SPLK-1001 Practice Question: Creating Reports, Dashboards and Visualizations
A user wants to create a dashboard panel that shows the top 5 most visited web pages. Which report type should be used as the underlying search?
⚠ Common exam trap
Splunk often tests the distinction between commands that only aggregate ('stats count') versus those that aggregate and limit ('top'), leading candidates to choose 'stats count by page' because they forget that it does not automatically restrict the output to the top N values.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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top 5 page
The 'top' command in Splunk automatically returns the most common values of a field, and the syntax 'top 5 page' directly limits the result to the top 5 pages by count. This is the most straightforward and efficient way to generate a dashboard panel showing the top 5 most visited web pages, as it combines counting and sorting into a single command.
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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stats count by page
Why it's wrong here
stats count by page is not automatically sorted top; it requires additional sorting.
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top 5 page
Why this is correct
The top command directly returns the most common values.
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rare 5 page
Why it's wrong here
rare returns least common values, opposite of needed.
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chart count by page
Why it's wrong here
chart count is typically used with a time-based axis, not for a simple top list.
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