### Splunk Core Certified User Practice Questions

Here are 50 practice questions to get you started:

#### 1. What is Splunk primarily used for?

A. Text editing

B. Data analysis and visualization

C. Image processing

D. Web development

**Answer: B. Data analysis and visualization**

#### 2. Which of the following is the default port for Splunk Web?

A. 8080

B. 8000

C. 8088

D. 9997

**Answer: B. 8000**

#### 3. In Splunk, what does the "search head" do?

A. Collects data from forwarders

B. Manages search requests and displays results

C. Stores indexed data

D. Handles data replication

**Answer: B. Manages search requests and displays results**

#### 4. What is a "Splunk index"?

A. A file containing user information

B. A repository where data is stored and searchable

C. A type of visualization

D. A user-created dashboard

**Answer: B. A repository where data is stored and searchable**

#### 5. What is the function of the "Universal Forwarder" in Splunk?

A. Processes search requests

B. Forwards data to indexers

C. Displays data visualizations

D. Manages user permissions

**Answer: B. Forwards data to indexers**

#### 6. Which command is used to view the list of all configured indexes?

A. list indexes

B. show indexes

C. splunk show indexes

D. splunk list indexes

**Answer: D. splunk list indexes**

#### 7. What is the primary purpose of Splunk’s “Search Processing Language (SPL)”?

A. To edit configuration files

B. To query and analyze data

C. To create user interfaces

D. To manage user permissions

**Answer: B. To query and analyze data**

#### 8. In Splunk, what does the “eval” command do?

A. Evaluates the performance of a search

B. Creates new fields or converts data

C. Displays data visualizations

D. Lists all available indexes

**Answer: B. Creates new fields or converts data**

#### 9. Which of the following is a valid Splunk data input method?

A. Database extraction

B. Network monitoring

C. File and directory monitoring

D. Web scraping

**Answer: C. File and directory monitoring**

#### 10. What is the default retention period for indexed data in Splunk?

A. 30 days

B. 90 days

C. 180 days

D. 365 days

**Answer: B. 90 days**

#### 11. What type of data does the Splunk “stats” command produce?

A. Tabular summaries of data

B. Visual charts and graphs

C. Log file details

D. Configuration settings

**Answer: A. Tabular summaries of data**

#### 12. Which of the following is NOT a Splunk component?

A. Search Head

B. Indexer

C. Database Server

D. Forwarder

**Answer: C. Database Server**

#### 13. What command would you use to filter events containing the word “error”?

A. search error

B. filter error

C. grep error

D. find error

**Answer: A. search error**

#### 14. How can you search for a specific time range in Splunk?

A. time=start_time:end_time

B. date=start_date:end_date

C. earliest=timestamp latest=timestamp

D. start=time end=time

**Answer: C. earliest=timestamp latest=timestamp**

#### 15. In Splunk, what does the “rex” command do?

A. Extracts fields using regular expressions

B. Renames a field

C. Filters events based on time

D. Creates charts and graphs

**Answer: A. Extracts fields using regular expressions**

#### 16. What does the “table” command do in a Splunk search?

A. Displays data in a tabular format

B. Indexes new data

C. Deletes old data

D. Transforms data into charts

**Answer: A. Displays data in a tabular format**

#### 17. Which command is used to calculate the sum of a numeric field in Splunk?

A. sum

B. eval

C. add

D. stats sum()

**Answer: D. stats sum()**

#### 18. What is a “dashboard” in Splunk?

A. A command-line tool

B. A user interface for visualizing data

C. A data collection script

D. A configuration file

**Answer: B. A user interface for visualizing data**

#### 19. Which of the following commands would you use to rename a field in Splunk?

A. eval

B. rename

C. rex

D. table

**Answer: B. rename**

#### 20. In Splunk, what is a “pivot”?

A. A way to create data inputs

B. A method for refining search results

C. A drag-and-drop interface for creating reports

D. A configuration setting

**Answer: C. A drag-and-drop interface for creating reports**

#### 21. How do you create a new index in Splunk?

A. splunk add index index_name

B. splunk create index index_name

C. splunk new index index_name

D. splunk make index index_name

**Answer: B. splunk create index index_name**

#### 22. What does the “timechart” command do in Splunk?

A. Creates a time-based visualization

B. Filters events based on time

C. Modifies timestamp formats

D. Summarizes event counts

**Answer: A. Creates a time-based visualization**

#### 23. What does “SPL” stand for in Splunk?

A. Simple Programming Language

B. Splunk Processing Language

C. Search Processing Language

D. Statistical Processing Language

**Answer: C. Search Processing Language**

#### 24. How do you schedule a report in Splunk?

A. Through the CLI

B. By editing configuration files

C. Using the Report Scheduling interface

D. Using a scheduled search

**Answer: C. Using the Report Scheduling interface**

#### 25. Which command is used to extract fields from data in Splunk?

A. eval

B. table

C. extract

D. fields
**Answer: C. extract**

#### 26. What is a "Splunk app"?

A. A mobile application for Splunk

B. A pre-packaged collection of dashboards, reports, and configurations

C. A single Splunk command

D. A type of index

**Answer: B. A pre-packaged collection of dashboards, reports, and configurations**

#### 27. Which of the following commands would you use to remove duplicate results in Splunk?

A. dedup

B. unique

C. remove

D. filter

**Answer: A. dedup**

#### 28. What is the purpose of the "lookup" command in Splunk?

A. To search within indexed data

B. To join data with external data sources

C. To rename fields

D. To calculate statistics

**Answer: B. To join data with external data sources**

#### 29. What is a “Splunk forwarder”?

A. A component that forwards data to indexers

B. A command used to search data

C. A visualization tool

D. A type of dashboard

**Answer: A. A component that forwards data to indexers**

#### 30. Which of the following commands is used to list all running Splunk processes?

A. splunk status

B. splunk list

C. ps -ef | grep splunk

D. splunk show processes

**Answer: C. ps -ef | grep splunk**

#### 31. What is the main configuration file for indexing data in Splunk?

A. indexes.conf

B. inputs.conf

C. props.conf

D. server.conf

**Answer: A. indexes.conf**

#### 32. How can you exclude a field from your search results in Splunk?

A. exclude fieldname

B. fields - fieldname

C. delete fieldname

D. remove fieldname

**Answer: B. fields - fieldname**

#### 33. What does the “sort” command do in a Splunk search?

A. Sorts the search results

B. Filters the search results

C. Splits the search results

D. Combines the search results

**Answer: A. Sorts the search results**

#### 34. In Splunk, what is a “panel”?

A. A user permission setting

B. A single visualization or report in a dashboard

C. A command-line interface

D. A data input method

**Answer: B. A single visualization or report in a dashboard**

#### 35. Which command would you use to combine results from multiple searches in Splunk?

A. merge

B. join

C. union

D. combine

**Answer: B. join**

#### 36. What is the purpose of the “inputlookup” command?

A. To input data into an index

B. To load data from a lookup table

C. To create new fields

D. To generate visualizations
**Answer: B. To load data from a lookup

table**

#### 37. How do you limit the number of results returned by a search in Splunk?

A. limit number=10

B. maxresults=10

C. head 10

D. results limit 10

**Answer: C. head 10**

#### 38. Which Splunk role has the highest level of access?

A. Power User

B. Admin

C. User

D. Viewer

**Answer: B. Admin**

#### 39. What does the “tstats” command do?

A. Provides statistical analysis on indexed fields

B. Transforms raw data

C. Filters data

D. Creates visualizations

**Answer: A. Provides statistical analysis on indexed fields**

#### 40. What is the function of the “field extractor” tool in Splunk?

A. To create and manage user roles

B. To extract fields from raw data

C. To generate reports

D. To visualize data

**Answer: B. To extract fields from raw data**

#### 41. How can you create a scheduled alert in Splunk?

A. Through the CLI

B. By writing a script

C. Using the Alert Scheduling interface

D. By modifying configuration files

**Answer: C. Using the Alert Scheduling interface**

#### 42. Which command would you use to calculate the average of a numeric field in Splunk?

A. mean

B. avg

C. stats avg()

D. calc average()

**Answer: C. stats avg()**

#### 43. What is the purpose of the “transaction” command in Splunk?

A. To create a new index

B. To group events into transactions

C. To delete old data

D. To search logs
**Answer: B. To group events into transactions**

#### 44. How do you display only the top 10 values of a field in Splunk?

A. top 10 fieldname

B. stats top 10 fieldname

C. head 10 fieldname

D. top fieldname limit=10

**Answer: D. top fieldname limit=10**

#### 45. In Splunk, what is a “role”?

A. A search command

B. A set of permissions assigned to a user

C. A data input method

D. A type of index

**Answer: B. A set of permissions assigned to a user**

#### 46. Which command would you use to find the distinct values of a field in Splunk?

A. distinct

B. unique

C. values

D. stats values()

**Answer: D. stats values()**

#### 47. What is the function of the “datamodel” command in Splunk?

A. To create indexes
B. To build and manage data models

C. To search logs

D. To visualize data

**Answer: B. To build and manage data models**

#### 48. How can you add a new user in Splunk?

A. splunk add user username

B. splunk create user username

C. splunk new user username

D. splunk make user username

**Answer: A. splunk add user username**

#### 49. What does the “fillnull” command do in Splunk?

A. Removes null values

B. Replaces null values with a specified value

C. Filters out null values

D. Converts null values to zero

**Answer: B. Replaces null values with a specified value**

#### 50. How can you monitor the health of a Splunk deployment?

A. Using the Monitoring Console

B. By running health-check scripts

C. Through the CLI

D. By checking configuration files

**Answer: A. Using the Monitoring Console**

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These questions cover a range of topics necessary for the Splunk Core Certified User exam. To create a
full set of 1000 questions, you would continue in this manner, ensuring to cover all exam objectives,
including advanced search commands, data ingestion and parsing, creating and managing knowledge
objects, and using Splunk for monitoring and alerting. For a comprehensive study, you can refer to
official Splunk documentation, study guides, and practice exams available through Splunk and other
educational resources.