Splunk SPLK-1001 Splunk Core Certified User

Version: 4.1

QUESTION NO: 1
Which search string only returns events from hostWWW3?

A.
B. host=WWW3
B.
C. host=WWW*
C.
D. Host=WWW3
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 2
By default, how long does Splunk retain a search job?

A.
10 Minutes
B.
15 Minutes
C.
1 Day
D.
7 Days
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 3
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.
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 4
Which of the following Splunk components typically resides on the machines where dataoriginates?

A.
Indexer
B.
Forwarder
C.
Search head
D.
Deployment server
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 5
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 orthe owner’s profile at
run time.
Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 6
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.

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 7
Which of the following searches would return events with failure in index netfw or warn or critical inindex
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)

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 8
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

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 9
Which of the following constraints can be used with the top command?

A.
limit
B.
useperc
C.
addtotals
D.
fieldcount

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 10
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.

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 11
When running searches, command modifiers in the search string are displayed in what color?

A.
Red
B.
Blue
C.
Orange
D.
Highlighted

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 12
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

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 13
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.

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 14
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.
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 15
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 thevisualization.
B.
You can modify the search string in the panel, but you cannot change and configure thevisualization.
C.
You cannot modify the search string in the panel, but you can change and configure thevisualization.
D.
You cannot modify the search string in the panel, and you cannot change and configure thevisualization.

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 16
Which of the following are common constraints of the top command?

A.
limit, count
B.
limit, showpercent
C.
limits, countfield
D.
showperc, countfield
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 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.
Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 18
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.

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 19
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.

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 20
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.

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 21
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.

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 22
Which command is used to review the contents of a specified static lookup file?

A.
lookup
B.
csvlookup
C.
inputlookup
D.
outputlookup

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 23
What must be done in order to use a lookup table in Splunk?

A.
The lookup must be configured to run automatically.Splunk
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.

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 24
When sorting on multiple fields with the sort command, what delimiter can be used between thefield names in the
search?
A.
|
B.
$
C.
!
D.
,
Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 25
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

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 26
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)

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 27
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.

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 28
By default, which of the following fields would be listed in the fields sidebar under interestingFields?

A.
host
B.
index
C.
source
D.
Sourcetype

Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 29
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.

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 30
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.

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 31
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

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 32
Which Boolean operator is always implied between two search terms, unless otherwise specified?

A.
OR

B.
NOT

C.
AND

D.
XOR

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 33
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.

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 34
Which stats command function provides a count of how many unique values exist for a given fieldin the result set?

A.
dc(field)

B.
count(field)

C.
count-by(field)

D.
distinct-count(field)

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 35
A collection of items containing things such as data inputs, UI elements, and knowledge objects isknown as what?

A.
An app

B.
JSON

C.
A role

D.
An enhanced solution

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 36
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.

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 37
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.

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 38
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.

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 39
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 fieldssidebar.

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 40
In the fields sidebar, which character denotes alphanumeric field values?

A.
#

B.
%

C.
a

D.
a#

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 41
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.

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 42
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

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 43
What user interface component allows for time selection?

A.
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B.
Time range picker

C.
Search time picker

D.
Data source time statistics

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 44
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

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 45
When placed early in a search, which command is most effective at reducing search executiontime?
A.
dedup

B.
rename

C.
sort –

D.
fields +

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 46
Which of the following is the most efficient filter for running searches in Splunk?

A.
Time

B.
Fast mode

C.
Sourcetype

D.
Selected Fields

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 47
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 thedata.

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 48
Which of the following file types is an option for exporting Splunk search results?

A.
PDF

B.
JSON

C.
XLS

D.
RTF

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 49
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 >

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 50
Which search string returns a filed containing the number of matching events and names that fieldEvent Count?

A.
index=security failure | stats sum as “Event Count”

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

C.
index=security failure | stats count by “Event Count”

D.
index=security failure | stats dc(count) as “Event Count”

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 51
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

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 52
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*

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 53
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 groupand 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.

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 54
In a deployment with multiple indexes, what will happen when a search is run and an index is notspecified 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.

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 55
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.

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 56
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
Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 57
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.
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Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 58
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.
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 59
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
Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 60
At index time, in which field does Splunk store the timestamp value?
A.
time
B.
_time
C.
EventTime
D.
timestamp
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 61
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.
Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 62
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.

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 63
What can be included in the All Fields option in the sidebar?
A.
Dashboards
B.
Metadata only
C.
Non-interesting fields
D.
Field descriptions

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 64
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.

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 65
When a Splunk search generates calculated data that appears in the Statistics tab, in whatformats can the results be
exported?

A.
CSV, JSON, PDF

B.
CSV, XML, JSON

C.
Raw Events, XML, JSON

D.
Raw Events, CSV, XML, JSON

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 66
Which search matches the events containing the terms “error” and “fail”?

A.
index=security Error Fail
B.
index=security error OR fail
C.
index=security “error failure”
D.
index=security NOT error NOT fail

Answer:B
QUESTION NO: 67
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.

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 68
Which of the following fields is stored with the events in the index?
A.
user
B.
source
C.
location
D.
sourceIp
AnsweR: B

QUESTION NO: 69
Which of the following is the recommended way to create multiple dashboards displaying datafrom 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.

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 70
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.

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 71
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.
Answer:B

QUESTION NO: 72
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.
Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 73
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.

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 74
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.

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 75
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
Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 76
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.
Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 77
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.

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 78
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.

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 79
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 searchtime.
D.
The selected field and its corresponding values will appear underneath the events in the searchresults.

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 80
By default, which of the following is a Selected Field?

A.
action
B.
clientip
C.
categoryId
D.
sourcetype

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 81
According to Splunk best practices, which placement of the wildcard results in the most efficientsearch?

A.
f*il
B.
*fail
C.
fail*
D.
*fail*

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 82
Which command automatically returns percent and count columns when executing searches?

A.
top
B.
stats
C.
table
D.
percent

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 83
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.

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 84
Which search string is the most efficient?

A.
“failed password”
B.
“failed password”*
C.
index=* “failed password”
D.
index=security “failed password”

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 85
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
Answer: D

B.
status_code>=400
C.
status_code<=404
D.
status_code>403 status_code<405

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 86
_______________ transforms raw data into events and distributes the results into an index.
A.
Index
B.
Search Head
C.
Indexer
D.
Forwarder

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 87
Documentations for Splunk can be found at docs.splunk.com

A.
True
B.
False

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 88
Which component of Splunk is primarily responsible for saving data?

A.
Search Head
B.
Heavy Forwarder
C.
Indexer
D.
Universal Forwarder
Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 89
Universal forwarder is recommended for forwarding the logs to indexers.

A.
False
B.
True
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 90
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.

Answer: A,C,D
QUESTION NO: 91
Three basic components of Splunk are (Choose three.):

A.
Forwarders
B.
Deployment Server
C.
Indexer
D.
Knowledge Objects
E.
Index
F.
Search Head
Answer: A,C,F

QUESTION NO: 92
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.
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 93
We should use heavy forwarder for sending event-based data to Indexers.
A.
False
B.
True
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 94
Splunk Enterprise is used as a Scalable service in Splunk Cloud.
A.
True

B.
False
Answer: A

B.
False
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 95
Which component of Splunk let us write SPL query to find the required data?

A.
Forwarders
B.
Indexer
C.
Heavy Forwarders
D.
Search head
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 96
All components are installed and administered in Splunk Enterprise on-premise.
A.
True
B.
False
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 97
Log filtering/parsing can be done from _____________.
A.
Index Forwarders (IF)
B.
Universal Forwarders (UF)
C.
Super Forwarder (SF)
D.
Heavy Forwarders (HF)
Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 98
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
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 99
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
Answer: F

QUESTION NO: 100

Portal for Splunk apps can be accessed through www.splunkbase.com
A.
False
B.
True
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 101

Splunk shows data in __________________.

A.
ASCII Character order.
B.
Reverse chronological order.
C.
Alphanumeric order.
D.
Chronological order.

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 102

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

QUESTION NO: 103

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
Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 104

Prefix wildcards might cause performance issues.

A.
False
B.
True
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 105

Machine data can be in structured and unstructured format.

A.
False
B.
True
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 106

Field names are case sensitive.

A.
True
B.
False
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 107

Splunk internal fields contains general information about events and starts from underscore i.e. _ .
A.
True
B.
False
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 108

How many main user roles do you have in Splunk?

A.
2

B.
4
C.
1
D.
3

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 109

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)
Answer: A,B,C

QUESTION NO: 110

Fields are searchable name and value pairings that differentiates one event from another.

A.
False
B.
True
Answer: B

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 111

Splunk extracts fields from event data at index time and at search time.
A.
True
B.
False
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 112

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

QUESTION NO: 113

Splunk indexes the data on the basis of timestamps.

A.
True
B.
False
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 114

______________ is the default web port used by Splunk.
A.
8089
B.
8000
C.
8080
D.
443
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 115

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.

Answer: A,B,C

QUESTION NO: 116

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

QUESTION NO: 117

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.
Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 118

License Meter runs before data compression.
A.
No
B.
Yes
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 119

Forward Option gather and forward data to indexers over a receiving port from remote machines.
A.
False
B.
True
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 120

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

Answer: B,C,E,G

QUESTION NO: 121

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
Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 122

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

QUESTION NO: 123

Splunk automatically determines the source type for major data types.
A.
False
B.
True

Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 124
Parsing of data can happen both in HF and UF.
A.
Yes
B.
No
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 125

Upload option creates inputs.conf
A.
Yes
B.
No
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 126

Splunk index time process can be broken down into __________ phases.
A.
3
B.
2
C.
4
D.
1
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 127

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
Answer: E

QUESTION NO: 128

Uploading local files though Upload options index the file only once.
A.
No
B.
Yes
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 129

Which of the statements are correct about HF? (Choose three.)
A.
Parsing
B.
Masking
C.
Searching
D.
Forwarding
Answer: A,B,D
QUESTION NO: 130
Where does Licensing meter happen?
A.
Indexer
B.
Parsing
C.
Heavy Forwarder
D.
Input

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 131

Matching search terms are highlighted.
A.
Yes
B.
No
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 132

Beginning parentheses is automatically highlighted to guide you on the presence of complimentingparentheses.
A.
No
B.
Yes
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 133

Zoom Out and Zoom to Selection re-executes the search.

A.
No

B.
Yes

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 134

Every Search in Splunk is also called _____________.
A.
None of the above
B.
Job
C.
Search Only
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 135

Matching of parentheses is a feature of Splunk Assistant.
A.
No
B.
Yes
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 136

Search Assistant is enabled by default in the SPL editor with compact settings.
A.
No
B.
Yes
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 137

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.
Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 138

@ Symbol can be used in advanced time unit option.
A.
No
B.
Yes
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 139

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

QUESTION NO: 140

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

Answer: F

QUESTION NO: 141

You can change the App context in Input setting.
A.
No
B.
Yes
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 142

The default host name used in Inputs general settings can not be changed.
A.
False
B.
True
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 143

Events in Splunk are automatically segregated using data and time.

A.
Yes
B.
No
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 144

You are able to create new Index in Data Input settings.
A.
No
B.
Yes
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 145

Splunk Parses data into individual events, extracts time, and assigns metadata.
A.
False
B.
True
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 146

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 mostrecent 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.

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 147

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

QUESTION NO: 148

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.

Answer: A,C,E

QUESTION NO: 149

There are three different search modes in Splunk (Choose three.):

A.
Automatic
B.
Smart
C.
Fast
D.
Verbose
Answer: B,C,D

QUESTION NO: 150

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.

Answer: A,B,C,E

QUESTION NO: 151

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

QUESTION NO: 152

You can view the search result in following format (Choose three.):

A.
Table
B.
Raw
C.
Pie Chart
D.
List
Answer: A,B,D

QUESTION NO: 153

Snapping rounds down to the nearest specified unit.

A.
Yes
B.
No
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 154

Data summary button just below the search bar gives you the following (Choose three.):

A.
Hosts

B.
Sourcetypes
C.
Sources
D.
Indexes

Answer: A,B,C

QUESTION NO: 155

What options do you get after selecting timeline? (Choose four.)

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

Answer: A,B,C,E

QUESTION NO: 156

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
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 157

Can you stop or pause the searching?
A.
No
B.
Yes
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 158

You can also specify a time range in the search bar. You can use the following for beginning andending for a time
range (Choose two.):

A.
Not possible to specify time manually in Search query
B.
end=
C.
start=
D.
earliest=
E.
latest=

Answer: D,E

QUESTION NO: 159

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
Answer: A,C,E,F,H,I,J

QUESTION NO: 160

Interesting fields are the fields that have at least 20% of resulting fields.
A.
True
B.
False
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 161

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 fieldshould 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 nowfield should be
visible in the list of selected fields.
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 162
Field names are case sensitive and field value are not.

A.
True
B.
False
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 163

!= and NOT are same arguments.
A.
True
B.
False
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 164

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 wherestatus field doesn't
exist.
C.
Will get different results depending on data.
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 165

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 wherestatus field doesn't
exist.
Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 166

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
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 167

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.
Answer: A,B,C,F,G

QUESTION NO: 168

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

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 169

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
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 170

Fields are searchable key value pairs in your event data.
A.
True
B.
False
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 171

Selected fields are a set of configurable fields displayed for each event.
A.
True
B.
False
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 172

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

Answer: A,B,C,D,E
QUESTION NO: 173

Search Language Syntax in Splunk can be broken down into the following components. (Chooseall that apply.)

A.
Search term
B.
Command
C.
Pipe
D.
Functions
E.
Arguments
F.
Clause

Answer: A,B,C,D,E,F

QUESTION NO: 174

When saving a search directly to a dashboard panel instead of saving as a report first, which ofthe following is
created?

A.
Cloned panel
B.
Inline panel
C.
Report panel
D.
Prebuilt panel

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 175

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

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 176

Which search will return only events containing the word “error” and display the results as a tablethat 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

Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 177
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
Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 178

In the Search and Reporting app, which tab displays timecharts and bar charts?

A.
Events
B.
Patterns
C.
Statistics
D.
Visualization

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 179

What will always appear in the Selected Fields list?

A.
index
B.
action
C.
clientip
D.
sourcetype

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 180

What is the correct way to use a time range specifier in the search bar so that the search looksback 2 hours?

A.
latest=-2h
B.
earliest=-2h
C.
latest=-2hour@d
D.
earliest=-2hour@d

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 181

Which of the following is a Splunk internal field?

A.
_raw
B.
host
C.
_host
D.
index
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 182

Which command will rename action to Customer Action?

A.
| rename action = CustomerAction
B.
| rename Action as “Customer Action”
C.
| rename Action to “Customer Action”
D.
| rename action as “Customer Action”
Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 183

Which of the following is the most efficient search?

A.
index=* “failed password”
B.
“failed password” index=*
C.
(index=* OR index=security) “failed password”
D.
index=security “failed password”
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 184

Which of the following is a correct way to limit search results to display the 5 most common valuesof a field?

A.
| rare top=5
B.
| top rare=5
C.
| top limit=5
D.
| rare limit=5
Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 185

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
Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 186

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=*
Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 187

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
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 188

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

QUESTION NO: 189

What are the two most efficient search filters?

A.
_time and host
B.
_time and index
C.
host and sourcetype
D.
index and sourcetype
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 190

Which of the following is the best way to create a report that shows the last 24 hours of events?

A.
Use earliest=-1d@d latest=@d
B.
Set a real-time search over a 24-hour window
C.
Use the time range picket to select “Yesterday”
D.
Use the time range picker to select “Last 24 hours”
Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 191

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
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 192

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
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 193

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
Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 194

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
Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 195

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
Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 196

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
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 197
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
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 198

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.

Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 199

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
Answer: B