Objective 7.3
Cloud Certified AdminUse optional settings for monitor inputs
Objective 7.3 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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A Cloud team wants to load one file without a forwarder. What does Splunk say?
Correct.
Checked against help.splunk.com, August 2026Concept
The exception is narrow and worth knowing: one file, through the interface, with no agent involved. Anything continuous still needs collection where the data is.
Why D
Splunk states that while you must use a forwarder for the monitor and MonitorNoHandle processors, you do not need one to upload a single file, and that you can upload one file at a time using Splunk Web.
Source
Splunk Docs: Monitor files and directories, checked August 2026While you must use a forwarder for monitor and MonitorNoHandle input processors, you do not need to use a forwarder to upload a single file. You can upload a single file at a time to Splunk Cloud Platform using Splunk Web.
Now you: objective 7.3 questions
No account needed. The explanation opens when you answer.
Sample question 1 of 3
An administrator asks where Cloud data collection happens. What does Splunk say?
Sample question 2 of 3
An administrator asks whether Splunk Web can upload more than one file at a time. What does Splunk say?
Sample question 3 of 3
An administrator asks whether a forwarder is needed for every Cloud input. What does Splunk say?
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Read the sources
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