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Splunk SPLK-1004 Splunk Core Certified Advanced Power User Exam Exam Practice Test

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Splunk Core Certified Advanced Power User Exam Questions and Answers

Question 1

What happens to panels with post-processing searches when their base search is refreshed?

Options:

A.

The panels are deleted.

B.

The panels are only refreshed if they have also been configured.

C.

The panels are refreshed automatically.

D.

Nothing happens to the panels.

Question 2

Which of the following are predefined tokens?

Options:

A.

$earliest_tok$and$now$

B.

?click.field?and?click.value?

C.

?earliest_tok$and?latest_tok?

D.

?click.name?and?click.value?

Question 3

Which function of the stats command creates a multivalue entry?

Options:

A.

mvcombine

B.

eval

C.

makemv

D.

list

Question 4

Why is the transaction command slow in large Splunk deployments?

Options:

A.

It forces the search to run in fast mode.

B.

The transaction runs on each indexer in parallel.

C.

It forces all event data to be returned to the search head.

D.

The transaction runs a hidden eval to format fields.

Question 5

When should summary indexing be used?

Options:

A.

For reports that run on small datasets over long time ranges.

B.

For reports that do not qualify for report or data model acceleration.

C.

For reports that run over short time ranges.

D.

For reports that run in Smart Mode.

Question 6

Which of the following correctly uses mvfilter?

Options:

A.

mvfilter(isnotnull(X))

B.

mvfilter(x, isnotnull)

C.

where mvfilter(isnotnull(X))

D.

eval new_field=mvfilter(*)

Question 7

Which of the following is true about thesummariesonly=targument of thetstatscommand?

Options:

A.

Applies only to accelerated data models.

B.

When using an unaccelerated data model, the search produces a larger result count than withsummariesonly=f.

C.

Applies only to unaccelerated data models.

D.

When using an accelerated data model, the search produces a larger result count than withsummariesonly=f.

Question 8

Which of the following attributes only applies to the form element, and not the dashboard root element of a SimpleXML dashboard?

Options:

A.

hideEdit

B.

hideTitle

C.

hideFilters

D.

hideChrome

Question 9

What are the results from the transaction command when keepevicted=true?

Options:

A.

All closed transaction values are set to 0

B.

The search results include data from failed transactions

C.

All closed values are set to 1

D.

Only failed transactions are kept in the data

Question 10

Which stats function is used to return a sorted list of unique field values?

Options:

A.

values

B.

sum

C.

count

D.

list

Question 11

What order of incoming events must be supplied to the transaction command to ensure correct results?

Options:

A.

Reverse lexicographical order

B.

Ascending lexicographical order

C.

Ascending chronological order

D.

Reverse chronological order

Question 12

Which of the following is accurate regarding predefined drilldown tokens?

Options:

A.

They capture data from a form input.

B.

They vary by visualization type.

C.

There are eight categories of predefined drilldown tokens.

D.

They are defined by a panel's base search.

Question 13

If a nested macro expands to a search string that begins with a generating command, what additional syntax is needed?

Options:

A.

Double tick marks around the nested macro.

B.

A comma before the nested macro.

C.

Square brackets around the nested macro.

D.

A pipe character before the nested macro.

Question 14

Which of the following is accurate about cascading inputs?

Options:

A.

They can be reset by an event handler.

B.

The final input has no impact on previous inputs.

C.

Only the final input of the sequence can supply a token to searches.

D.

Inputs added to panels cannot participate.

Question 15

Consider the following search:

(index=_internal log group=tcpin connections) earliest

| stats count as _count by sourceHost guid fwdType version

| eventstats dc(sourceHost) as dc_sourceHost by guid

| where dc_sourceHost > 1

| fields - dc_sourceHost

| xyseries guid fwdType sourceHost

| search guid="00507345-CE09-4A5E-428-D3E8718CB065"

| appendpipe [ stats count | eval "Duplicate GUID" = if(count==0, "Yes", "No") ]

Which of the following are transforming commands?

Options:

A.

where and search

B.

fields and appendpipe

C.

stats and xyseries

D.

eval and eventstats

Question 16

Why use the tstats command?

Options:

A.

As an alternative to the summary command.

B.

To generate statistics on indexed fields.

C.

To generate an accelerated data model.

D.

To generate statistics on search-time fields.

Question 17

Which of the following groups of commands can use multivalue functions?

Options:

A.

eval,fieldformat, andwhere

B.

eval,fields, andwhere

C.

fieldformat,search, andwhere

D.

eval,mvexpand, andmakemv

Question 18

Which syntax is used when referencing multiple CSS files in a view?

Options:

A.

<dashboard stylesheet="custom.css | userapps.css">

B.

<dashboard style="custom.css, userapps.css">

C.

<dashboard stylesheet=custom.css stylesheet=userapps.css>

D.

<dashboard stylesheet="custom.css, userapps.css">

Question 19

When using the bin command, which argument sets the bin size?

Options:

A.

maxDataSizeMB

B.

max

C.

volume

D.

span

Question 20

What type of drilldown passes a value from a user click into another dashboard or external page?

Options:

A.

Visualization

B.

Event

C.

Dynamic

D.

Contextual

Question 21

When enabled, what drilldown action is performed when a visualization is clicked in a dashboard?

Options:

A.

A visualization is opened in a new window.

B.

Search results are refreshed for the selected visualization.

C.

Search results are refreshed for all panels in a dashboard.

D.

A search is opened in a new window.

Question 22

Which predefined drilldown token passes a clicked value from a table row?

Options:

A.

$table.$

B.

$rowclick.$

C.

$row.$

D.

$tableclick.$

Question 23

What are the four types of event actions?

Options:

A.

stats, target, set, and unset

B.

stats, target, change, and clear

C.

eval, link, change, and clear

D.

eval, link, set, and unset

Question 24

What does Splunk recommend when using the Field Extractor and Interactive Field Extractor (IFX)?

Options:

A.

Use the Field Extractor for structured data and the IFX for unstructured data.

B.

Use the IFX for structured data and the Field Extractor for unstructured data.

C.

Use both tools interchangeably for any data type.

D.

Avoid using both tools for field extraction.

Question 25

Which of the following is a valid event action in Splunk?

Options:

A.

Execute an eval statement.

B.

Edit an event in the raw data.

C.

Execute a stats statement.

D.

Create a new REST API endpoint.

Question 26

What happens when a bucket's bloom filter predicts a match?

Options:

A.

Event data is read from journal.gz using the .tsidx files from that bucket.

B.

Field extractions are used to filter through the .tsidx files from that bucket.

C.

The filter is deleted from the indexer and wiped from memory.

D.

Event data is read from the .tsidx files using the postings from that bucket.

Question 27

Which commands can run on both search heads and indexers?

Options:

A.

Transforming commands

B.

Centralized streaming commands

C.

Dataset processing commands

D.

Distributable streaming commands

Question 28

Which of the following is true about Log Event alerts?

Options:

A.

They must be used with other alert actions.

B.

They cannot use tokens to reference event fields.

C.

They require at least Power User role.

D.

They create new searchable events.

Question 29

Where can wildcards be used in the tstats command?

Options:

A.

In the where clause

B.

In the by clause

C.

In the from clause

D.

No wildcards can be used with tstats

Question 30

What function can be used as an alternative to coalesce to return the first value from a list of fields that is not null?

Options:

A.

bin

B.

case

C.

exact

D.

mvzip

Question 31

How can a lookup be referenced in an alert?

Options:

A.

Use the lookup dropdown in the alert configuration window.

B.

Follow a lookup with an alert command in the search bar.

C.

Run a search that uses a lookup and save as an alert.

D.

Upload a lookup file directly to the alert.

Question 32

When using the bin command, what attributes are used to define the size and number of sets?

Options:

A.

bins and minspan

B.

bins and span

C.

bins and start and end

D.

bins and limit

Question 33

The fieldproductscontains a multivalued field containing the names of products. What is the result of the commandmvexpand products limit=<x>?

Options:

A.

Compressed values inproductswill be uncompressed.

B.

Separate events will be created for each product inproducts.

C.

productswill be converted from a single value field to a multivalue field.

D.

All multivalue fields will be converted to single value fields.

Question 34

What is the correct hierarchy of XML elements in a dashboard panel?

Options:

A.

B.

C.

D.

Question 35

Which of the following statements is correct regarding bloom filters?

Options:

A.

Hot buckets have no bloom filters as their contents are always changing.

B.

Bloom filters could return false positives or false negatives.

C.

Each bucket uses a unique hashing algorithm to create its bloom filter.

D.

The bloom filter contains trinary values: 0, 1, and 2.

Question 36

Which of the following can be used to access external lookups?

Options:

A.

Perl and Python

B.

Python and Ruby

C.

Perl and binary executable

D.

Python and binary executable

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