Understand the Uses of Splunk SPLK-1001 Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–24

1. 21expert · hard

   A company is considering using Splunk for both IT operations monitoring and security monitoring. They have limited budget and want to minimize the number of separate tools. What is a key advantage of using Splunk for both use cases?

   • AA single platform can ingest and analyze data from both IT systems and security devices.
   • BSplunk provides built-in compliance reports for all regulations.
   • CSplunk automatically separates IT and security data into different indexes.
   • DSplunk eliminates the need for any other monitoring tools.
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2. 22application · medium

   A hospital wants to monitor its network devices and servers to detect performance issues and potential outages before they affect patient care. Which Splunk use case does this align with?

   • ABusiness analytics
   • BCompliance reporting
   • CSecurity monitoring
   • DIT operations monitoring
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4. 23expert · hard

   A large enterprise is planning a Splunk deployment. They have a requirement to collect logs from thousands of servers, but they want to minimize the impact on the servers' performance. They also need to ensure data is available for search even if a single indexer fails. Which deployment strategy best meets these requirements?

   • AInstall indexers on each server to store data locally.
   • BUse a single indexer to simplify management.
   • CInstall forwarders on each server and use multiple indexers with data replication.
   • DInstall search heads on each server to enable local searching.
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5. 24application · medium

   A retail company wants to analyze point-of-sale transaction logs to identify purchasing trends by region and time of day. The data is currently stored in flat files on each store's local server. Which Splunk capability should they use to achieve this?

   • ADeploy Splunk solely as a data storage solution, without search or analysis features.
   • BUse Splunk to replace the existing point-of-sale system with a new transaction processing platform.
   • CConfigure Splunk to automatically generate sales reports without any data ingestion.
   • DIngest the logs into Splunk, index them, and run search queries to analyze trends.
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