Objective 10.2

Core Certified Power User

List the knowledge objects included with the Splunk CIM Add-On

Objective 10.2 sits in Using the Common Information Model (CIM) Add-On, which carries 10% of the Core Certified Power User 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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10-2Using the Common Information Model (CIM) Add-On

A user asks what the CIM add-on contains. What does Splunk say it holds?

Pre-configured data modelsCorrect · your answerCorrect.
Prebuilt index definitionsIndexes are created by an administrator rather than shipped by the add-on.
Sample events for testingThe add-on carries models, documentation and tools rather than sample data.
Licence keys for appsLicensing is handled separately from any add-on.

Correct.

Checked against help.splunk.com, August 2026

Concept

The standard is delivered as models rather than as a document, so it can be applied by the software rather than followed by hand. That is what makes compliance checkable.

Why A

Splunk states that the CIM add-on contains a collection of pre-configured data models that you can apply to your data at search time.

Source

The CIM add-on contains a collection of pre-configured data models that you can apply to your data at search time.

Splunk Docs: Overview of the Splunk Common Information Model, checked August 2026
#cim#data-models

Now you: objective 10.2 questions

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Sample question 1 of 3

10-2Using the Common Information Model (CIM) Add-On

An analyst asks what each CIM data model consists of. What does Splunk say?

Sample question 2 of 3

10-2Using the Common Information Model (CIM) Add-On

A team asks what the CIM tools are for beyond the models. Which does Splunk name?

Sample question 3 of 3

10-2Using the Common Information Model (CIM) Add-On

An administrator asks which products the CIM add-on ships with. Which does Splunk name?

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