SPLK-1001 Splunk Core Certified User Exam Dumps

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Splunk Core Certified User SPLK-1001 exam dumps are valid for you to pass. In the real Splunk certification SPLK-1001 exam, there are 60 questions, and you have 60 minutes to complete all the questions. Splunk SPLK-1001 exam tests your knowledge and skills to search, use fields, create alerts, and so on. Free Splunk SPLK-1001 exam dumps are available below.

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1. What is the correct syntax to count the number of events containing a vendor_action field?

count stats vendor_action

count stats (vendor_action)

stats count (vendor_action)

stats vendor_action (count)

2. By default, which of the following fields would be listed in the fields sidebar under interesting Fields?

host

index

source

sourcetype

3. When looking at a dashboard panel that is based on a report, which of the following is true?

You can modify the search string in the panel, and you can change and configure the visualization.

You can modify the search string in the panel, but you cannot change and configure the visualization.

You cannot modify the search string in the panel, but you can change and configure the visualization.

You cannot modify the search string in the panel, and you cannot change and configure the visualization.

4. Which of the following is a best practice when writing a search string?

Include all formatting commands before any search terms

Include at least one function as this is a search requirement

Include the search terms at the beginning of the search string

Avoid using formatting clauses as they add too much overhead

5. What type of search can be saved as a report?

Any search can be saved as a report

Only searches that generate visualizations

Only searches containing a transforming command

Only searches that generate statistics or visualizations

6. What can be included in the All Fields option in the sidebar?

Dashboards

Metadata only

Non-interesting fields

Field descriptions

7. What syntax is used to link key/value pairs in search strings?

action+purchase

action=purchase

action | purchase

action equal purchase

8. When viewing the results of a search, what is an Interesting Field?

A field that appears in any event

A field that appears in every event

A field that appears in the top 10 events

A field that appears in at least 20% of the events

9. What syntax is used to link key/value pairs in search strings?

Parentheses

@ or # symbols

Quotation marks

Relational operators such as =, <, or >

10. When a Splunk search generates calculated data that appears in the Statistics tab.

in what formats can the results be exported?

CSV, JSON, PDF

CSV, XML JSON

Raw Events, XML, JSON

Raw Events, CSV, XML, JSON

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11. Which of the following are functions of the stats command?

count, sum, add

count, sum, less

sum, avg, values

sum, values, table

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?

No events will be returned.

Splunk will prompt you to specify an index.

All non-indexed events to which the user has access will be returned.

Events from every index searched by default to which the user has access will be returned.

13. Which search matches the events containing the terms "error" and "fail"?

index=security Error Fail

index=security error OR fail

index=security “error failure”

index=security NOT error NOT fail

14. Which of the following is an option after clicking an item in search results?

Saving the item to a report

Adding the item to the search.

Adding the item to a dashboard

Saving the search to a JSON file.

15. When placed early in a search, which command is most effective at reducing search execution time?

dedup

rename

sort -

fields +

16. In the Splunk interface, the list of alerts can be filtered based on which characteristics?

App, Owner, Severity, and Type

App, Owner, Priority, and Status

App, Dashboard, Severity, and Type

App, Time Window, Type, and Severity

17. When displaying results of a search, which of the following is true about line charts?

Line charts are optimal for single and multiple series.

Line charts are optimal for single series when using Fast mode.

Line charts are optimal for multiple series with 3 or more columns.

Line charts are optimal for multiseries searches with at least 2 or more columns.

18. A collection of items containing things such as data inputs, UI elements, and knowledge objects is known as what?

An app

JSON

A role

An enhanced solution

19. Which of the following fields is stored with the events in the index?

user

source

location

sourcelp

20. Which of the following is the recommended way to create multiple dashboards displaying data from the same search?

Save the search as a report and use it in multiple dashboards as needed

Save the search as a dashboard panel for each dashboard that needs the data

Save the search as a scheduled alert and use it in multiple dashboards as needed

Export the results of the search to an XML file and use the file as the basis of the dashboards

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21. What must be done in order to use a lookup table in Splunk?

The lookup must be configured to run automatically.

The contents of the lookup file must be copied and pasted into the search bar.

The lookup file must be uploaded to Splunk and a lookup definition must be created.

The lookup file must be uploaded to the etc/apps/lookups folder for automatic ingestion.

22. What is a suggested Splunk best practice for naming reports?

Reports are best named using many numbers so they can be more easily sorted.

Use a consistent naming convention so they are easily separated by characteristics such as group and object.

Name reports as uniquely as possible with no overlap to differentiate them from one another.

Any naming convention is fine as long as you keep an external spreadsheet to keep track.

23. Which of the following Splunk components typically resides on the machines where data originates?

Indexer

Forwarder

Search head

Deployment server

24. What does the following specified time range do?

earliest=-72h@h latest=@d

Look back 3 days ago and prior

Look back 72 hours up to one day ago

Look back 72 hours, up to the end of today

Look back from 3 days ago up to the beginning of today

25. Which of the following is true about user account settings and preferences?

Search & Reporting is the only app that can be set as the default application.

Full names can only be changed by accounts with a Power User or Admin role.

Time zones are automatically updated based on the setting of the computer accessing Splunk.

Full name, time zone, and default app can be defined by clicking the login name in the Splunk bar.

26. Which of the following are common constraints of the top command?

limit, count

limit, showpercent

limits, countfield

showperc, countfield

27. What is the purpose of using a by clause with the stats command?

To group the results by one or more fields.

To compute numerical statistics on each field.

To specify how the values in a list are delimited.

To partition the input data based on the split-by fields.

28. Which events will be returned by the following search string?

host=www3 status=503

All events that either have a host of www3 or a status of 503.

All events with a host of www3 that also have a status of 503

We need more information: we cannot tell without knowing the time range

We need more information a search cannot be run without specifying an index

29. Which of the following searches would return events with failure in index netfw or warn or critical in index netops?

(index=netfw failure) AND index=netops warn OR critical

(index=netfw failure) OR (index=netops (warn OR critical))

(index=netfw failure) AND (index=netops (warn OR critical))

(index=netfw failure) OR index=netops OR (warn OR critical)

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

index=security sourcetype=access_* status=200 stats | count by price

index=security sourcetype=access_* status=200 | stats count by price

index=security sourcetype=access_* status=200 | stats count | by price

index=security sourcetype=access_* | status=200 | stats count by price

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31. What does the stats command do?

Automatically correlates related fields

Converts field values into numerical values

Calculates statistics on data that matches the search criteria

Analyzes numerical fields for their ability to predict another discrete field

32. Which is a primary function of the timeline located under the search bar?

To differentiate between structured and unstructured events in the data

To sort the events returned by the search command in chronological order

To zoom in and zoom out. although this does not change the scale of the chart

To show peaks and/or valleys in the timeline, which can indicate spikes in activity or downtime

33. Which statement is true about Splunk alerts?

Alerts are based on searches that are either run on a scheduled interval or in real-time.

Alerts are based on searches and when triggered will only send an email notification.

Alerts are based on searches and require cron to run on scheduled interval.

Alerts are based on searches that are run exclusively as real-time.

34. What can be configured using the Edit Job Settings menu?

Export the results to CSV format

Add the Job results to a dashboard

Schedule the Job to re-run in 10 minutes

Change Job Lifetime from 10 minutes to 7 days.

35. Which command is used to validate a lookup file?

| lookup products.csv

inputlookup products.csv

I inputlookup products.csv

| lookup definition products.csv

36. Which stats command function provides a count of how many unique values exist for a given field in the result set?

dc(field)

count(field)

count-by(field)

distinct-count(field)

37. What user interface component allows for time selection?

Time summary

Time range picker

Search time picker

Data source time statistics

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?

$SPLUNK_HOME/bin/scripts

$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/scripts

$SPLUNK_HOME/bin/etc/scripts

$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/scripts/bin

39. When editing a dashboard, which of the following are possible options? (select all that apply)

Add an output.

Export a dashboard panel.

Modify the chart type displayed in a dashboard panel.

Drag a dashboard panel to a different location on the dashboard.

40. Which of the following index searches would provide the most efficient search performance?

index=*

index=web OR index=s*

(index=web OR index=sales)

*index=sales AND index=web*

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

time

_time

EventTime

timestamp

42. Which statement is true about the top command?

It returns the top 10 results

It displays the output in table format

It returns the count and percent columns per row

All of the above

43. What determines the scope of data that appears in a scheduled report?

All data accessible to the User role will appear in the report.

All data accessible to the owner of the report will appear in the report.

All data accessible to all users will appear in the report until the next time the report is run.

The owner of the report can configure permissions so that the report uses either the User role or the owner’s profile at run time.

44. What is the main requirement for creating visualizations using the Splunk UI?

Your search must transform event data into Excel file format first.

Your search must transform event data into XML formatted data first.

Your search must transform event data into statistical data tables first.

Your search must transform event data into JSON formatted data first.

45. How can another user gain access to a saved report?

The owner of the report can edit permissions from the Edit dropdown

Only users with an Admin or Power User role can access other users' reports

Anyone can access any reports marked as public within a shared Splunk deployment

The owner of the report must clone the original report and save it to their user account

46. What is the primary use for the rare command1?

To sort field values in descending order

To return only fields containing five or fewer values

To find the least common values of a field in a dataset

To find the fields with the fewest number of values across a dataset

47. What happens when a field is added to the Selected Fields list in the fields sidebar'?

Splunk will re-run the search job in Verbose Mode to prioritize the new Selected Field

Splunk will highlight related fields as a suggestion to add them to the Selected Fields list.

Custom selections will replace the Interesting Fields that Splunk populated into the list at search time

The selected field and its corresponding values will appear underneath the events in the search results

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

action

clientip

categoryld

sourcetype

49. According to Splunk best practices, which placement of the wildcard results in the most efficient search?

f*il

*fail

fail*

*fail*

50. Which command automatically returns percent and count columns when executing searches?

top

stats

table

percent

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51. Which of the following describes lookup files?

Lookup fields cannot be used in searches

Lookups contain static data available in the index

Lookups add more fields to results returned by a search

Lookups pull data at index time and add them to search results

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

Red

Blue

Orange

Highlighted

53. How do you add or remove fields from search results?

Use field +to add and field -to remove.

Use table +to add and table -to remove.

Use fields +to add and fields Cto remove.

Use fields Plus to add and fields Minus to remove.

54. What are the steps to schedule a report?

After saving the report, click Schedule.

After saving the report, click Event Type.

After saving the report, click Scheduling.

After saving the report, click Dashboard Panel.

55. By default, how long does Splunk retain a search job?

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

1 Day

7 Days

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

AND

NOT

NAND

57. What is a primary function of a scheduled report?

Auto-detect changes in performance

Auto-generated PDF reports of overall data trends

Regularly scheduled archiving to keep disk space use low

Triggering an alert in your Splunk instance when certain conditions are met

58. When sorting on multiple fields with the sort command, what delimiter can be used between the field names in the search?

59. Which search string is the most efficient?

"failed password"

''failed password"*

index=* "failed password"

index=security "failed password"

60. Which search string matches only events with the status_code of 4:4?

status_code !=404

status_code>=400

status_code<=404

status code>403 status_code<405

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61. This function of the stats command allows you to return the sample standard deviation of a field.

stdev

dev

count deviation

by standarddev

62. Which of the following commands will show the maximum bytes?

sourcetype=access_* | maximum totals by bytes

sourcetype=access_* | avg (bytes)

sourcetype=access_* | stats max(bytes)

sourcetype=access_* | max(bytes)

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

True

False

64. Which of the following searches will show the number of categoryld used by each host?

Sourcetype=access_* |sum bytes by host

Sourcetype=access_* |stats sum(categorylD) by host

Sourcetype=access_* |sum(bytes) by host

Sourcetype=access_* |stats sum by host

65. This clause is used to group the output of a stats command by a specific name.

Rex

List

66. This function of the stats command allows you to return the middle-most value of field X.

Median(X)

Eval by X

Fields(X)

Values(X)

67. When a search returns __________, you can view the results as a list.

a list of events

transactions

statistical values

68. Clicking a SEGMENT on a chart, ________.

drills down for that value

highlights the field value across the chart

adds the highlighted value to the search criteria

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

inputlookup

lookup

70. 36. Lookups can be private for a user.

True

False

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71. In automatic lookup definitions, the _____ fields are those that are not in the event data.

input

output

72. Define the lookup

2,1,3

1,2,3

2,3,1

3,2,1

SPLK-1001 Splunk Core Certified User Exam Dumps

SPLK-1001 Splunk Core Certified User Exam Dumps

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