While the top command is utilized to find the most common values contained within a field, a Cyber Defense Analyst hunts for anomalies. Which of the following Splunk commands returns the least…

The correct answer is C. rare. rare is the correct Splunk command because it is the built-in counterpart to top - where top returns the most frequent values in a field, rare returns the least frequent, making it ideal for anomaly hunting (e.g., spotting a single malicious process running among thousands of…

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Question

While the top command is utilized to find the most common values contained within a field, a Cyber Defense Analyst hunts for anomalies. Which of the following Splunk commands returns the least common values?

Options

Aleast
Buncommon
Crare
Dbase

How the community answered

(42 responses)

B
5% (2)
C
93% (39)
D
2% (1)

Explanation

rare is the correct Splunk command because it is the built-in counterpart to top - where top returns the most frequent values in a field, rare returns the least frequent, making it ideal for anomaly hunting (e.g., spotting a single malicious process running among thousands of normal ones).

Distractors:

A. least - not a valid Splunk command; simply a descriptive English word
B. uncommon - also not a valid Splunk command; a plausible-sounding decoy
D. base - not a Splunk search command for frequency analysis; unrelated to value occurrence

Memory tip: Think of it as a pair - top finds the most common, rare finds the rarest. The word "rare" itself means uncommon in everyday English, which maps directly to its function. If you remember the top/rare duo, you'll never confuse this again.

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