Splunk Splunk Certifications SPLK-1002 Questions & Answers

• Question 41:

  Which of the following Statements about macros is true? (select all that apply)

  A. Arguments are defined at execution time.

  B. Arguments are defined when the macro is created.

  C. Argument values are used to resolve the search string at execution time.

  D. Argument values are used to resolve the search string when the macro is created.

  Correct Answer: BC

  Explanation: A macro is a way to save a commonly used search string as a variable that you can reuse in other searches1. When you create a macro, you can define arguments that are placeholders for values that you specify at execution time1. The argument values are used to resolve the search string when the macro is invoked, not when it is created1. Therefore, statements B and C are true, while statements A and D are false.

• Question 42:

  What does the following search do?

  

  A. Creates a table of the total count of users and split by corndogs.

  B. Creates a table of the total count of mysterymeat corndogs split by user.

  C. Creates a table with the count of all types of corndogs eaten split by user.

  D. Creates a table that groups the total number of users by vegetarian corndogs.

  Correct Answer: B

  Explanation: The search string below creates a table of the total count of mysterymeat corndogs split by user.

  | stats count by user | where corndog=mysterymeat The search string does the following:

  It uses the stats command to calculate the count of events for each value of the user field. The stats command creates a table with two columns: user and count. It uses the where command to filter the results by the value of the corndog field.

  The where command only keeps the rows where corndog equals mysterymeat. Therefore, the search string creates a table of the total count of mysterymeat corndogs split by user.

• Question 43:

  Which of the following are required to create a POST workflow action?

  A. Label, URI, search string.

  B. XMI attributes, URI, name.

  C. Label, URI, post arguments.

  D. URI, search string, time range picker.

  Correct Answer: C

  Explanation: POST workflow actions are custom actions that send a POST request to a web server when you click on a field value in your search results. POST workflow actions can be configured with various options, such as label name, base URL, URI parameters, post arguments, app context, etc. One of the options that are required to create a POST workflow action is post arguments. Post arguments are key-value pairs that are sent in the body of the POST request to provide additional information to the web server. Post arguments can include field values from your data by using dollar signs around the field names.

• Question 44:

  To identify all of the contributing events within a transaction that contains at least one REJECT event, which syntax is correct?

  A. Index-main | REJECT trans sessionid

  B. Index-main | transaction sessionid | search REJECT

  C. Index=main | transaction sessionid | whose transaction=reject

  D. Index=main | transaction sessionid | where transaction=reject''

  Correct Answer: B

  Explanation: The transaction command is used to group events that share a common value for one or more fields into transactions2. The transaction command assigns a transaction ID to each group of events and creates new fields such as duration, eventcount and eventlist for each transaction2. To identify all of the contributing events within a transaction that contains at least one REJECT event, you can use the following syntax: index=main | transaction sessionid | search REJECT2. This search will first group the events by sessionid, then filter out the transactions that do not contain REJECT in any of their events2. Therefore, option B is correct, while options A, C and D are incorrect because they do not follow the correct syntax for using the transaction command or the search command.

• Question 45:

  When multiple event types with different color values are assigned to the same event, what determines the color displayed for the events?

  A. Rank

  B. Weight

  C. Priority

  D. Precedence

  Correct Answer: C

  Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/8.0.2003/Knowledge/Defineeventtype s

  When multiple event types with different color values are assigned to the same event, the color displayed for the events is determined by the priority of the event types. The priority is a numerical value that indicates how important an event type is. The higher the priority, the more important the event type. The event type with the highest priority will determine the color of the event.

• Question 46:

  Which of the following statements describe GET workflow actions?

  A. GET workflow actions must be configured with POST arguments.

  B. Configuration of GET workflow actions includes choosing a sourcetype.

  C. Label names for GET workflow actions must include a field name surrounded by dollar signs.

  D. GET workflow actions can be configured to open the URT link in the current window or in a new window

  Correct Answer: D

  Explanation: GET workflow actions are custom actions that open a URL link when you click on a field value in your search results. GET workflow actions can be configured with various options, such as label name, base URL, URI parameters, app context, etc. One of the options is to choose whether to open the URL link in the current window or in a new window. GET workflow actions do not have to be configured with POST arguments, as they use GET method to send requests to web servers. Configuration of GET workflow actions does not include choosing a sourcetype, as they do not generate any data in Splunk. Label names for GET workflow actions must include a field name surrounded by dollar signs, as this indicates the field value that will be used to replace the variable in the URL link.

• Question 47:

  Selected fields are displayed ______each event in the search results.

  A. below

  B. interesting fields

  C. other fields

  D. above

  Correct Answer: A

  Explanation: Selected fields are fields that you choose to display in your search results by clicking on them in the Fields sidebar or by using the fields command2. Selected fields are displayed below each event in the search results, along with their values2. Therefore, option A is correct, while options B, C and D are incorrect because they are not places where selected fields are displayed.

• Question 48:

  What functionality does the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM) rely on to normalize fields with different names?

  A. Macros.

  B. Field aliases.

  C. The rename command.

  D. CIM does not work with different names for the same field.

  Correct Answer: B

  Explanation: The Splunk Common Information Model (CIM) add-on helps you normalize your data from different sources and make it easier to analyze and report on it3. One of the functionalities that the CIM add-on relies on to normalize fields with different names is field aliases3. Field aliases allow you to assign an alternative name to an existing field without changing the original field name or value2. By using field aliases, you can map different field names from different sources or sourcetypes to a common field name that conforms to the CIM standard3. Therefore, option B is correct, while options A, C and D are incorrect.

• Question 49:

  Which of the following is the correct way to use the data model command to search field in the data model within the web dataset?

  A. | datamodel web search | filed web *

  B. | Search datamodel web web | filed web*

  C. | datamodel web web field | search web*

  D. Datamodel=web | search web | filed web*

  Correct Answer: A

  Explanation: The data model command allows you to run searches on data models that have been accelerated1. The syntax for using the data model command is | datamodel [search ]1. Therefore, option A is the correct way to use the data model command to search fields in the data model within the web dataset. Options B and C are incorrect because they do not follow the syntax for the data model command. Option D is incorrect because it does not use the data model command at all.

• Question 50:

  Which of the following file formats can be extracted using a delimiter field extraction?

  A. CSV

  B. PDF

  C. XML

  D. JSON

  Correct Answer: A

  Explanation: A delimiter field extraction is a method of extracting fields from data that uses a character or a string to separate fields in each event. A delimiter field extraction can be performed by using the Field Extractor (FX) tool or by editing the props.conf file. A delimiter field extraction can be applied to any file format that uses a delimiter to separate fields, such as CSV, TSV, PSV, etc. A CSV file is a comma-separated values file that uses commas as delimiters. Therefore, a CSV file can be extracted using a delimiter field extraction.