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Question # 6

Matching search terms are highlighted.

A.

Yes

B.

No

Question # 7

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)

Question # 8

______________ is the default web port used by Splunk.

A.

8089

B.

8000

C.

8080

D.

443

Question # 9

Creating Data Models:

Object ATTRIBUTES do not define ___________.

A.

a base search for the object

B.

fields for the object

Question # 10

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

Question # 11

Use this command to use lookup fields in a search and see the lookup fields in the field sidebar.

A.

inputlookup

B.

lookup

Question # 12

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=

Question # 13

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)

Question # 14

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”

Question # 15

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

Question # 16

Which Boolean operator is implied between search terms, unless otherwise specified?

A.

OR

B.

AND

C.

NOT

D.

NAND

Question # 17

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

Question # 18

By default, which role contains the minimum permissions required to have write access to Splunk alerts?

A.

User

B.

Alerting

C.

Power

D.

Admin

Question # 19

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

A.

No

B.

Yes

Question # 20

Splunk Parses data into individual events, extracts time, and assigns metadata.

A.

False

B.

True

Question # 21

Lookups allow you to overwrite your raw event.

A.

True

B.

False

Question # 22

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

Question # 23

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

Question # 24

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.

Question # 25

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.

Question # 26

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

Question # 27

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

Question # 28

In the Search and Reporting app, which is a default selected field?

A.

index

B.

action

C.

_time

D.

host

Question # 29

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

Question # 30

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=*

Question # 31

Which Boolean operator is always implied between two search terms, unless otherwise specified?

A.

OR

B.

NOT

C.

AND

D.

XOR

Question # 32

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.

Question # 33

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

Question # 34

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

Question # 35

Parsing of data can happen both in HF and Indexer.

A.

Only HF

B.

No

C.

Yes

Question # 36

It is mandatory for the lookup file to have this for an automatic lookup to work.

A.

Source type

B.

At least five columns

C.

Timestamp

D.

Input filed

Question # 37

Fields are searchable key value pairs in your event data.

A.

True

B.

False

Question # 38

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.

Question # 39

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.

Question # 40

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

Question # 41

Can you stop or pause the searching?

A.

No

B.

Yes

Question # 42

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.

Question # 43

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

Question # 44

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.

Question # 45

By default, which of the following is a Selected Field?

A.

action

B.

clientip

C.

categoryld

D.

sourcetype

Question # 46

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.

Question # 47

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.

Question # 48

Splunk index time process can be broken down into __________ phases.

A.

3

B.

2

C.

4

D.

1

Question # 49

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

Question # 50

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.

Question # 51

Select the correct option that applies to Index time processing (Choose three.).

A.

Indexing

B.

Searching

C.

Parsing

D.

Settings

E.

Input

Question # 52

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

Question # 53

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.

Question # 54

Uploading local files though Upload options index the file only once.

A.

No

B.

Yes

Question # 55

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

Question # 56

This search will return 20 results. SEARCH: error | top host limit = 20

A.

True

B.

False

Question # 57

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*

Question # 58

Interesting fields are the fields that have at least 20% of resulting fields.

A.

True

B.

False

Question # 59

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.

Question # 60

Field names are case sensitive.

A.

True

B.

False

Question # 61

Snapping rounds down to the nearest specified unit.

A.

Yes

B.

No

Question # 62

This is what Splunk uses to categorize the data that is being indexed.

A.

sourcetype

B.

index

C.

source

D.

host

Question # 63

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.

Question # 64

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

Question # 65

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)

Question # 66

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

Question # 67

It is no possible for a single instance of Splunk to manage the input, parsing and indexing of machine data.

A.

True

B.

False

Question # 68

At index time, in which field does Splunk store the timestamp value?

A.

time

B.

_time

C.

EventTime

D.

timestamp

Question # 69

Three basic components of Splunk are (Choose three.):

A.

Forwarders

B.

Deployment Server

C.

Indexer

D.

Knowledge Objects

E.

Index

F.

Search Head

Question # 70

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.

Question # 71

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.

Question # 72

When running searches command modifiers in the search string are displayed in what color?

A.

Red

B.

Blue

C.

Orange

D.

Highlighted

Question # 73

All users by default have WRITE permission to ALL knowledge objects.

A.

True

B.

False

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