Objective 8.4
Cloud Certified AdminIdentify Windows input types and uses
Objective 8.4 sits in Network and Other Inputs, which carries 10% 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 Windows data without installing software remotely. Which does Splunk support?
Correct.
Checked against help.splunk.com, August 2026Concept
Collecting without an agent on every machine makes a large Windows estate tractable at first. The cost shows up as load on the collector.
Why A
Splunk states that the platform supports the use of Windows Management Instrumentation providers for access to Windows performance and event log data on remote Windows machines without installing software on those machines.
Source
Splunk Docs: Monitor data through WMI, checked August 2026The Splunk platform supports the use of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) providers for access to Windows performance and event log data on remote Windows machines without the need to install software on those machines.
Now you: objective 8.4 questions
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Sample question 1 of 2
A Windows forwarder in your estate collects data from several WMI providers by running splunk-wmi.exe as a separate process. What kind of input is that?
Sample question 2 of 2
A team collects many logs from busy domain controllers. What does Splunk recommend over WMI?
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