Splunk Splunk Certifications SPLK-1002 Questions & Answers

• Question 11:

  What is the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM)?

  A. The CIM is a prerequisite that any data source must meet to be successfully onboarded into Splunk.

  B. The CIM provides a methodology to normalize data from different sources and source types.

  C. The CIM defines an ecosystem of apps that can be fully supported by Splunk.

  D. The CIM is a data exchange initiative between software vendors.

  Correct Answer: B

  The Splunk Common Information Model (CIM) provides a methodology to normalize data from different sources and source types. The CIM defines a common set of fields and tags for different types of data, such as web, network, email, etc. This allows you to search and analyze data from different sources in a consistent way.

• Question 12:

  Which syntax will find events where the values for the 1 field match the values for the Renewal-MonthYear field?

  A. | where 10yearAnnerversary=Renewal-MonthYear

  B. | where `10yearAnnerversary=Renewal-MonthYear

  C. | where 10yearAnnerversary='Renewal-MonthYear'

  D. | where `10yearAnnerversary'='Renewal-MonthYear'

  Correct Answer: A

  The correct answer is A. | where 10yearAnnerversary=Renewal-MonthYear.

  The where command is used to filter the search results based on an expression that evaluates to true or false. The where command can compare two fields, two values, or a field and a value. The where command can also use functions,

  operators, and wildcards to create complex expressions1.

  The syntax for the where command is:

  | where

  The expression can be a comparison, a calculation, a logical operation, or a combination of these. The expression must evaluate to true or false for each event. To compare two fields with the where command, you need to use the field names

  without any quotation marks. For example, if you want to find events where the values for the 10yearAnnerversary field match the values for the Renewal-MonthYear field, you can use the following syntax:

  | where 10yearAnnerversary=Renewal-MonthYear

  This will return only the events where the two fields have the same value. The other options are not correct because they use quotation marks around the field names, which will cause the where command to interpret them as string values

  instead of field names. For example, if you use:

  | where `10yearAnnerversary'=`Renewal-MonthYear'

  This will return no events because there are no events where the string value `10yearAnnerversary' is equal to the string value `Renewal-MonthYear'.

  References:

  where command usage

• Question 13:

  Which of the following are valid options to speed up reports? (Select all the apply.)

  A. Edit permissions

  B. Edit description

  C. Edit acceleration

  D. Edit schedule

  Correct Answer: C

  One of the valid options to speed up reports is to edit acceleration, which means that you can enable summary indexing or data model acceleration for your reports to improve their performance2. Summary indexing allows you to create reports that run over large amounts of data by storing the results of scheduled searches in a summary index and using that index for faster reporting2. Data model acceleration allows you to create reports that use data models by creating and storing summaries of the data model datasets and using them for faster reporting2. Therefore, option C is correct, while options A, B and D are incorrect because they are not options to speed up reports.

• Question 14:

  Which search would limit an "alert" tag to the "host" field?

  A. tag=alert

  B. host::tag::alert

  C. tag==alert

  D. tag::host=alert

  Correct Answer: D

  The search below would limit an "alert" tag to the "host" field.

  tag::host=alert

  The search does the following:

  It uses tag syntax to filter events by tags. Tags are custom labels that can be applied to fields or field values to provide additional context or meaning for your data. It specifies tag::host=alert as the tag filter. This means that it will only return

  events that have an "alert" tag applied to their host field or host field value. It uses an equal sign (=) to indicate an exact match between the tag and the field or field value.

• Question 15:

  We can use the rename command to _____ (Select all that apply.)

  A. Change indexed fields

  B. Exclude fields from our search results

  C. Extract new fields from our data using regular expressions

  D. Give a field a new name at search time

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 16:

  Data models are composed of one or more of which of the following datasets? (select all that apply)

  A. Transaction datasets

  B. Events datasets

  C. Search datasets

  D. Any child of event, transaction, and search datasets

  Correct Answer: ABC

  Data model datasets have a hierarchical relationship with each other, meaning they have parent-child relationships. Data models can contain multiple dataset hierarchies. There are three types of dataset hierarchies: event, search, and transaction. https://docs.splunk.com/Splexicon:Datamodeldataset

• Question 17:

  How many ways are there to access the Field Extractor Utility?

  A. 3

  B. 4

  C. 1

  D. 5

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 18:

  Which of the following statements describes the use of the Filed Extractor (FX)?

  A. The Field Extractor automatically extracts all field at search time.

  B. The Field Extractor uses PERL to extract field from the raw events.

  C. Field extracted using the Extracted persist as knowledge objects.

  D. Fields extracted using the Field Extractor do not persist and must be defined for each search.

  Correct Answer: C

  The Field Extractor (FX) is a tool that helps you extract fields from your events using a graphical interface or by manually editing the regular expression2. The FX allows you to create field extractions that persist as knowledge objects, which are entities that you create to add knowledge to your data and make it easier to search and analyze2. Field extractions are methods that extract fields from your raw data using various techniques such as regular expressions, delimiters or key-value pairs2. When you create a field extraction using the FX, you can save it as a knowledge object that applies to your data at search time2. You can also manage and share your field extractions with other users in your organization2. Therefore, option C is correct, while options A, B and D are incorrect because they do not describe the use of the FX.

• Question 19:

  Why would the following search produce multiple transactions instead of one?

  

  A. The maxspan option is not included.

  B. The transaction command has a limit of 1000 events per transaction.

  C. The transaction and commands cannot be used together.

  D. The stats list () function is used.

  Correct Answer: A

  In Splunk, the transaction command is used to group events that share common characteristics into a single transaction1. By default, the transaction command groups all matching events into a single transaction1. However, you can use the

  maxspan option to limit the time span of the transactions1. If the time span between the first and last event in a transaction exceeds the maxspan value, the transaction command will start a new transaction1. Therefore, if the maxspan option

  is not included in the search, the transaction command might produce multiple transactions instead of one if the time span between the first and last event in a transaction exceeds the default maxspan value1.

  Here is an example of how you can use the maxspan option in a search:

  index=main sourcetype=access_combined | transaction someuniqefield maxspan=1h In this search, the transaction command groups events that share the same someuniqefield value into a single transaction, but only if the time span

  between the first and last event in the transaction does not exceed 1 hour1. If the time span exceeds 1 hour, the transaction command will start a new transaction1.

• Question 20:

  Which of the following is true about data model attributes?

  A. They cannot be created within the data model.

  B. They can only be added into a root search dataset.

  C. They cannot be edited if inherited from a parent dataset.

  D. They can be added to a dataset from search time field extractions.

  Correct Answer: D

  Data model attributes are fields that are added to a dataset from search time field extractions, calculated fields, lookups, or aliases. They can be created within the data model editor or inherited from a parent dataset. They can be edited or removed unless they are required by the data model. They can be added to any type of dataset, not just root search datasets.ReferencesSee About data models, [Define data model attributes], and [Edit data model datasets] in the Splunk Documentation.