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Splunk SPLK-1001 : Practice Test Exam Code: SPLK-1001 Title : Splunk Core Certified User QUESTION 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....
Splunk SPLK-1001 : Practice Test Exam Code: SPLK-1001 Title : Splunk Core Certified User QUESTION 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: The stats command calculates statistics based on fields in the events. The count function counts the number of events that match the criteria. The syntax is stats count (field_name), where field_name is the name of the field that contains the value to be counted. In this case, vendor_action is the field name, so stats count (vendor_action) is the correct syntax. Splunk Core User Certification Exam Study Guide, page 23. QUESTION 2 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: D Explanation Explanation/Reference: The fields sidebar in Splunk shows the default fields and the interesting fields for the events that match your search. The default fields are host, source, and sourcetype, which are extracted for every event at index time. The interesting fields are fields that appear in at least 20% of the events in your search results. You can also select additional fields to display in the fields sidebar1. By default, the index field is not listed in the fields sidebar, because it is not a default field nor an interesting field. The index field is a metadata field that indicates which index the event belongs to. Metadata fields are not extracted from the event data, but are added by the indexer as part of the indexing process. Metadata fields are not shown in the fields sidebar, but you can use them in your search queries2. Therefore, among the four options, only sourcetype would be listed in the fields sidebar under interesting fields by default. Reference Use fields to search About default fields QUESTION 3 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: When looking at a dashboard panel that is based on a report, you cannot modify the search string in the panel, but you can change and configure the visualization. This is because the dashboard panel inherits the search string from the report, and any changes to the search string will affect the report as well. However, you can customize the visualization settings for the dashboard panel without affecting the report. Splunk Core User Certification Exam Study Guide, page 37. QUESTION 4 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: C Explanation Explanation/Reference: A best practice when writing a search string is to include the search terms at the beginning of the search string. This helps Splunk narrow down the events that match your search criteria and improve the search performance. Formatting commands and functions can be added later in the search pipeline to manipulate and display the results. Splunk Core User Certification Exam Study Guide, page 13. QUESTION 5 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: D Explanation Explanation/Reference: Only searches that generate statistics or visualizations can be saved as a report. These are searches that contain a transforming command, such as stats, chart, timechart, top, rare, etc. Transforming commands create a data table from the events and enable various types of visualizations. Searches that do not contain a transforming command can only be saved as an alert or a dashboard panel. Splunk Core User Certification Exam Study Guide, page 35. QUESTION 6 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: C Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 7 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 8 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 9 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 =, Correct Answer: D Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 10 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: D Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 11 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 12 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 13 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 oeerror failure D. index=security NOT error NOT fail Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk.3.1/SearchReference/Search QUESTION 14 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: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 15 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 16 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 17 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 18 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 19 Which of the following fields is stored with the events in the index? A. user B. source C. location D. sourcelp Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 20 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: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 21 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 22 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 23 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 24 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: D Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 25 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 26 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: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 27 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 28 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 29 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 30 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 31 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 32 Which is a 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 33 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 34 What can be configured using the Edit Job Settings menu? A. Export the results 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 35 Which command is used to validate a lookup file? A. | lookup products.csv B. inputlookup products.csv C. I inputlookup products.csv D. | lookup definition products.csv Correct Answer: C Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 36 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 37 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 38 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 39 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 dashboard. Correct Answer: D Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 40 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: C Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 41 At index time, in which field does Splunk store the timestamp value? A. time B. _time C. EventTime D. timestamp Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 42 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 43 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 owners profile at run time. Correct Answer: D Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 44 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: C Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 45 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 46 What is the primary use for the rare command1? A. To sort field values in descending order B. To return only fields containing five or 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 47 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 48 By default, which of the following is a Selected Field? A. action B. clientip C. categoryld D. sourcetype Correct Answer: D Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 49 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 50 Which command automatically returns percent and count columns when executing searches? A. top B. stats C. table D. percent Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 51 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 52 When running searches command modifiers in the search string are displayed in what color? A. Red B. Blue C. Orange D. Highlighted Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 53 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. Correct Answer: C Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 54 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 55 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 56 Which Boolean operator is implied between search terms, unless otherwise specified? A. OR B. AND C. NOT D. NAND Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 57 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 58 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 59 Which search string is the most efficient? A. "failed password" B. ''failed password"* C. index=* "failed password" D. index=security "failed password" Correct Answer: D Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 60 Which search string matches only events with the status_code of 4:4? A. status_code !=404 B. status_code>=400 C. status_code403 status_code C. ! D. * Correct Answer: D Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 135 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 136 Prefix wildcards might cause performance issues. A. False B. True Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 137 Machine data can be in structured and unstructured format. A. False B. True Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 138 Field names are case sensitive. A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 139 Splunk internal fields contains general information about events and starts from underscore i.e. _. A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 140 How many main user roles do you have in Splunk? A. 2 B. 4 C. 1 D. 3 Correct Answer: D Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 141 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 142 Fields are searchable name and value pairings that differentiates one event from another. A. False B. True Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 143 Splunk extracts fields from event data at index time and at search time. A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk.2.3/SearchTutorial/Usefieldstosearch QUESTION 144 Field values are case sensitive. A. True B. False Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 145 Splunk indexes the data on the basis of timestamps. A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 146 ______________ is the default web port used by Splunk. A. 8089 B. 8000 C. 8080 D. 443 Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 147 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 148 Parsing of data can happen both in HF and Indexer. A. Only HF B. No C. Yes Correct Answer: C Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 149 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 150 Forward Option gather and forward data to indexers over a receiving port from remote machines. A. False B. True Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 151 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 152 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 153 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 154 Splunk automatically determines the source type for major data types. A. False B. True Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 155 Parsing of data can happen both in HF and UF. A. Yes B. No Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 156 Splunk index time process can be broken down into __________ phases. A. 3 B. 2 C. 4 D. 1 Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 157 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 158 Uploading local files though Upload options index the file only once. A. No B. Yes Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 159 Where does Licensing meter happen? A. Indexer B. Parsing C. Heavy Forwarder D. Input Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 160 Matching search terms are highlighted. A. Yes B. No Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 161 Beginning parentheses is automatically highlighted to guide you on the presence of complimenting parentheses. A. No B. Yes Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 162 Zoom Out and Zoom to Selection re-executes the search. A. No B. Yes Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 163 Every Search in Splunk is also called _____________. A. None of the above B. Job C. Search Only Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 164 Matching of parentheses is a feature of Splunk Assistant. A. No B. Yes Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 165 Search Assistant is enabled by default in the SPL editor with compact settings. A. No B. Yes Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 166 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 167 @ Symbol can be used in advanced time unit option. A. No B. Yes Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 168 The new data uploaded in Splunk are shown in ________________. A. Real-time B. 10 Minutes C. Overnight Download D. 30 Minutes Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 169 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 170 The default host name used in Inputs general settings can not be changed. A. False B. True Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 171 Events in Splunk are automatically segregated using data and time. A. Yes B. No Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 172 You are able to create new Index in Data Input settings. A. No B. Yes Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 173 Splunk Parses data into individual events, extracts time, and assigns metadata. A. False B. True Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 174 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 175 Which symbol is used to snap the time? A. @ B. & C. * D. # Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 176 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 177 There are three different search modes in Splunk (Choose three.): A. Automatic B. Smart C. Fast D. Verbose Correct Answer: BCD Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 178 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 179 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 180 You can view the search result in following format (Choose three.): A. Table B. Raw C. Pie Chart D. List Correct Answer: ABD Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 181 Snapping rounds down to the nearest specified unit. A. Yes B. No Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 182 Data summary button just below the search bar gives you the following (Choose three.): A. Hosts B. Sourcetypes C. Sources D. Indexes Correct Answer: ABD Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 183 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 184 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 185 Can you stop or pause the searching? A. No B. Yes Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 186 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 187 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 188 Interesting fields are the fields that have at least 20% of resulting fields. A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 189 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 190 Field names are case sensitive and field value are not. A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 191 != and NOT are same arguments. A. True B. False Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 192 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 193 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 194 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 195 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 196 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 197 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 198 Fields are searchable key value pairs in your event data. A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 199 Selected fields are a set of configurable fields displayed for each event. A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 200 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: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 201 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 202 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: https://answers.splunk.com/answers699/why-does-my-search-head-cluster-captainstart-dele-1.html QUESTION 203 Which search will return only events containing the word oeerror 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk.0.3/SearchReference/search QUESTION 204 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 205 In the Search and Reporting app, which tab displays timecharts and bar charts? A. Events B. Patterns C. Statistics D. Visualization Correct Answer: D Explanation Explanation/Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk.0.2/Search/Aboutreportingcommands QUESTION 206 What will always appear in the Selected Fields list? A. index B. action C. clientip D. sourcetype Correct Answer: D Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 207 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk.0.3/Search/Specifytimemodifiersinyoursearch QUESTION 208 Which of the following is a Splunk internal field? A. _raw B. host C. _host D. index Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 209 Which command will rename action to Customer Action? A. | rename action = CustomerAction B. | rename Action as oeCustomer Action C. | rename Action to oeCustomer Action D. | rename action as oeCustomer Action Correct Answer: D Explanation Explanation/Reference: https://answers.splunk.com/answers0038/understanding-command-in-search.html QUESTION 210 Which of the following is the most efficient search? A. index=* oefailed password B. oefailed password index=* C. (index=* OR index=security) oefailed password D. index=security oefailed password Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 211 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 212 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 213 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk.0.3/InheritedDeployment/Yourdata QUESTION 214 Assuming a user has the capability to edit reports, which of the following are editable? A. Acceleration, schedule, permissions B. The reports name, schedule, permissions C. The reports name, acceleration, schedule D. The reports name, acceleration, permissions Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk.0.3/Report/Createandeditreports QUESTION 215 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk.0.3/Data/Assignmetadatatoeventsdynamically QUESTION 216 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: This is the correct answer because these two filters can help you limit the amount of data that Splunk retrieves from disk, which is the key to fast searching1. The _time filter allows you to specify a narrow time window for your search, which reduces the number of buckets that Splunk scans2. The index filter allows you to specify which index or indexes contain the data that you want to search, which reduces the number of files that Splunk reads3. QUESTION 217 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 oeYesterday D. Use the time range picker to select oeLast 24 hours Correct Answer: D Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 218 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 Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk.0.3/Search/ Aboutsearchlanguagesyntax#Quotes_and_escaping_characters QUESTION 219 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: QUESTION 220 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk.0.3/SearchTutorial/Usefieldstosearch QUESTION 221 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk.0.3/Search/Extendjoblifetimes QUESTION 222 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: C Explanation Explanation/Reference: https://answers.splunk.com/answers28/add-a-lookup-csv-colum-information-to-theresults-ofa-inputlookup- search.html QUESTION 223 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 Explanation Explanation/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=2a hUKEwjm48rmkfXoAhUlMewKHb_FAbkQ6AEwB3oECBYQJg QUESTION 224 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: https://www.edureka.co/blog/splunk-architecture/ QUESTION 225 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk.0.2/Search/Changethesearchmode QUESTION 226 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 Explanation Explanation/Reference: https://answers.splunk.com/answers2164/why-are-the-wineventlogssecurityindexing-indiffe.html QUESTION 227 Which of the following searches would return only events that match the following criteria? Events are inside the main index The field status exists in the event The value in the status field does not equal 200 A. index==main status!==200 B. index=main NOT status=200 C. index==main NOT status==200 D. index-main status!=200 Correct Answer: C Explanation Explanation/Reference: The Kusto Query Language (KQL) is the language you use to query data in Azure Data Explorer. It's a powerful language that allows you to perform advanced queries and extract meaningful insights from your data. To query for events that match the criteria you specified, you would use the following KQL query: index==main NOT status==200 This query will return all events that are inside the main index and have a status field, but the value of the status field does not equal 200. It is important to note that the "NOT" operator must be used in order to exclude events with a status value of 200. By using the "NOT" operator, the query will return only events that do not match the specified criteria. This is useful for narrowing down search results to only those events that are relevant to the query. QUESTION 228 Given the following SPL search, how many rows of results would you expect to be returned by default? index=security sourcetype=linux_secure (fail* OR invalid) I top src__ip A. 10 B. 50 C. 100 D. 20 Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: The SPL search specified above will return 10 rows of results by default, as the "top" command specifies a limit of 10 results. The query will search for all events in the security index with a sourcetype of linuxsecure that contain either the terms fail* or invalid and will display the top 10 results according to the src_ip field. QUESTION 229 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: D Explanation Explanation/Reference: The Kusto Query Language (KQL) is the language you use to query data in Azure Data Explorer. To query for events that are found in the index named security, you would use the following KQL query: index=Security This query will return all events that are found in the security index. It is important to note that the "=" operator must be used in order to match the exact index name. QUESTION 230 How many minutes, by default, is the time to live (ttl) for an ad-hoc search job? A. 5 minutes B. 1 minute C. 10 minutes D. 60 minutes Correct Answer: C Explanation Explanation/Reference: The default time to live (ttl) for an ad-hoc search job is 10 minutes. This means that if no one views the results of a search within 10 minutes, the search job is canceled and the results are deleted. You can change this setting in the limits.conf file1. QUESTION 231 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 statusCode by user showperc=f countfield=status_code_count A. The search will fail. The proper top command format is top limit=3 instead of top 3. B. The top three most common values in statusCode will be displayed for each user. C. Only the top three overall most common values in statusCode will be displayed. D. The percentage field will be displayed in the results. Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: The top command returns the most common values of a field and their count. By using the by clause, you can group the results by another field. In this case, the top command will return the top three most common values in statusCode for each user. The showperc=f option will suppress the percentage column in the output. The countfield option will rename the count column to status_code_count2. QUESTION 232 By default, which role contains the minimum permissions required to have write access to Splunk alerts? A. User B. Alerting C. Power D. Admin Correct Answer: C Explanation Explanation/Reference: The Power role contains the minimum permissions required to have write access to Splunk alerts. The User role can only view alerts created by others, but cannot create or modify them. The Alerting role is not a default role in Splunk, but a custom one that can be created by an administrator. The Admin role has write access to Splunk alerts, but also has many other permissions that are not necessary for alerting3. QUESTION 233 In the Search and Reporting app, which is a default selected field? A. index B. action C. _time D. host Correct Answer: C Explanation Explanation/Reference: In the Search and Reporting app, _time is a default selected field. This means that it is always displayed in the events list and table views, unless explicitly deselected. Other default selected fields are host, source, and sourcetype. Index and action are not default selected fields, but they can be added to the list of selected fields by clicking on All Fields4. QUESTION 234 Which of the following is an accurate definition of fields within Splunk? A. Inherent entities that exist in event data. B. A searchable key/value pair in event data. C. Values pulled exclusively from lookup tables. D. A non-searchable name/value pair used while indexing data. Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: Fields are searchable key/value pairs in event data. They allow you to specify criteria for your searches and filter out unwanted events. Fields can be extracted automatically by Splunk software during indexing or searching, or manually by users using various methods. Fields are not inherent entities that exist in event data, but rather interpretations of data by Splunk software or users. Fields are not values pulled exclusively from lookup tables, although lookup tables can be used to add fields to events based on existing fields. Fields are not non-searchable name/value pairs used while indexing data, but rather searchable attributes that can be used to refine searches5. QUESTION 235 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. File-based C. Total D. Segmented Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: The four types of lookups that Splunk provides out-of-the-box are file-based, external, KV Store, and geospatial. File-based lookups use CSV files to map fields from your data to fields in the external table. External lookups use Python scripts or binary executables to populate your events with field values from an external source. KV Store lookups use a key-value store to map fields from your data to fields in the external table. Geospatial lookups use KMZ or KML files to match location coordinates in your events to geographic feature collections1. QUESTION 236 When refining search results, what is the difference in the time picker between real-time and relative time ranges? A. Real-time searches happen instantly, while relative searches happen at a scheduled time. B. Real-time searches display results from a rolling time window, while relative searches display results from a set length of time. C. Real-time searches run constantly in the background, while relative searches only run when certain criteria are met. D. Real-time represents events that have happened in a set time window, while relative will display results from a rolling time window. Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: The difference between real-time and relative time ranges in the time picker is that real-time searches display results from a rolling time window, such as the last 15 minutes, while relative searches display results from a set length of time, such as yesterday or last week. Real-time searches do not happen instantly, but rather update periodically based on the refresh interval. Relative searches do not happen at a scheduled time, but rather when the user runs them. Real-time searches do not run constantly in the background, but rather when the user starts them. Real-time searches do not represent events that have happened in a set time window, but rather events that are happening now. QUESTION 237 Which of the following is the best description of Splunk Apps? A. Built only by Splunk employees. B. A collection of files. C. Only available for download on Splunkbase. D. Available on iOS and Android. Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: The best description of Splunk Apps is a collection of files that provide specific functionality or views of your data. Splunk Apps can be built by anyone, not only by Splunk employees. Splunk Apps are not only available for download on Splunkbase, but also can be created or customized by users. Splunk Apps are not available on iOS and Android, but rather on Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud platforms. QUESTION 238 What is the proper SPL terminology for specifying a particular index in a search? A. indexer"index_name B. indexer name"index_name C. index=index_name D. index name=index_name Correct Answer: C Explanation Explanation/Reference: This means that you can use the index field to filter your search results by the name of the index that contains the events you want to see. For example, if you want to search for events in the index named oegcp_logs , you can use the following SPL: index=gcp_logs You can also specify multiple indexes by using the OR operator, such as: index=gcp_logs OR index=oswin QUESTION 239 Which of the following is the appropriately formatted SPL search? A. index=security sourcetype=linux secure (invalid OR failed) | stats count as "Potential Issues" B. index=security sourcetype=linux secure (invalid OR failed) | stats 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) | count as "Potential Issues" Correct Answer: A Explanation Explanation/Reference: This is the appropriately formatted SPL search because it follows the SPL syntax rules12, such as: Using the = operator to specify field-value pairs, such as index=security and sourcetype=linux. Using the OR operator to combine multiple values for the same field, such as (invalid OR failed). Using the | character to separate commands, such as stats count as "Potential Issues". Using the as keyword to rename fields, such as count as "Potential Issues". QUESTION 240 How are the results of the following search sorted? ¦ | sort action, "file, +bytes A. In descending order by action, then descending order by file, and lastly by ascending order of bytes. B. In ascending order by action, then descending order by file, and lastly by ascending order of bytes. C. In descending order by action if it exists. If not, then in descending order by file, and if both action and file do not exist, by ascending order of bytes. D. In ascending order by action if it exists. If not, then in descending order by file, and if both action and file do not exist, by ascending order of bytes. Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: Using a minus sign (-) for descending order and a plus sign (+) for ascending order. If no sign is specified, the default order is ascending. Sorting by multiple fields in the order they are specified. If there are duplicate values in one field, the next field is used to break the tie. Sorting by field values according to their types. If the field type is not specified, the sort command tries to automatically determine it. QUESTION 241 Splunk users are assigned roles. Which of the following do roles determine? A. Password B. Port number C. Username D. Data access Correct Answer: D Explanation Explanation/Reference: This is the correct answer because roles determine the level of access that users have to the Splunk platform and the tasks that they can perform on the platform1. Roles can contain one or more capabilities that provide access to specific parts of the Splunk platform, such as searching, indexing, alerting, and so on2. Roles can also specify which indexes that a user can search and which indexes are searched by default1. QUESTION 242 Which of the following is a false statement about Splunk dashboards? A. Dashboards must have a unique dashboard ID within a permission's context. B. Splunk dashboards consist of one or more panels displaying data visually in a useful way. C. Splunk dashboards may not be directly created from search results without first creating a report. D. Splunk dashboard panels can be populated by reports. Correct Answer: C Explanation Explanation/Reference: According to the Splunk documentation, dashboards are collections of views that you can use to visually analyze your data. You can create dashboards using simple XML, or use the Splunk Web framework to build custom dashboards using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Dashboards consist of one or more panels that display data in a variety of ways. You can use charts, tables, maps, single value indicators, and other visualizations to display your data. You can also add interactive elements to your dashboards, such as filters, drilldowns, and time range pickers, to make them more dynamic and user-friendly. To create a dashboard panel from a search result, you can use the Save As button in the Search app and select Dashboard Panel. This will open a dialog box where you can choose an existing dashboard or create a new one, and specify the panel title and visualization type. You can also edit the panel properties and permissions before saving it to the dashboard. Alternatively, you can create a report from a search result and then add it to a dashboard as a panel. Reports are saved searches that include additional attributes such as a visualization type, permissions, and an optional description. You can create reports using the Save As button in the Search app and select Report. To add a report to a dashboard, you can use the Add to Dashboard button in the Reports listing page or in the report itself. Dashboards must have a unique dashboard ID within a permissions context. This means that you cannot have two dashboards with the same ID in the same app or user space. The dashboard ID is used to reference the dashboard in URLs and XML files. You can specify the dashboard ID when you create a new dashboard using simple XML or the Splunk Web framework. If you do not specify an ID, Splunk software will generate one based on the dashboard title. QUESTION 243 What is the result of the following search? index=myindex source=c: \mydata. txt NOT error=* A. Only data where the error field is present and does not contain a value will be displayed. B. Only data with a value in the field error will be displayed. C. Only data that does not contain the error field will be displayed. D. Only data where the value of the field error does not equal an asterisk (*) will be displayed. Correct Answer: C Explanation Explanation/Reference: The search query index=myindex source=c: \mydata. txt NOT error=* specifies three criteria for the events to be returned: The index must be myindex, which is a user-defined index that contains the data from a specific source or sources. The source must be c: \mydata. txt, which is the name of the file or directory where the data came from. The error field must not exist in the events, which is indicated by the NOT operator and the wildcard character (*). The NOT operator negates the following expression, which means that it returns the events that do not match the expression. The wildcard character () matches any value, including an empty value or a null value. Therefore, the expression NOT error= means that the events must not have an error field at all, regardless of its value. The search query does not use quotation marks around the source value, which means that it is casesensitive and exact. If there are any variations in the source name, such as capitalization or spacing, they will not match the query. Reference Search command syntax details Search command examples Basic searches and search results QUESTION 244 What are Splunk alerts based on? A. Dashboards B. Searches C. Webhooks D. Reports Correct Answer: B Explanation Explanation/Reference: Splunk alerts are based on searches that run on a schedule or in real time. You can use alerts to monitor for and respond to specific events or conditions in your data. Alerts use a saved search to look for events in real time or on a schedule. Alerts trigger when search results meet specific conditions. You can use alert actions to respond when alerts trigger, such as sending an email, running a script, or creating a ticket1. You can create alerts from the Search app, the Alerts page, or the Dashboards app. You can also use the Splunk Web framework to create custom alert actions using Python or JavaScript1. Dashboards, webhooks, and reports are not the basis for Splunk alerts, although they can be related to them. Dashboards are collections of views that display data visually in a variety of ways. You can add alert panels to dashboards to show the status of your alerts2. Webhooks are a type of alert action that send HTTP POST requests to a specified URL when an alert triggers. You can use webhooks to integrate Splunk alerts with external systems or applications3. Reports are saved searches that include additional attributes such as a visualization type, permissions, and an optional description. You can create reports from search results and add them to dashboards as panels. You can also use reports as the basis for scheduled or real-time alerts. Getting started with alerts Add an alert panel to a dashboard Use webhooks with Splunk Enterprise [Create and edit reports]
