147
Q 
Which component of Splunk let us write SPL query to find the required data? 
A.	Forwarders 
B.	Indexer 
C.	Heavy Forwarders 
D.	Search head
A

D. Search head

148
Q 
Which is the default app for Splunk Enterprise? 
A.	Splunk Enterprise Security Suite 
B.	Search(ing) and Reporting 
C.	Reporting and Searching 
D.	Splunk apps for Security
A

B. Search(ing) and Reporting

149
Q

Portal for Splunk apps can be accessed through www.splunkbase.com
A. Incorrect
B. Correct

A

B. Correct

150
Q 
What result will you get with following search index=test sourcetype="The_Questionnaire_P*" ? 
A.	the_questionnaire _pedia 
B.	the_questionnaire pedia 
C.	the_questionnaire_pedia 
D.	the_questionnaire Pedia
A

C. the_questionnaire_pedia

151
Q

Matching search terms are highlighted.
A. Correct
B. Incorrect

A

A. Correct

152
Q 
Which symbol is used to snap the time? 
A.	@ 
B.	& 
C.	* 
D.	#
A

A. @

153
Q 
How long does Splunk retain a search job?
A.	10 Minutes
B.	15 Minutes
C.	1 Day
D.	7 Days
A

A. 10 Minutes

154
Q 
Which command automatically returns percent and count columns when executing searches?
A.	top
B.	stats
C.	table
D.	percent
A

A. top

155
Q

What is one benefit of creating dashboard panels from reports?
A. Any newly created dashboard will include that report
B. There are no benefit
C. It makes the dashboard more efficient because it only has to run one search string
D. Any change to the underlying report will affect every dashboard that utilizes that report

A

D. Any change to the underlying report will affect every dashboard that utilizes that report

156
Q

Which role(s) can create Data Models?

A

Admin / Power User

157
Q

This role will only see his own knowledge objects and those share with him

A

User

158
Q 
These are knowledge objects that provide the data structure for pivot 
A. Reports
B. Indexes
C. Data models
D. Alerts
A

C. Data models

159
Q

A time range picker can be included in a report.
A. True
B. False

A

A. True

160
Q

Commands that create statistics and visualizations are called _______ commands.

A

transforming

161
Q

The time stamp you see in the events is based on the time zone in your user account.
A. True
B. False

A

A. True

162
Q

Which of these is not a main component of Splunk?

A. Search and investigate
B. Collect and index data
C. Add Knowledge
D. Compress and archive

A

D. Compress and archive

163
Q 
You should use this wildcards notation : 
A. *fail
B. *fail*
C. fail*
D. f*il
A

C. fail*

164
Q

It’s possible to use a wildcard (*) in index values
A. True
B. False

A

A. True

165
Q

Machine Data makes up for more than _______ % of the data accumulated by organizations.

A

90

166
Q

Each event has (Select All that applies)

A. Timestamp
B. host
C. source
D. sourcetype
E. index
A 
A. Timestamp
B. host
C. source
D. sourcetype
E. index
167
Q

Machine Data is only generated by web servers.
A. True
B. False

A

B. False

168
Q

Machine Data is always structured
A. True
B. False

A

B. False

169
Q

What are the three main processing components of Splunk?

A

Forwarders / Indexers / Search Heads

170
Q

Search strings are sent from the __________

A

Search Head

171
Q 
A single-instance deployment of Splunk Enterprise handles:  
A. Searching
B. Indexing
C. Parsing
D. Input
A

A. Searching
B. Indexing
C. Parsing
D. Input

172
Q

You can launch and manage apps from the home app.
A. True
B. False

A

A. True

173
Q

What are the three main default roles in Splunk Enterprise ?

A

User / Power / Admin

174
Q

Which apps ship with Splunk Enterprise ?

A

Home App / Search Reporting

175
Q

Files indexed using the upload input option get indexed ________

A

Once

176
Q

Splunk knows where to break the event, where the time stamp is located and how to automatically create field value pairs using these : _________.

A

source types

177
Q

Splunk uses _________ to categorize the type of data being indexed.

A

source types

178
Q

These are booleans in the Splunk Search Language

A

NOT / AND / OR

179
Q

Which following search mode toggles behavior based on the type of search being run ?

A

Smart

180
Q

What is the order of evaluation for Boolean operations in Splunk ?

A

NOT-OR-AND

181
Q

Field names are :
A. case sensitive.
B. case unsensitive.

A

A. case sensitive.

182
Q

Field values are case sensitive.
A. True
B. False

A

B. False

183
Q 
Which is not a comparison operator in Splunk ? 
A. ?=
B. >
C. <=
D. !=
E. =
A

A. ?=

184
Q

What attributes describe the circled field below

a (alpha) dest 4

A

It contains 4 values / It contains string values

185
Q

What is the most efficient way to filter events in Splunk ?

A

By time

186
Q

Time to search can only be set by the time range picker.
A. True
B. False

A

B. False

187
Q

The symbol ____ is used in the “Advanced” section of the time range picker to round down to nearest unit of specified time.

A

@

188
Q

To specify a beginning and an ending for a time range, use :

A

Earliest and latest

189
Q

What is missing from this search ?

Sourcetype=a* | rename ip as “User IP” | table User IP

A

Quotation marks around User IP.

190
Q

Which command removes results with duplicated field values ?

A

Dedup

191
Q

Excluding fields using the Fields Command will benefit performance.
A. True
B. False

A

B. False

192
Q

Which stats function would you use to find the average value of a field ?

A

Avg

193
Q

How many results are shown by default when using a top or rare command ?

A

10

194
Q 
Which one of these is not a stats function ? 
A. list
B. count
C. avg
D. Addtotals
E. sum
A

D. Addtotals

195
Q

In a dashboard, a time range picker will only work on panels that include a(n) _____ search

A

inline

196
Q

If a search returns _______values, you can view the results as a chart.

A

statistical

197
Q

Charts can be based on numbers, time, or location.
A. True
B. False

A

A. True

198
Q

Pivots cannot be saved as reports panels
A. True
B. False

A

B. False

199
Q

Adding child data model objects is like the ___ Boolean in the Splunk Search language.

A

AND

200
Q

Pivots can be saved as dashboards panels
A. True
B. False

A

A. True

201
Q

A lookup is categorized as a dataset.
A. True
B. False

A

A. True

202
Q 
External data used by a Lookup can come from sources like:  
A. Geospatial data
B. CSV files
C. scripts
D. None of above
A

A. Geospatial data
B. CSV files
C. scripts

203
Q

Finish this search command so that it displays data from the http_status.csv Lookup file.

_______ http_status.csv

A

inputlookup

204
Q

Real-time alerts will run the search continuously in the background.
A. True
B. False

A

A. True

205
Q

An alert is an action triggered by a _______.

A

saved search

206
Q

Once an alert is created, you can no longer edit its defining search.
A. True
B. False

A

B. False

207
Q

In most Splunk deployments, ________ serve as the primary way data is supplied for indexing

A

Forwarders

208
Q 
Which function is not a part of a single instance deployment ? 
A. Indexing
B. Parsing
C. Clustering
D. Forwarding
A

C. Clustering

209
Q

The password for a newly installed Splunk instance is:
A. no password defined
B. created when you install Splunk Enterprise.
C. default one is set by Splunk
D. None of above

A

B. created when you install Splunk Enterprise.

210
Q

____ define what users can do in Splunk.

A

Roles

211
Q

The monitor input option will allow you to continuously monitor files.
A. True
B. False

A

A. True

212
Q

When zooming in on the event time line, a new search is run :
A. True
B. False

A

B. False

213
Q

A search job will remain active for _____ min after it is run.

A

10

214
Q

Wildcards cannot be used with field searches
A. True
B. False

A

B. False

215
Q

Finish the rename command to change the name of the status field to HTTP Status.

Sourcetype=a* status=404 | rename _______

A

status as “HTTP Status”

216
Q

To display the most common values in a specific field, what command would you use ?

A

Top

217
Q

_______ are reports gathered together into a single pane of glass.

A

Dashboards

218
Q

The instant pivot button is displayed in the statistics and visualization tabs when a ________ search is run

A

non-transforming

219
Q

When using a .csv file for Lookups, the first row in the file represents _____.

A

field names

220
Q

To keep from overwriting exising fields with your Lookup you can use the _______ clause

A

outputnew

221
Q

Alerts can send an e-mail
A. True
B. False

A

A. True

222
Q 
Search requests are processed by the \_\_\_\_\_ .
A. Forwarders
B. Search Head
C. Indexers
D. Parsers
A

C. Indexers

223
Q

When a search is sent to Splunk, it becomes a _____.

A

search job

224
Q

Shared search jobs remain active for _____ days (by default)

A

7

225
Q 
Having separate indexes allows: 
A. Ability to limit access
B. Multiple retention policies
C. Faster searches
D. None of above
A

A. Ability to limit access
B. Multiple retention policies
C. Faster searches

226
Q

What command would you use to remove the status field from the returned events ?

Sourcetype=a* status=404 | _____ status

A

fields -

227
Q

Which clause would you use to rename the count field ?

Sourcetype=vendor* | stats count __ “Units Sold”

A

as

228
Q

Data models are made up of _______

A

Datasets

229
Q

Alerts can be shared to all apps.
A. True
B. False

A

A. True

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