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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