4.4 Explain XQL Data Structure XSIAM-ANALYST Practice Questions (Page 1)

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1. 1application · medium

   An analyst is building an XQL query to return the top 10 source IPs by event count from the 'network' dataset. The analyst has written: `dataset = network | filter event_type = 'connection' | count() by src_ip | sort count desc`. The query returns an error. What is the most likely cause?

   • AThe 'sort' clause must come before the 'count' clause.
   • BThe 'count()' function must be followed by a 'limit' clause.
   • CThe 'count()' function requires an argument.
   • DThe 'sort' clause is missing the field name.
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2. 2foundation · easy

   Which XQL element is used to extract a specific field from a record in a query?

   • Aoperator (e.g., =)
   • Bfunction call (e.g., count())
   • Ckeyword (e.g., filter)
   • Dfield reference (e.g., field_name)
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4. 3application · medium

   A threat hunter needs to correlate firewall traffic logs with endpoint process creation events to investigate a potential lateral movement. Which approach should the analyst take in XQL?

   • AQuery the endpoint dataset and include firewall fields in the filter.
   • BCreate a new dataset that combines both data sources.
   • CQuery the firewall dataset and then use a join with the endpoint dataset.
   • DRun two separate queries and manually correlate the results.
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5. 4foundation · easy

   In an XQL query, how do you specify the data source to query?

   • ABy using the 'dataset' keyword followed by the dataset name
   • BBy placing the dataset name at the beginning of the query
   • CBy using the 'from' clause followed by the dataset name
   • DBy using the 'source' keyword followed by the dataset name
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6. 5foundation · easy

   Which dataset name would you use to query alert data in XSIAM?

   • Axdr_data
   • Blog_data
   • Cendpoint_data
   • Dalert_data
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