Exam SPLK-1005 topic 1 question 19 discussion

The correct answer is: ### ✅ **B. A data repository that contains raw, compressed data along with tsidx files.** --- ### 🔍 Explanation: In **Splunk terminology**, an **index** is: * A **data repository** where Splunk stores **raw, compressed event data** (in journal.gz files), * Alongside **tsidx files** (time-series index files), which enable fast search and retrieval. --- ### Terminology Breakdown: * **Raw, compressed data**: Stored in `.journal.gz` files. * **`tsidx` files**: Splunk’s proprietary **time-series index** files used to index events for efficient search. * **Not `psidx`**: This is **not** a valid Splunk file type. --- ### ✅ Final Answer: **B. A data repository that contains raw, compressed data along with tsidx files.**

The correct option is B. Excerpt from Splunk documentation, Managing Indexers and Clusters of Indexers > Indexes: Indexes As Splunk Enterprise processes incoming data, it adds the data to indexes. Splunk Enterprise ships with several indexes, and you can create additional indexes as needed. A Splunk Enterprise index contains a variety of files. These files fall into two main categories: 1. The raw data in compressed form (rawdata) 2. Indexes that point to the raw data (index files, also referred to as tsidx files), plus some metadata files Source: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.4.0/Indexer/Aboutindexesandindexers#Indexes

Correct answer is D: Indexes contain two key file types: 1- Raw data in uncompressed form (rawdata) 2- Time Series Index files that point to raw data (tsidx files)