Splunk Core Certified User Practice Exam

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Which command would you use to display the top values for a specified field?

Rare
Top
Highlight
Count

The correct answer is: Top

The command used to display the top values for a specified field is the "Top" command. This command is specifically designed to analyze and present the most frequently occurring values within a given field in the results of a Splunk search. When applied, the Top command not only provides the highest frequency counts for the specified field but also includes a percentage that indicates how much of the total each value represents. This helps users quickly identify which values are most prevalent in the dataset. Moreover, the Top command can effectively manage larger datasets by allowing users to define a limit for how many top results to display, making it versatile and user-friendly. In contrast, while other commands mentioned might deal with counting or analyzing data in various ways, they do not specifically focus on providing the ranked list of top values. For instance, the Rare command is intended to show the least common values in a dataset, and the Count command is more about counting occurrences rather than ranking them, which does not directly give insight into the most common values. Highlight simply brings attention to specific results based on criteria but does not summarize or rank values based on frequency.