The Rare Command SPLK-1001 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1application · easy

   A report author notices that `| top status` returns '200 OK' first, but `| rare status` returns '503 Service Unavailable' first. What explains this difference?

   • AThe top command includes only successful status codes, while the rare command includes all status codes.
   • BThe top command sorts by count descending, so the most common value appears first; the rare command sorts by count ascending, so the least common value appears first.
   • CThe rare command calculates percentages differently, causing a different order.
   • DThe rare command sorts alphabetically, while the top command sorts by count.
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2. 2application · easy

   A data analyst is comparing two searches on the same dataset: `| top source` and `| rare source`. Which statement accurately describes the difference between the two results?

   • AThe top command returns the most common sources; the rare command returns the least common sources.
   • BBoth commands return the same values but in different order.
   • CThe top command sorts ascending; the rare command sorts descending.
   • DThe top command works only on numeric fields; the rare command works on any field.
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4. 3application · easy

   After running `index=firewall | rare dest_port`, an analyst sees the output columns. Which fields are present in the results by default?

   • Adest_port, count, average
   • Bdest_port, percent, total
   • Cdest_port, count, percent
   • Ddest_port, count, sum
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5. 4foundation · easy

   In the output of `... | rare method`, what does the `percent` field represent?

   • AThe percentage of events that were successful
   • BThe percentage of events that were excluded from the search
   • CThe percentage of events that occurred in the last hour
   • DThe percentage of total events that each method value represents
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6. 5foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of using a `by` clause with the `rare` command?

   • ATo find rare values of one field grouped by another field
   • BTo limit the number of results returned
   • CTo exclude certain values from the analysis
   • DTo sort the results by a different field
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