Describe How to Use Search Job Inspection; Explain the Inner-Workings of a Search CORE-CERTIFIED-CONSULTANT Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of search artifacts in Splunk?

   • ATo store the raw indexed data
   • BTo store user preferences for search display
   • CTo store the search string for later editing
   • DTo store the results of a search so they can be reused by subsequent searches
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2. 17foundation · easy

   What happens when a search is run in a distributed Splunk deployment?

   • AThe search is run only on the search head, and indexers are not involved.
   • BThe search head runs the entire search locally and then sends results to indexers for storage.
   • CIndexers send all raw data to the search head, which then performs the search.
   • DThe search head sends the search to all indexers, which run the search locally and return results.
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4. 18foundation · easy

   What is the role of the search head in the reduce phase of a distributed search?

   • ATo send the search to indexers
   • BTo store the indexed data
   • CTo search its own local data
   • DTo merge and process the results received from indexers
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5. 19expert · medium

   A consultant is troubleshooting a search that is slow but returns correct results. The Search Job Inspector shows a 'scanCount' of 10,000,000 and a 'runDuration' of 60 seconds. The search is: index=main sourcetype=access_combined | stats count by status. The consultant suspects the search is scanning too much data. Which inspector field would BEST confirm this suspicion?

   • AThe 'scanCount' field, which shows the total events scanned, confirming that 10 million events were processed.
   • BThe 'runDuration' field, which shows the total time, confirming that the search is slow.
   • CThe 'resultCount' field, which shows the number of results returned, confirming that the search is returning too many results.
   • DThe 'previewCount' field, which shows the number of events previewed, confirming that the search is processing too many events.
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6. 20expert · hard

   A consultant is optimizing a dashboard that runs the same search every 5 minutes. The search is: index=main | stats count by status. The consultant notices that the search is faster on some runs than others. The Search Job Inspector shows that some runs reuse search artifacts while others do not. Which factor MOST likely determines whether the search artifacts can be reused?

   • AThe search must be run by the same user to reuse artifacts, regardless of the time range.
   • BThe search must have the exact same search string, time range, and user context to reuse artifacts.
   • CThe search must be run from the same app to reuse artifacts, regardless of the search string.
   • DThe search must be run on the same indexer to reuse artifacts, regardless of the search string.
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