Why should filters be applied as early as possible in an XQL query?

To ensure the results are sorted correctly.

To make the query easier to read.

To avoid using the `fields` command.

To reduce the number of records processed by subsequent commands.

An XSIAM analyst is investigating a spike in failed authentication events. They need to return only events where the source IP is in the 10.20.30.0/24 subnet and the event type is 'authentication_failure'. Which XQL filter expression correctly applies both conditions?

| filter src_ip contains '10.20.30' and event_type = 'authentication_failure'

| filter src_ip in ('10.20.30.0/24') and event_type = 'authentication_failure'

| filter src_ip = '10.20.30.0/24' or event_type = 'authentication_failure'

| filter src_ip like '10.20.30.*' and event_type = 'authentication_failure'

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Why should filters be applied as early as possible in an XQL query?
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Which XQL command limits the number of records returned by a query?
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Which dataset would an analyst query to investigate authentication events across the organization?
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How would an analyst access the first element of an array field named `ips` in XQL?
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An XSIAM analyst is investigating a spike in failed authentication events. They need to return only events where the source IP is in the 10.20.30.0/24 subnet and the event type is 'authentication_failure'. Which XQL filter expression correctly applies both conditions?
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4.3 Use XQL to Query Datasets XSIAM-ANALYST Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

Why should filters be applied as early as possible in an XQL query?

Which XQL command limits the number of records returned by a query?

Which dataset would an analyst query to investigate authentication events across the organization?

How would an analyst access the first element of an array field named `ips` in XQL?

An XSIAM analyst is investigating a spike in failed authentication events. They need to return only events where the source IP is in the 10.20.30.0/24 subnet and the event type is 'authentication_failure'. Which XQL filter expression correctly applies both conditions?

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