Use the Timechart Command SPLK-1002 Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11foundation · easy

   Which of the following is the correct basic syntax for the timechart command?

   • Atimechart <field> <function> [BY <field>]
   • Btimechart <time_span> <function>(<field>)
   • Ctimechart [BY <field>] <function>(<field>)
   • Dtimechart <function>(<field>) [BY <field>] [<time_span>]
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2. 12foundation · easy

   What is the key difference between the timechart and chart commands?

   • Atimechart only works with count, while chart supports all functions.
   • Bchart is faster than timechart for large datasets.
   • Cchart always uses _time as the x-axis, while timechart can use any field.
   • Dtimechart always uses _time as the x-axis, while chart can use any field.
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4. 13foundation · easy

   What is the result of the command `timechart count, sum(bytes)`?

   • AAn error because you cannot use multiple functions in timechart.
   • BTwo series: one for event count and one for total bytes, both over time.
   • CA single series that combines count and sum into one value.
   • DA series for count and a series for sum, but only for the first time bucket.
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5. 14expert · hard

   A data analyst needs to create a chart showing the average transaction value per day for the last 30 days, but the data has a field called transaction_date that contains the date as a string (e.g., '2024-01-15'). The analyst notices that using timechart with the default _time field produces incorrect results because the events' _time values are not aligned with transaction_date. Which approach correctly produces the chart?

   • Aindex=transactions | timechart avg(value) span=1d | eval _time=strptime(transaction_date, "%Y-%m-%d")
   • Bindex=transactions | eval _time=strptime(transaction_date, "%Y-%m-%d") | timechart avg(value) span=1d
   • Cindex=transactions | chart avg(value) by transaction_date
   • Dindex=transactions | timechart avg(value) by transaction_date span=1d
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6. 15application · medium

   A finance analyst creates a timechart showing the average transaction amount per day. The values display with many decimal places (e.g., 1234.56789), making the chart hard to read. The analyst wants to display values rounded to two decimal places. Which timechart option accomplishes this?

   • Atimechart avg(amount) round=2
   • Btimechart avg(amount) format="%.2f"
   • Ctimechart avg(amount) | eval amount=round(amount,2)
   • Dtimechart avg(amount) decimals=2
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