Splunk Fundamentals 1 Practice Exam

Which boolean operator is implied between search terms in Splunk searches?

1. OR

2. AND

3. NOT

4. XOR

The correct answer is: AND

In Splunk searches, when multiple search terms are provided without an explicitly stated operator, the system interprets them as being combined with a boolean AND operator. This means that the search is looking for events that contain all of the specified terms. Understanding this behavior is crucial, as it ensures that the results returned are more specific and relevant to the combination of terms specified in the query. For instance, if you search for "error login", Splunk will return events that contain both "error" and "login" in the results, which is a practical behavior when filtering through large sets of data to find particular patterns.