Splunk Fundamentals 1 Practice Exam

How would you search for product IDs that start with 'S' and end with 'G01'?

1. productID=S*G01

2. productID='S*G01'

3. productID:S*G01

4. productID=S.G01

The correct answer is: productID=S*G01

The choice representing the search for product IDs that start with 'S' and end with 'G01' is correct because it uses a valid wildcard syntax that is understood by Splunk's search language. In Splunk, when constructing a search query to match patterns within a field, the asterisk (*) is a wildcard that can substitute for any number of characters, including none. Therefore, when you write `productID=S*G01`, it searches for any product ID that begins with 'S', followed by any sequence of characters, and ends specifically with 'G01'. This appropriately captures all relevant product IDs according to the specified criteria. The other options do not utilize the correct syntax for matching patterns in Splunk. The use of single quotes in the second option treats the input as a literal string, failing to recognize the wildcard. The third option incorrectly uses a colon, which is not a valid operator for pattern matching in this context. The fourth option introduces a period, which does not align with the wildcard functionality, thereby leading to no matches for the intended criteria.