Self-Describing Data core-certified-advanced-power-user Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   Which command would you use to extract fields from a JSON event in Splunk?

   • Astats
   • Bspath
   • Crex
   • Dlookup
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2. 7foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of using eval with the spath function?

   • ATo extract a specific field from structured data and assign it to a new field
   • BTo create a new field with a constant value
   • CTo format the output of a search for better readability
   • DTo delete a field from the search results
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4. 8foundation · easy

   Which type of data is multikv most useful for parsing?

   • ASingle-line JSON events
   • BMulti-line log files with repeated key-value pairs
   • CCSV files with a single header row
   • DBinary files
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5. 9foundation · easy

   Which of the following best describes self-describing data?

   • AData that contains only numeric values and no text
   • BData that includes its own schema or metadata, such as field names and structure, within the data itself
   • CData that is automatically indexed by Splunk without any configuration
   • DData that is stored in a database with a predefined schema
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6. 10foundation · easy

   Given a JSON event with a nested object, how would you extract a specific field from within that nested object using spath?

   • ABy using a regular expression to match the field name
   • BBy specifying the full path to the field, such as spath input=myjson output=myfield path=outer.inner
   • CBy using the rename command on the nested field
   • DBy using the eval command with the spath function
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