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CISA · Question #438
Which of the following is the BEST method for converting system-generated log files into a format suitable for data analysis?
The correct answer is D. Normalization. Normalization transforms diverse, unstructured log entries into a consistent, standardized schema, aligning field names, timestamp formats, and data types, so that logs from different systems can be analyzed uniformly and efficiently.
Submitted by ahmad_uae· Apr 18, 2026Information System Auditing Process
Question
Which of the following is the BEST method for converting system-generated log files into a format suitable for data analysis?
Options
- AData acquisition
- BImaging
- CExtracting
- DNormalization
How the community answered
(25 responses)- A4% (1)
- B4% (1)
- D92% (23)
Explanation
Normalization transforms diverse, unstructured log entries into a consistent, standardized schema, aligning field names, timestamp formats, and data types, so that logs from different systems can be analyzed uniformly and efficiently.
Topics
#Log analysis#Data normalization#Data preparation#Auditing techniques
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