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Question #1 Topic 1 Which search string only returns events from hostWWW3? A. host=* B. host=WWW3 C. host=WWW* D. Host=WWW3 Correct Answer: B Community vote distribution B (100%) Question #2 Topic 1 By default, how long does Splunk retain a search job? A. 10 Minutes B. 15 Minutes C. 1 Day D. 7 Days...

Question #1 Topic 1 Which search string only returns events from hostWWW3? A. host=* B. host=WWW3 C. host=WWW* D. Host=WWW3 Correct Answer: B Community vote distribution B (100%) Question #2 Topic 1 By default, how long does Splunk retain a search job? A. 10 Minutes B. 15 Minutes C. 1 Day D. 7 Days Correct Answer: A Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Search/Extendjoblifetimes Question #3 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: B Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Knowledge/DefineanautomaticlookupinSplunkWeb Community vote distribution B (100%) Question #4 Topic 1 Which of the following Splunk components typically resides on the machines where data originates? A. Indexer B. Forwarder C. Search head D. Deployment server Correct Answer: B Question #5 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: D Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Report/Managereportpermissions Community vote distribution B (67%) D (33%) Question #6 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: B Community vote distribution B (100%) Question #7 Topic 1 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) Correct Answer: B Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Search/Aboutsubsearches Community vote distribution B (100%) Question #8 Topic 1 Select the answer that displays the accurate placing of the pipe in the following search string: index=security sourcetype=access_* status=200 stats count by price A. index=security sourcetype=access_* status=200 stats | count by price B. index=security sourcetype=access_* status=200 | stats count by price C. index=security sourcetype=access_* status=200 | stats count | by price D. index=security sourcetype=access_* | status=200 | stats count by price Correct Answer: B Community vote distribution B (100%) Question #9 Topic 1 Which of the following constraints can be used with the top command? A. limit B. useperc C. addtotals D. fieldcount Correct Answer: A Reference: https://answers.splunk.com/answers/339141/how-to-use-top-command-or-stats-with-sort-results.html Community vote distribution A (100%) Question #10 Topic 1 When editing a dashboard, which of the following are possible options? (Choose 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 dashboard. Correct Answer: C Community vote distribution C (60%) D (40%) Question #11 Topic 1 When running searches, command modifiers in the search string are displayed in what color? A. Red B. Blue C. Orange D. Highlighted Correct Answer: C Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Search/Parsingsearches Community vote distribution B (80%) C (20%) Question #12 Topic 1 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 Correct Answer: C Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Knowledge/Developnamingconventionsforknowledgeobjecttitles Community vote distribution C (100%) Question #13 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: C Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Search/Extendjoblifetimes Community vote distribution A (100%) Question #14 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: A Community vote distribution A (100%) Question #15 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: C Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Viz/WorkingWithDashboardPanels Question #16 Topic 1 Which of the following are common constraints of the top command? A. limit, count B. limit, showpercent C. limits, countfield D. showperc, countfield Correct Answer: A Community vote distribution D (90%) 10% Question #17 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: C Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Viz/LineAreaCharts Community vote distribution A (70%) C (30%) Question #18 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: C Community vote distribution C (100%) Question #19 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: D Community vote distribution D (100%) Question #20 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: D Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Report/Schedulereports Question #21 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: C Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Search/Usethetimeline Community vote distribution B (92%) 8% Question #22 Topic 1 Which command is used to review the contents of a specified static lookup file? A. lookup B. csvlookup C. inputlookup D. outputlookup Correct Answer: C Question #23 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: C Question #24 Topic 1 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. , Correct Answer: D Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/SearchReference/Sort Question #25 Topic 1 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 Correct Answer: C Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Search/Selecttimerangestoapply Question #26 Topic 1 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) Correct Answer: C Community vote distribution C (100%) Question #27 Topic 1 What is one benefit of creating dashboard panels from reports? A. Any newly created dashboard will include that report. B. There are no benefits to creating dashboard panels from reports. 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. Correct Answer: C Community vote distribution D (89%) 11% Question #28 Topic 1 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 Correct Answer: A Reference: https://answers.splunk.com/answers/185864/selected-fields-in-fields-side-bar.html Community vote distribution B (100%) Question #29 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: B Reference: https://answers.splunk.com/answers/65/are-field-values-case-sensitive.html Community vote distribution B (100%) Question #30 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: A Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/SearchReference/Rare Question #31 Topic 1 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 Correct Answer: A Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Alert/Configuringscriptedalerts Question #32 Topic 1 Which Boolean operator is always implied between two search terms, unless otherwise specified? A. OR B. NOT C. AND D. XOR Correct Answer: C Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Search/Booleanexpressions Question #33 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: C Community vote distribution B (100%) Question #34 Topic 1 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) Correct Answer: A Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Search/Usethestatscommandandfunctions Community vote distribution A (100%) Question #35 Topic 1 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 Correct Answer: A Question #36 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: A Question #37 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: A Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/SearchReference/ Stats#1._Compare_the_difference_between_using_the_stats_and_chart_commands Community vote distribution A (100%) Question #38 Topic 1 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 ג€"to remove. D. Use fields Plus to add and fields Minus to remove. Correct Answer: C Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/SearchReference/Fields Community vote distribution C (60%) A (40%) Question #39 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: A Community vote distribution A (80%) B (20%) Question #40 Topic 1 In the fields sidebar, which character denotes alphanumeric field values? A. # B. % C. a D. a# Correct Answer: C Question #41 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: B Community vote distribution C (100%) Question #42 Topic 1 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 Correct Answer: B Question #43 Topic 1 What user interface component allows for time selection? A. Time summary B. Time range picker C. Search time picker D. Data source time statistics Correct Answer: B Question #44 Topic 1 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 Correct Answer: C Community vote distribution A (100%) Question #45 Topic 1 When placed early in a search, which command is most effective at reducing search execution time? A. dedup B. rename C. sort - D. fields + Correct Answer: A Community vote distribution D (53%) A (47%) Question #46 Topic 1 Which of the following is the most efficient filter for running searches in Splunk? A. Time B. Fast mode C. Sourcetype D. Selected Fields Correct Answer: C Community vote distribution A (100%) Question #47 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: D Question #48 Topic 1 Which of the following file types is an option for exporting Splunk search results? A. PDF B. JSON C. XLS D. RTF Correct Answer: A Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Search/ExportdatausingSplunkWeb Community vote distribution B (100%) Question #49 Topic 1 What syntax is used to link key/value pairs in search strings? A. Parentheses B. @ or # symbols C. Quotation marks D. Relational operators such as =, <, or > Correct Answer: D Question #50 Topic 1 Which search string returns a filed containing the number of matching events and names that field Event Count? A. index=security failure | stats sum as ג€Event Count €ג B. index=security failure | stats count as ג€Event Count €ג C. index=security failure | stats count by ג€Event Count €ג D. index=security failure | stats dc(count) as ג€Event Count €ג Correct Answer: C Community vote distribution B (100%) Question #51 Topic 1 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 Correct Answer: A Community vote distribution C (100%) Question #52 Topic 1 Which of the following index searches would provide the most efficient search performance? A. index=* B. index=web OR index=s* C. (index=web OR index=sales) D. *index=sales AND index=web* Correct Answer: B Community vote distribution C (93%) 7% Question #53 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: B Question #54 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: D Community vote distribution D (100%) Question #55 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: D Community vote distribution D (63%) B (38%) Question #56 Topic 1 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 Correct Answer: D Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Alert/Reviewtriggeredalerts Community vote distribution A (100%) Question #57 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: A Question #58 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: B Question #59 Topic 1 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 Correct Answer: C Question #60 Topic 1 At index time, in which field does Splunk store the timestamp value? A. time B. _time C. EventTime D. timestamp Correct Answer: B Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Data/HowSplunkextractstimestamps Question #61 Topic 1 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 requirement. C. Include the search terms at the beginning of the search string. D. Avoid using formatting clauses, as they add too much overhead. Correct Answer: D Community vote distribution C (100%) Question #62 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: A Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/SearchTutorial/Aboutsavingandsharingreports#Save_a_search_as_a_report Question #63 Topic 1 What can be included in the All Fields option in the sidebar? A. Dashboards B. Metadata only C. Non-interesting fields D. Field descriptions Correct Answer: D Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/Knowledge/ ExtractfieldsinteractivelywithIFX#Access_the_field_extractor_from_the_All_Fields_dialog_box Community vote distribution C (100%) Question #64 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: D Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/SearchTutorial/Usefieldstosearch Question #65 Topic 1 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 Correct Answer: B Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/Search/Exportsearchresults Community vote distribution B (100%) Question #66 Topic 1 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 ג€error failure €ג D. index=security NOT error NOT fail Correct Answer: B Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/SearchReference/Search Community vote distribution A (100%) Question #67 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: B Question #68 Topic 1 Which of the following fields is stored with the events in the index? A. user B. source C. location D. sourceIp Correct Answer: B Reference: https://answers.splunk.com/answers/609626/is-there-a-way-to-check-if-makeresults-stored-the.html Question #69 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: D Reference: https://answers.splunk.com/answers/231429/can-i-have-multiple-panels-using-the-same-inline-s.html Community vote distribution A (100%) Question #70 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: C Reference: https://answers.splunk.com/answers/149904/find-earliest-and-latest-event-per-day-for-a-time-range.html Community vote distribution D (100%) Question #71 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: B Reference: https://answers.splunk.com/answers/617772/why-am-i-getting-a-http-503-error-when-using-threa.html Question #72 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: C Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/SearchReference/Stats Question #73 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: D Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/SearchTutorial/Startsearching Question #74 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: D Community vote distribution D (100%) Question #75 Topic 1 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 Correct Answer: C Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/SearchReference/Inputlookup Question #76 Topic 1 Which statement is true about the top command? A. It returns the top 10 results. B. It displays the output in table format. C. It returns the count and percent columns per row. D. All of the above. Correct Answer: D Community vote distribution D (100%) Question #77 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: A Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/Report/Managereportpermissions Question #78 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: C Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/SearchReference/Rare Question #79 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: D Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/SearchTutorial/Usefieldstosearch Community vote distribution D (100%) Question #80 Topic 1 By default, which of the following is a Selected Field? A. action B. clientip C. categoryId D. sourcetype Correct Answer: D Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/SearchTutorial/Usefieldstosearch#Specify_additional_selected_fields Question #81 Topic 1 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* Correct Answer: C Community vote distribution A (100%) Question #82 Topic 1 Which command automatically returns percent and count columns when executing searches? A. top B. stats C. table D. percent Correct Answer: A Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/Search/Aboutsubsearches Question #83 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: B Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/Knowledge/Aboutlookupsandfieldactions Community vote distribution C (100%) Question #84 Topic 1 Which search string is the most efficient? A. ג€failed password €ג B. ג€failed password *€ג C. index=* ג€failed password €ג D. index=security ג€failed password €ג Correct Answer: D Question #85 Topic 1 Which search string matches only events with the status_code of 404? A. status_code!=404 B. status_code>=400 C. status_code<=404 D. status_code>403 status_code<405 Correct Answer: D Community vote distribution D (89%) 11% Question #86 Topic 1 _______________ transforms raw data into events and distributes the results into an index. A. Index B. Search Head C. Indexer D. Forwarder Correct Answer: C Community vote distribution C (100%) Question #87 Topic 1 Documentations for Splunk can be found at docs.splunk.com A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Question #88 Topic 1 Which component of Splunk is primarily responsible for saving data? A. Search Head B. Heavy Forwarder C. Indexer D. Universal Forwarder Correct Answer: C Question #89 Topic 1 Universal forwarder is recommended for forwarding the logs to indexers. A. False B. True Correct Answer: B Question #90 Topic 1 Splunk apps are used for following (Choose three.): A. Designed to cater numerous use cases and empower Splunk. B. We can not install Splunk App. C. Allows multiple workspaces for different use cases/user roles. D. It is collection of different Splunk config files like data inputs, UI and Knowledge Object. Correct Answer: ACD Question #91 Topic 1 Three basic components of Splunk are (Choose three.): A. Forwarders B. Deployment Server C. Indexer D. Knowledge Objects E. Index F. Search Head Correct Answer: ACF Question #92 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: A Question #93 Topic 1 We should use heavy forwarder for sending event-based data to Indexers. A. False B. True Correct Answer: B Community vote distribution B (100%) Question #94 Topic 1 Splunk Enterprise is used as a Scalable service in Splunk Cloud. A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Community vote distribution A (50%) B (50%) Question #95 Topic 1 Which component of Splunk let us write SPL query to find the required data? A. Forwarders B. Indexer C. Heavy Forwarders D. Search head Correct Answer: D Question #96 Topic 1 All components are installed and administered in Splunk Enterprise on-premise. A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Question #97 Topic 1 Log filtering/parsing can be done from _____________. A. Index Forwarders (IF) B. Universal Forwarders (UF) C. Super Forwarder (SF) D. Heavy Forwarders (HF) Correct Answer: D Question #98 Topic 1 Which is the default app for Splunk Enterprise? A. Splunk Enterprise Security Suite B. Searching and Reporting C. Reporting and Searching D. Splunk apps for Security Correct Answer: B Question #99 Topic 1 What kind of logs can Splunk Index? A. Only A, B B. Router and Switch Logs C. Firewall and Web Server Logs D. Only C E. Database logs F. All firewall, web server, database, router and switch logs Correct Answer: F Question #100 Topic 1 Portal for Splunk apps can be accessed through www.splunkbase.com A. False B. True Correct Answer: B Question #101 Topic 1 Splunk shows data in __________________. A. ASCII Character order. B. Reverse chronological order. C. Alphanumeric order. D. Chronological order. Correct Answer: B Question #102 Topic 1 Which of the following can be used as wildcard search in Splunk? A. = B. > C. ! D. * Correct Answer: D Question #103 Topic 1 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 Correct Answer: C Question #104 Topic 1 Prefix wildcards might cause performance issues. A. False B. True Correct Answer: B Question #105 Topic 1 Machine data can be in structured and unstructured format. A. False B. True Correct Answer: B Question #106 Topic 1 Field names are case sensitive. A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Question #107 Topic 1 Splunk internal fields contains general information about events and starts from underscore i.e. _ . A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Question #108 Topic 1 How many main user roles do you have in Splunk? A. 2 B. 4 C. 1 D. 3 Correct Answer: D Question #109 Topic 1 Which of the following are Splunk premium enhanced solutions? (Choose three.) A. Splunk User Behavior Analytics (UBA) B. Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) C. Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) D. Splunk Analytics Security (AS) Correct Answer: ABC Question #110 Topic 1 Fields are searchable name and value pairings that differentiates one event from another. A. False B. True Correct Answer: B Question #111 Topic 1 Splunk extracts fields from event data at index time and at search time. A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.3/SearchTutorial/Usefieldstosearch Question #112 Topic 1 Field values are case sensitive. A. True B. False Correct Answer: B Community vote distribution B (83%) A (17%) Question #113 Topic 1 Splunk indexes the data on the basis of timestamps. A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.3/Data/Aboutdefaultfields Question #114 Topic 1 ______________ is the default web port used by Splunk. A. 8089 B. 8000 C. 8080 D. 443 Correct Answer: B Community vote distribution B (100%) Question #115 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: ABC Question #116 Topic 1 Parsing of data can happen both in HF and Indexer. A. Only HF B. No C. Yes Correct Answer: C Question #117 Topic 1 Monitor option in Add Data provides _______________. A. Only continuous monitoring. B. Only One-time monitoring. C. None of the above. D. Both One-time and continuous monitoring. Correct Answer: D Question #118 Topic 1 License Meter runs before data compression. A. No B. Yes Correct Answer: B Question #119 Topic 1 Forward Option gather and forward data to indexers over a receiving port from remote machines. A. False B. True Correct Answer: B Community vote distribution B (80%) A (20%) Question #120 Topic 1 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. indexes.conf G. inputs.conf H. metadata.conf Correct Answer: BCEG Question #121 Topic 1 Data sources being opened and read applies to: A. None of the above B. Indexing Phase C. Parsing Phase D. Input Phase E. License Metering Correct Answer: D Question #122 Topic 1 Select the correct option that applies to Index time processing (Choose three.). A. Indexing B. Searching C. Parsing D. Settings E. Input Correct Answer: ACE Question #123 Topic 1 Splunk automatically determines the source type for major data types. A. False B. True Correct Answer: B Question #124 Topic 1 Parsing of data can happen both in HF and UF. A. Yes B. No Correct Answer: B Question #125 Topic 1 Upload option creates inputs.conf A. Yes B. No Correct Answer: B Question #126 Topic 1 Splunk index time process can be broken down into __________ phases. A. 3 B. 2 C. 4 D. 1 Correct Answer: A Question #127 Topic 1 In monitor option you can select the following options in GUI. A. Only HTTP Event Collector (HEC) and TCP/UDP B. None of the above C. Only TCP/UDP D. Only Scripts E. Filed & Directories, HTTP Event Collector (HEC), TCP/UDP and Scripts Correct Answer: E Community vote distribution E (100%) Question #128 Topic 1 Uploading local files though Upload options index the file only once. A. No B. Yes Correct Answer: B Question #129 Topic 1 Which of the statements are correct about HF? (Choose three.) A. Parsing B. Masking C. Searching D. Forwarding Correct Answer: ABD Question #130 Topic 1 Where does Licensing meter happen? A. Indexer B. Parsing C. Heavy Forwarder D. Input Correct Answer: A Question #131 Topic 1 Matching search terms are highlighted. A. Yes B. No Correct Answer: A Question #132 Topic 1 Beginning parentheses is automatically highlighted to guide you on the presence of complimenting parentheses. A. No B. Yes Correct Answer: B Community vote distribution A (83%) B (17%) Question #133 Topic 1 Zoom Out and Zoom to Selection re-executes the search. A. No B. Yes Correct Answer: B Community vote distribution B (100%) Question #134 Topic 1 Every Search in Splunk is also called _____________. A. None of the above B. Job C. Search Only Correct Answer: B Question #135 Topic 1 Matching of parentheses is a feature of Splunk Assistant. A. No B. Yes Correct Answer: B Community vote distribution A (50%) B (50%) Question #136 Topic 1 Search Assistant is enabled by default in the SPL editor with compact settings. A. No B. Yes Correct Answer: B Question #137 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: C Community vote distribution C (100%) Question #138 Topic 1 @ Symbol can be used in advanced time unit option. A. No B. Yes Correct Answer: B Question #139 Topic 1 The new data uploaded in Splunk are shown in ________________. A. Real-time B. 10 Minutes C. Overnight Download D. 30 Minutes Correct Answer: A Question #140 Topic 1 You can use the following options to specify start and end time for the query range: A. earliest= B. latest= C. beginning= D. ending= E. All the above F. Only 3rd and 4th Correct Answer: F Community vote distribution B (50%) A (50%) Question #141 Topic 1 You can change the App context in Input setting. A. No B. Yes Correct Answer: B Question #142 Topic 1 The default host name used in Inputs general settings can not be changed. A. False B. True Correct Answer: A Question #143 Topic 1 Events in Splunk are automatically segregated using data and time. A. Yes B. No Correct Answer: A Question #144 Topic 1 You are able to create new Index in Data Input settings. A. No B. Yes Correct Answer: B Community vote distribution A (67%) B (33%) Question #145 Topic 1 Splunk Parses data into individual events, extracts time, and assigns metadata. A. False B. True Correct Answer: B Question #146 Topic 1 Which of the statements is correct regarding click and drag option in timeline? A. The new result after selecting the range by dragging filters the events and displays the most recent first. B. There is no functionality like click and drag in Splunk's timeline. C. Using this option executes a new query. D. This doesn't execute a new query. Correct Answer: A Community vote distribution D (100%) Question #147 Topic 1 Which symbol is used to snap the time? A. @ B. & C. * D. # Correct Answer: A Question #148 Topic 1 Which of the statements are correct? (Choose three.) A. Zoom to selection: Narrows the time range and re-executes the search. B. Zoom to selection: Narrows the time range and doesn't re-executes the search. C. Format Timeline: Hides or shows the timeline in different views. D. Zoom-Out: Expands the time focus and doesn't re-executes the search. E. Zoom-out: Expands the time focus and re-executes the search. Correct Answer: ACE Question #149 Topic 1 There are three different search modes in Splunk (Choose three.): A. Automatic B. Smart C. Fast D. Verbose Correct Answer: BCD Question #150 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: ABCE Community vote distribution ABCE (100%) Question #151 Topic 1 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 the above. D. Add the item to search. Correct Answer: ABD Question #152 Topic 1 You can view the search result in following format (Choose three.): A. Table B. Raw C. Pie Chart D. List Correct Answer: ABD Question #153 Topic 1 Snapping rounds down to the nearest specified unit. A. Yes B. No Correct Answer: A Question #154 Topic 1 Data summary button just below the search bar gives you the following (Choose three.): A. Hosts B. Sourcetypes C. Sources D. Indexes Correct Answer: ABC Question #155 Topic 1 What options do you get after selecting timeline? (Choose four.) A. Zoom to selection B. Format Timeline C. Deselect D. Delete E. Zoom Out Correct Answer: ABCE Question #156 Topic 1 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. Yes B. No Correct Answer: A Question #157 Topic 1 Can you stop or pause the searching? A. No B. Yes Correct Answer: B Question #158 Topic 1 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= Correct Answer: DE Community vote distribution DE (100%) Question #159 Topic 1 Which all time unit abbreviations can you include in Advanced time range picker? (Choose seven.) A. h B. day C. mon D. yr E. y F. w G. week H. d I. s J. m Correct Answer: ACEFHIJ Community vote distribution ACEFHIJ (100%) Question #160 Topic 1 Interesting fields are the fields that have at least 20% of resulting fields. A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Question #161 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: A Community vote distribution A (100%) Question #162 Topic 1 Field names are case sensitive and field value are not. A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Question #163 Topic 1 != and NOT are same arguments. A. True B. False Correct Answer: B Community vote distribution B (100%) Question #164 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: A Question #165 Topic 1 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. Correct Answer: C Community vote distribution C (88%) 13% Question #166 Topic 1 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. Yes B. No Correct Answer: B Question #167 Topic 1 Select the best options for "search best practices" in Splunk: (Choose five.) A. Select the time range always. B. Try to specify index values. C. Include as many search terms as possible. D. Never select time range. E. Try to use * with every search term. F. Inclusion is generally better than exclusion. G. Try to keep specific search terms. Correct Answer: ABCFG Question #168 Topic 1 The better way of writing search query for index is: A. index=a index=b B. (index=a OR index=b) C. index=(a & b) D. index = a, b Correct Answer: B Question #169 Topic 1 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 Correct Answer: B Question #170 Topic 1 Fields are searchable key value pairs in your event data. A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Question #171 Topic 1 Selected fields are a set of configurable fields displayed for each event. A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Question #172 Topic 1 Following are the time selection option while making search: (Choose all that apply.) A. Date & Time Range B. Advanced C. Date Range D. Presets E. Relative Correct Answer: ABCDE Community vote distribution ABCDE (100%) Question #173 Topic 1 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 Correct Answer: ABCDEF Question #174 Topic 1 When saving a search directly to a dashboard panel instead of saving as a report first, which of the following is created? A. Cloned panel B. Inline panel C. Report panel D. Prebuilt panel Correct Answer: C Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.3/Search/Savingsearches Community vote distribution B (100%) Question #175 Topic 1 Which of the following statements describes a search job? A. Once a search job begins, it cannot be stopped B. A search job can only be paused when less than 50% of events are returned C. A search job can only be stopped when less than 50% of events are returned D. Once a search job begins, it can be stopped or paused at any point in time Correct Answer: D Reference: https://answers.splunk.com/answers/329699/why-does-my-search-head-cluster-captain-start-dele-1.html Question #176 Topic 1 Which search will return only events containing the word `error` and display the results as a table that includes the fields named action, src, and dest? A. error | table action, src, dest B. error | tabular action, src, dest C. error | stats table action, src, dest D. error | table column=action column=src column=dest Correct Answer: C Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.3/SearchReference/search Community vote distribution A (100%) Question #177 Topic 1 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 Correct Answer: C Community vote distribution A (100%) Question #178 Topic 1 In the Search and Reporting app, which tab displays timecharts and bar charts? A. Events B. Patterns C. Statistics D. Visualization Correct Answer: D Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.2/Search/Aboutreportingcommands Question #179 Topic 1 What will always appear in the Selected Fields list? A. index B. action C. clientip D. sourcetype Correct Answer: D Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.3/SearchTutorial/Usefieldstosearch Question #180 Topic 1 What is the correct way to use a time range specifier in the search bar so that the search looks back 2 hours? A. latest=-2h B. earliest=-2h C. latest=-2hour@d D. earliest=-2hour@d Correct Answer: B Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.3/Search/Specifytimemodifiersinyoursearch Question #181 Topic 1 Which of the following is a Splunk internal field? A. _raw B. host C. _host D. index Correct Answer: A Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Splexicon:Internalfield Question #182 Topic 1 Which command will rename action to Customer Action? A. | rename action = CustomerAction B. | rename Action as ג€Customer Action €ג C. | rename Action to ג€Customer Action €ג D. | rename action as ג€Customer Action €ג Correct Answer: D Reference: https://answers.splunk.com/answers/610038/understanding-command-in-search.html Community vote distribution D (100%) Question #183 Topic 1 Which of the following is the most efficient search? A. index=* ג€failed password €ג B. ג€failed password ג€ index=* C. (index=* OR index=security) ג€failed password €ג D. index=security ג€failed password €ג Correct Answer: A Community vote distribution D (71%) A (29%) Question #184 Topic 1 Which of the following is a correct way to limit search results to display the 5 most common values of a field? A. | rare top=5 B. | top rare=5 C. | top limit=5 D. | rare limit=5 Correct Answer: C Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/latest/SearchReference/Top Question #185 Topic 1 When viewing results of a search job from the Activity menu, which of the following is displayed? A. New events based on the current time range picker B. The same events based on the current time range picker C. The same events from when the original search was executed D. New events in addition to the same events from the original search Correct Answer: C Community vote distribution C (60%) A (40%) Question #186 Topic 1 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=* Correct Answer: C Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.3/InheritedDeployment/Yourdata Community vote distribution C (100%) Question #187 Topic 1 Assuming a user has the capability to edit reports, which of the following are editable? A. Acceleration, schedule, permissions B. The report's name, schedule, permissions C. The report's name, acceleration, schedule D. The report's name, acceleration, permissions Correct Answer: B Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.3/Report/Createandeditreports Community vote distribution A (100%) Question #188 Topic 1 Which of the following is a metadata field assigned to every event in Splunk? A. host B. owner C. bytes D. action Correct Answer: A Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.3/Data/Assignmetadatatoeventsdynamically Question #189 Topic 1 What are the two most efficient search filters? A. _time and host B. _time and index C. host and sourcetype D. index and sourcetype Correct Answer: B Question #190 Topic 1 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 ג€Yesterday €ג D. Use the time range picker to select ג€Last 24 hours €ג Correct Answer: D Reference: https://answers.splunk.com/answers/153100/how-to-get-the-event-count-for-the-last-24-hours-as-a-scheduled-report.html Question #191 Topic 1 When is the pipe character, |, 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 Correct Answer: B Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.3/Search/Aboutsearchlanguagesyntax#Quotes_and_escaping_characters Community vote distribution B (100%) Question #192 Topic 1 How can results from a specified static lookup file be displayed? A. lookup command B. inputlookup command C. Settings > Lookups > Input D. Settings > Lookups > Upload Correct Answer: B Reference: https://answers.splunk.com/answers/30376/how-to-display-the-contents-of-a-lookup-file.html Question #193 Topic 1 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 Correct Answer: C Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.3/SearchTutorial/Usefieldstosearch Question #194 Topic 1 What is the default lifetime of every Splunk search job? A. All search jobs are saved for 10 days B. All search jobs are saved for 10 hours C. All search jobs are saved for 10 weeks D. All search jobs are saved for 10 minutes Correct Answer: D Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.3/Search/Extendjoblifetimes Question #195 Topic 1 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 Correct Answer: D Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.4/SearchReference/Rare#:~:text=The%20rare%20command%20is%20a,the%20limit%20arg ument%20is% 2010 Community vote distribution D (100%) Question #196 Topic 1 When is an alert triggered? A. When Splunk encounters a syntax error in a search B. When a trigger action meets the predefined conditions C. When an event in a search matches up with a data model D. When results of a search meet a specifically defined condition Correct Answer: D Reference: https://books.google.com.pk/books? id=sNwkBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT525&lpg=PT525&dq=splunk+alert+triggered+When+results+of+a+search+meet+a +specifically+defined +condition&source=bl&ots=avtEx5luxo&sig=ACfU3U1ZVob_j9nU243Te2vhqwxI3YvJuA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjm48rmkfXoAhUlMewKHb_F AbkQ6AEwB3 oECBYQJg Question #197 Topic 1 What are the three main Splunk components? A. Search head, GPU, streamer B. Search head, indexer, forwarder C. Search head, SQL database, forwarder D. Search head, SSD, heavy weight agent Correct Answer: B Reference: https://www.edureka.co/blog/splunk-architecture/ Question #198 Topic 1 Which statement describes field discovery at search time? A. Splunk automatically discovers only numeric fields B. Splunk automatically discovers only alphanumeric fields C. Splunk automatically discovers only manually configured fields D. Splunk automatically discovers only fields directly related to the search results Correct Answer: D Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.2/Search/Changethesearchmode Community vote distribution D (100%) Question #199 Topic 1 Which Field/Value pair will return only events found in the index named security? A. Index=Security B. index=Security C. Index=security D. index!=Security Correct Answer: B Reference: https://answers.splunk.com/answers/712164/why-are-the-wineventlogssecurity-indexing-in-diffe.html Question #200 Topic 1 In the Search and Reporting app, which is a default selected field? A. index B. host C. _time D. action Correct Answer: A Community vote distribution B (100%) Question #201 Topic 1 The four types of Lookups that Splunk provides out-of-the-box are External, KV Store, Geospatial and which of the following? A. Correlated B. Total C. Segmented D. File-based Correct Answer: D Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/8.2.2202/Knowledge/Usefieldlookupstoaddinformationtoyourevents Question #202 Topic 1 What is the result of the following search? index=myindex source=c:\mydata.txt NOT error=* A. Only data where the value of the field error does not equal an asterisk (*) will be displayed. B. Only data that does not contain the error field will be displayed. C. Only data with a value in the field error will be displayed. D. Only data where the error field is present and does not contain a value will be displayed. Correct Answer: B Question #203 Topic 1 When refining search results, what is the difference in the time picker between real-time and relative time ranges? A. Real-time searches display results from a rolling time window, while relative searches display results from a set length of time. B. Real-time searches happen instantly, while relative searches happen at a scheduled time. C. Real-time represents events that have happened in a set time window, while relative will display results from a rolling time window. D. Real-time searches run constantly in the background, while relative searches only run when certain criteria are met. Correct Answer: A Community vote distribution A (100%) Question #204 Topic 1 A SOC manager is complaining that a scheduled alert for failed login attempts triggered 150 emails. They still want to be alerted of failed logins via email, but they want less volume of alerts. Which of the following would resolve this for the SOC manager? A. Change the schedule so the alert runs more frequently. B. Disable the alert entirely. C. Change the trigger from "For each result" to "Once''. D. Change the alert action from email to webhook. Correct Answer: A Community vote distribution C (100%) Question #205 Topic 1 By default, which role contains the minimum permissions required to have write access to Splunk alerts? A. Alerting B. Admin C. Power D. User Correct Answer: D Community vote distribution C (88%) 13% Question #206 Topic 1 Which of the following is the appropriately formatted SPL search? A. index=security sourcetype=linux_secure (invalid OR failed) | count as "Potential Issues" B. index=security sourcetype=linux_secure (invalid OR failed) | stats count as "Potential Issues" C. index=security sourcetype=linux_secure (invalid OR failed) | count stats as "Potential Issues" D. index=security sourcetype=linux_secure (invalid OR failed) | stats as "Potential Issues" Correct Answer: B Question #207 Topic 1 When using the top command in the following search, which of the following will be true about the results? index="main" sourcetype="access_*" action="purchase" | top 3 statusCcde by user showperc=f countfield=status_code_count A. The percentage field will be displayed in the results. B. The top three most common values in statusCode will be displayed for each user. C. The search will fail. The proper top command format is top li