Splunk Core Certified User Practice Exam

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How would you modify a search to return the top 3 common categories browsed by users?

| top x_webcat_code_full by user limit=3
| top x_webcat_code_full limit=3 by user
| top x_webcat_code_full aggregate=user limit=3
| top by user x_webcat_code_full limit=3

The correct answer is: | top x_webcat_code_full by user limit=3

The answer is correct because the command is structured to provide the top categories based on user activity. In this case, "top" is used to find the most frequently occurring values in the specified field, which is "x_webcat_code_full." By specifying "by user," the command groups the results according to each user, allowing the search to identify the common categories browsed by those users. Additionally, using "limit=3" restricts the results to only the top three categories for each user. This is essential for focusing the output on the most significant data points related to user browsing behavior. Other options have different structures or arrangements that do not yield the intended result or may not function correctly within the context of Splunk's search language. For instance, placing "limit" before "by" could yield unexpected results or be syntactically incorrect in handling the search command.