Question 1

How many questions are on the Splunk Core Certified Power User exam?

Accepted Answer

Our record lists 65 questions for the Splunk Core Certified Power User. The vendor does not publish a question count, so treat that as a working figure rather than an official specification.

Question 2

How long do you have to complete the Splunk Core Certified Power User exam?

Accepted Answer

Our record lists 60 minutes, roughly 55 seconds per question. The vendor does not publish a duration for this exam, so use it as a planning figure.

Question 3

What score do you need to pass the Splunk Core Certified Power User exam?

Accepted Answer

Our record lists 70% as the pass mark for the Splunk Core Certified Power User. Most certification bodies do not publish a numeric cut score, so treat this as our benchmark rather than an official threshold.

Question 4

What are the domains on the Splunk Core Certified Power User exam?

Accepted Answer

There are 10 domains: Macros, Data Models, Workflow Actions, CIM Normalization, Field Extractions, Tags & Event Types, Field Aliases & Calculated Fields, Visualizations (chart, timechart), Correlation (stats vs transaction), Filtering & Formatting (eval, where, fillnull). The official weights are Macros 10%, Data Models 10%, Workflow Actions 10%, CIM Normalization 10%, Field Extractions 10%, Tags & Event Types 10%, Field Aliases & Calculated Fields 10%, Visualizations (chart, timechart) 5%, Correlation (stats vs transaction) 15%, Filtering & Formatting (eval, where, fillnull) 10%.

Question 5

How should I use the domain weights when revising?

Accepted Answer

Weight by percentage, not by domain. 10% is the one where lost points cost you the most, and Certilum scores you per domain so you can see exactly where that is.

Question 6

Does Certilum have practice questions for the Splunk Core Certified Power User exam?

Accepted Answer

Yes: 65 questions in our bank for this certification, each tagged to the exam domain it belongs to, with the official domain weights applied.

Specification	Value
Questions	65
Time limit	60 minutes (55s per question)
Passing score	70%
Domains	10
Level	Associate
Question bank here	65 questions
Source	Certilum's own record — the vendor does not publish this figure

Splunk Core Certified Power User Exam Format

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Official domain weights

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Domain	Weight	Topics	Practice Qs
Macros	10%	Defining reusable search macros Passing arguments to macros Managing macro scope	7
Data Models	10%	Building data models Accelerating data models Using pivot for reporting	7
Workflow Actions	10%	Configuring workflow actions Linking Splunk data to external tools Customizing action visibility	7
CIM Normalization	10%	Common Information Model concepts Mapping fields to CIM Standardizing data for security apps	7
Field Extractions	10%	Search-time extractions Regex-based extraction Configuring field extractions	6
Tags & Event Types	10%	Creating and managing tags Defining event types Using tags and event types in searches	6
Field Aliases & Calculated Fields	10%	Creating field aliases Implementing calculated fields Search-time field management	6
Visualizations (chart, timechart)	5%	Creating charts Timechart command usage Formatting visualization outputs	3
Correlation (stats vs transaction)	15%	Using stats for aggregation Transaction command for grouping related events Performance differences between stats and transaction	10
Filtering & Formatting (eval, where, fillnull)	10%	Using eval for field manipulation where command for filtering Handling null values with fillnull	6