Splunk Fundamentals 1 Practice Exam

True or False: Running a report returns fresh results each time you run it.

1. True

2. False

3. Depends on the report settings.

4. Only if scheduled correctly.

The correct answer is: True

Running a report in Splunk does indeed return fresh results each time you execute it. When you generate a report, Splunk processes the data in real-time based on the search criteria defined in the report. This ensures that the results reflect the most current data available in the indexed logs at that moment. While some options might allude to variations based on configurations or scheduling, the core functionality of a report in Splunk is to retrieve and present the most recent data upon execution. Therefore, it is accurate to say that each time a report is run, it yields fresh results that are immediately representative of the underlying data at that point in time.