SPLK-1001 Practice Question: Creating Reports, Dashboards and Visualizations
A developer wants to display server CPU usage that updates every second on a dashboard. Which panel configuration is appropriate?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Add a chart panel with time range set to 'Real-time' and refresh set to 'Real-time'
A chart panel with time range set to 'Real-time' and refresh set to 'Real-time' provides a continuously updating line chart of CPU usage over time, updating every second. Option B (statistics table) is less visual for time-series data. Option C has a fixed time range of -1 minute, so it does not show real-time updates. Option D (single value panel) shows only a single number, not a time series.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Add a chart panel with time range set to 'Real-time' and refresh set to 'Real-time'
Why this is correct
This creates a real-time chart that continuously updates.
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Add a statistics table with real-time search
Why it's wrong here
A statistics table is not a visualization for continuous update; it shows tabular data.
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Add a chart panel with refresh set to 1 second and time range -1m
Why it's wrong here
This uses a relative time range, not real-time; updates may not be seamless.
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Add a single value panel with refresh set to 1s
Why it's wrong here
Single value panels are not optimal for time-series data and may not show trends.
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