Splunk SPLK-1002 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Splunk SPLK-1002 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 11:

  When using the transaction command, what does the argument maxspan do?

  A. Sets the maximum total time between events in a transaction.
  B. Sets the maximum length of all events within a transaction.
  C. Sets the maximum total time between the earliest and latest events in a transaction.
  D. Sets the maximum length that any single event can reach to be included in the transaction.
  C. Sets the maximum total time between the earliest and latest events in a transaction.

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  Explanation

  References:

  https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.3/SearchReference/Transact

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• Question 12:

  These kinds of charts represent a series in a single bar with multiple sections

  A. Multi-Series
  B. Split-Series
  C. Omit nulls
  D. Stacked
  D. Stacked

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  Explanation

  Stacked charts represent a series in a single bar with multiple sections. A chart is a graphical representation of data that shows trends, patterns, or comparisons. A chart can have different types, such as column, bar, line, area, pie, etc. A chart can also have different modes, such as split-series, multi-series, stacked, etc. A stacked chart is a type of chart that shows multiple series in a single bar or area with different sections for each series

• Question 13:

  When using a field value variable with a Workflow Action, which punctuation mark will escape the data

  A. *
  B. !
  C. ^
  D. #
  B. !

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  Explanation

  When using a field value variable with a Workflow Action, the exclamation mark (!) will escape the data. A Workflow Action is a custom action that performs a task when you click on a field value in your search results. A Workflow Action can be configured with various options, such as label name, base URL, URI parameters, post arguments, app context, etc. A field value variable is a placeholder for the field value that will be used to replace the variable in the URL or post argument of the Workflow Action. A field value variable is written as fieldname, where field_name is the name of the field whose value will be used. However, if the field value contains special characters that need to be escaped, such as spaces, commas, etc., you can use the exclamation mark (!) before and after the field value variable to escape the data. For example, if you have a field value variable host, you can write it as !$host! to escape any special characters in the host field value.

  Therefore, option B is the correct answer.

• Question 14:

  The eval command 'if' function requires the following three arguments (in order):

  A. Boolean expression, result if true, result if false
  B. Result if true, result if false, boolean expression
  C. Result if false, result if true, boolean expression
  D. Boolean expression, result if false, result if true
  A. Boolean expression, result if true, result if false

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  Explanation

  The eval command `if' function requires the following three arguments (in order): boolean expression, result if true, result if false. The eval command is a search command that allows you to create new fields or modify existing fields by performing calculations or transformations on them. The eval command can use various functions to perform different operations on fields. The `if' function is one of the functions that can be used with the eval command to perform conditional evaluations on fields. The `if' function takes three arguments: a boolean expression that evaluates to true or false, a result that will be returned if the boolean expression is true, and a result that will be returned if the boolean expression is false. The `if' function returns one of the two results based on the evaluation of the boolean expression.

• Question 15:

  When using | timchart by host, which filed is represented in the x-axis?

  A. date
  B. host
  C. time
  D. -time
  A. date

• Question 16:

  The time range specified for a historical search defines the ____________ .------ questionable on ans

  A. Amount of data shown on the timeline as data streams in
  B. Amount of data fetched from index matching that time range
  C. Time range for the static results
  B. Amount of data fetched from index matching that time range

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  Explanation

  The time range specified for a historical search defines the amount of data fetched from the index matching that time range. A historical search is a search that runs over a fixed period of time in the past. When you run a historical search, Splunk searches the index for events that match your searchstring and fall within the specified time range. Therefore, option B is correct, while options A and C are incorrect because they are not what the time range defines for a historical search.

• Question 17:

  In the following eval statement, what is the value of description if the status is 503? index=main | eval description=case(status==200, "OK", status==404, "Not found", status==500, "Internal Server Error")

  A. The description field would contain no value.
  B. The description field would contain the value 0.
  C. The description field would contain the value "Internal Server Error".
  D. This statement would produce an error in Splunk because it is incomplete.
  A. The description field would contain no value.

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  Explanation

  https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.1.1/SearchReference/ConditionalFunctio

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• Question 18:

  Which of the following statements about tags is true?

  A. Tags are case insensitive.
  B. Tags are created at index time.
  C. Tags can make your data more understandable.
  D. Tags are searched by using the syntax tag: : <fieldneme>
  C. Tags can make your data more understandable.

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  Explanation

  Tags are aliases or alternative names for field values in Splunk. They can make your data more understandable by using common or descriptive terms instead of cryptic or technical terms. For example, you can tag a field value such as "200" with "OK" or "success" to indicate that it is a HTTP status code for a successful request. Tags are case sensitive, meaning that "OK" and "ok" are different tags. Tags are created at search time, meaning that they are applied when you run a search on your data. Tags are searched by using the syntax tag::<tagname>, where <tagname> is the name of the tag you want to search for.

• Question 19:

  Which of the following searches can be saved as an event type?

  A. index=server_516 sourcetype=BETA_201 code=S51 [ | inputlookup servercode.csv append=t ]
  B. index=server_516 sourcetype=BETA_201 code=551
  C. index=server_516 sourcetype=BETA_201 code=551 | stats count by code
  D. index=server_516 sourcetype=BETA_201 code=551 | where code > 200
  B. index=server_516 sourcetype=BETA_201 code=551

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  Explanation

  Splunk event types are based on search strings that cannot contain pipes or subsearches.

  Extract: "Event type search strings must not contain a pipe (|) and cannot include transforming or filtering commands."

  Thus, only option B is a valid event type definition because it is a simple base search without pipelines or subsearches.

• Question 20:

  What will you learn from the results of the following search?

  sourcetype=cisco_esa | transaction mid, dcid, icid | timechart avg(duration)

  A. The average time elapsed during each transaction for all transactions
  B. The average time for each event within each transaction
  C. The average time between each transaction
  A. The average time elapsed during each transaction for all transactions