SPLK-2002(205Q) · Question #84
What is a Splunk Job? (Select all that apply.)
Options C and D are correct. In Splunk, a "Job" has two complementary meanings: it refers to any search process initiated by a report or alert (C), and at the OS level, each such search manifests as a child process forked from the main splunkd daemon (D). These two definitions…
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What is a Splunk Job? (Select all that apply.)
Options
- AA user-defined Splunk capability.
- BSearches that are subjected to some usage quota.
- CA search process kicked off via a report or an alert.
- DA child OS process manifested from the splunkd process.
Explanation
Options C and D are correct. In Splunk, a "Job" has two complementary meanings: it refers to any search process initiated by a report or alert (C), and at the OS level, each such search manifests as a child process forked from the main splunkd daemon (D). These two definitions describe the same thing from different perspectives - functional and technical.
Why A is wrong: A "user-defined Splunk capability" describes a permission or role-based access control setting, not a search job.
Why B is wrong: While Splunk does enforce search concurrency and quota limits on jobs, being "subjected to a usage quota" is a constraint applied to jobs - not the definition of what a job is.
Memory tip: Think of a Splunk Job like a restaurant order - C is the order ticket (what triggered it: a report or alert), and D is the cook in the kitchen (the actual OS-level process doing the work). Both describe the same job, just from the front-of-house and back-of-house views.
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