Objective 7.2
Cloud Certified AdminCreate file and directory monitor inputs
Objective 7.2 sits in Monitor Inputs, which carries 15% of the Cloud Certified Admin exam. The questions below are original, written from the official objective title above, and each explanation cites the Splunk page it rests on.
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A worked example
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An administrator wants to add a file input on Splunk Enterprise. Which routes does Splunk name?
Correct.
Checked against help.splunk.com, August 2026Concept
The same input can be created by hand, through the interface, or in a file a deployment server distributes. The route decides how the change is reviewed and repeated.
Why C
Splunk states that with Splunk Enterprise you can monitor files using the CLI, Splunk Web, or the inputs.conf configuration file directly on your instance, and that you can also use a forwarder.
Source
Splunk Docs: Monitor files and directories, checked August 2026If you have Splunk Enterprise, you can monitor files using the CLI, Splunk Web, or the inputs.conf configuration file directly on your Splunk Enterprise instance. You can also use a universal or heavy forwarder, as you would with Splunk Cloud Platform.
Now you: objective 7.2 questions
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Sample question 1 of 3
An administrator has an archive to load once. Which input does Splunk suggest?
Sample question 2 of 3
Windows rotates a log and events are missed. Which input does Splunk name?
Sample question 3 of 3
An administrator asks which platforms MonitorNoHandle runs on. What does Splunk say?
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Read the sources
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