Splunk Core Certified Power User (SPLK-1002) Practice Exam

Splunk Core Certified Power User (SPLK-1002) Practice Exam

The Splunk Core Certified Power User (SPLK-1002) exam validates your proficiency in searching, analyzing, and visualizing machine-generated data (MGD) within the Splunk platform. Earning this certification demonstrates your ability to leverage core Splunk functionalities for efficient data exploration, troubleshooting, and generating valuable insights for informed decision-making.

Who Should Take This Exam?

The Splunk Core Certified Power User certification is ideal for:

• Security Analysts: Utilizing Splunk to investigate security incidents, analyze logs, and detect potential threats.
• IT Operations Professionals: Troubleshooting IT infrastructure issues and optimizing system performance through Splunk data analysis.
• Business Analysts: Extracting insights from MGD to support business decision-making and identify trends.
• Anyone seeking to: Enhance their skills in using Splunk for data exploration, manipulation, and generating reports and dashboards.

Are There Prerequisites?

There are no formal prerequisites for taking the SPLK-1002 exam. However, basic computer literacy and familiarity with searching and data analysis concepts are beneficial.  Additionally, having some hands-on experience with the Splunk platform would be advantageous.

Roles and Responsibilities 

With this certification, you may be suited for roles such as:

• Splunk Analyst: Searching, filtering, and analyzing data within the Splunk platform to identify patterns and trends.
• Security Analyst (Splunk Focus): Utilizing Splunk for security event monitoring, incident investigation, and threat detection.
• IT Operations Analyst (Splunk Focus): Troubleshooting IT issues, monitoring system performance, and optimizing infrastructure using Splunk data insights.

Exam Details

• Exam Name: Splunk Core Certified Power Use
• Length of Time: 60 minutes 

Exam Structure

1. Using Transforming commands and visualizations – 5%

• Use the chart command
• Use the timechart command

2. Filtering and formatting results – 10%

• The eval command
• Use the search and where commands to filter results
• The fillnull command

3. Correlating events – 15%

• Identify transactions
• Group events using fields
• Group events using fields and time
• Search with transactions
• Report on transactions
• Determine when to use transactions vs. stats

4. Knowledge objects – 10%

• Perform regex field extractions using the Field Extractor (FX)
• Perform delimiter field extractions using the FX

5. Fields (field aliases, field extractions, calculated fields) – 10%

• Describe, create, and use field aliases
• Describe, create, and use calculated fields

6. Tags and event types – 10%

• Create and use tags
• Describe event types and their uses
• Create an event type

7. Macros – 10%

• Describe macros
• Create and use a basic macro
• Define arguments and variables for a macro
• Add and use arguments with a macro

8. Workflow actions- 10%

• Describe the function of GET, POST, and Search workflow actions
• Create a GET workflow action
• Create a POST workflow action 
• Create a Search workflow action

9. Data models – 10%

• Describe the relationship between data models and pivot
• Identify data model attributes
• Create a data model

10. Splunk Common Information Model (CIM) – 10%

• Describe the Splunk CIM
• List the knowledge objects included with the Splunk CIM Add-On
• Use the CIM Add-On to normalize data