Splunk Core Certified Advanced Power User — Question 32

What is the default character encoding used by Splunk during the input phase?

Answer options

• A. UTF-8
• B. UTF-16
• C. EBCDIC
• D. ISO 8859

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, UTF-8, as it is the standard encoding used by Splunk for input data, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of characters. The other options, such as UTF-16, EBCDIC, and ISO 8859, are not the default and may not be as widely supported in Splunk's input phase.