Splunk Core Certified User - SPLK-1001 Exam Questions [2026]

QUESTION NO: 1
Which of the following Splunk components typically resides on the machines where data originates?

A. Indexer B. Deployment server C. Search head D. Forwarder

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 2
Following are the time selection option while making search:
(Choose all that apply.)

A. Date Range B. Advanced C. Relative D. Presets E. Date & Time Range

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 3
In a deployment with multiple indexes, what will happen when a search is run and an index is not specified in the search string?

A. No events will be returned. B. Events from every index searched by default to which the user has access will be returned. C. Splunk will prompt you to specify an index. D. All non-indexed events to which the user has access will be returned.

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 4
What is a primary function of a scheduled report?

A. Triggering an alert in your Splunk instance when certain conditions are met B. Auto-detect changes in performance C. Auto-generated PDF reports of overall data trends D. Regularly scheduled archiving to keep disk space use low

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 5
How are events displayed after a search is executed?

A. In chronological order. B. Alphabetically according to field name. C. Randomly by default. D. In reverse chronological order.

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 6
By default, which of the following is a Selected Field?

A. action B. categoryld C. sourcetype D. clientip

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 7
How can results from a specified static lookup file be displayed?

A. inputlookup command B. Settings > Lookups > Upload C. Settings > Lookups > Input D. lookup command

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 8
Which of the following are Splunk premium enhanced solutions? (Choose three.)

A. Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) B. Splunk Analytics Security (AS) C. Splunk User Behavior Analytics (UBA) D. Splunk Enterprise Security (ES)

Correct Answer: A,C,D