Splunk SPLK-1001 Exam Questions

Questions for the SPLK-1001 were updated on : Oct 11 ,2024

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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)
Answer:

C

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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
Answer:

A

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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.
Answer:

C

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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
Answer:

A

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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
Answer:

D

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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
Answer:

C

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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
Answer:

B

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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
Answer:

D

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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 =, <, or >
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D

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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
Answer:

D

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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
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C

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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.
Answer:

D

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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 “error failure”
  • D. index=security NOT error NOT fail
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A

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Reference:
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/SearchReference/Search

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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.
Answer:

A

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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 +
Answer:

A

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