Tanium Exam Questions
Which phrase best describes how the Tanium platform adjusts to managed computers
powering off or leaving the network? - answer The chain heals itself
Tanium's unique topology simplifies and de-clutters an organization's network by
eliminating the need for which of the following server types? – answer Distribution
servers
Where can you verify Tanium's latest system requirements – answer On Tanium's
document site
Which of the following is a browser requirement for the Tanium Console? -
answerHTML5 support
How many sensors are in the following question?
Get User Accounts and operating systems for all machines - answer2
_______ converts a question's results into a CSV file. - answerExport Table
The _________ translates your plain English questions into a syntax the Tanium server
can understand. - answerNatural language parser
How can you remove unwanted results from the table grid? - answerUse a question
filter to include only machines meeting the criteria
Which of the following choices most accurately describes the relation between a
counting question and the number of sensors? - answerIt must use only one sensor
Which of the following Tanium elements would you use to monitor, investigate, and
report details about the Tanium managed devices on your network? - answerQuestions
Scenario:
A performance issue was revealed after asking the question, Get High CPU Processes.
As your next step, you would like to drilldown by asking the question, Get Computer
Name and Operating System and Logged In Users to see if there are any
commonalities you can address. What could you do with that second question to save
you time in the future? - answerHave the second question set up as a saved question.
Which of the following value pairs identifies a Tanium element followed by an element it
contains. - answerCategory: Dashboards
, If a question does not apply to a client, what does it do with the question? - answerIt
passes the question to the next client in the linear chain.
___________ require additional input, such as a registry key, before they can be used. -
answerParamaterized sensors.
Where can you go to reissue a scheduled action? - answerMain Menu > Actions >
Scheduled Actions
What is considered a good practice when asking questions to target actions? -
answerAlways use positive conditions.
Which of the following characteristics apply to action groups? - answerUsed to define
targets for selected actions.
Why does Tanium use zone servers? - answerAdds an extra communication step for
security.
Which of the following computer characteristics can be used to define a manual
computer group? - answerAll of the above (ip address, workgroup, hostname, domain)
Which module do you use to create a saved question source? - answerTrends
Which of the following capabilities best describe the purpose for Tanium Trends? -
answerVisualize Tanium Data
How do new clients register with the Tanium server? - answerNew clients self-initiate
the registration process.
Once logged in, which page can authorized users use to start immediately asking
questions of their environment and access Tanium modules? - answerThe console
homepage
_________ can control what you see when you log into the Tanium console. -
answerRole-based access control.
_______ are scripts the Tanium Client runs to gain information about individual
machines or an environment - answerSensors
Which of the following messages means the Tanium Client is taking longer than
expected to answer a question? - answerCurrent Result Unavailable
What is the primary value dashboards and categories provide? - answerOrganizing
saved questions.
Which phrase best describes how the Tanium platform adjusts to managed computers
powering off or leaving the network? - answer The chain heals itself
Tanium's unique topology simplifies and de-clutters an organization's network by
eliminating the need for which of the following server types? – answer Distribution
servers
Where can you verify Tanium's latest system requirements – answer On Tanium's
document site
Which of the following is a browser requirement for the Tanium Console? -
answerHTML5 support
How many sensors are in the following question?
Get User Accounts and operating systems for all machines - answer2
_______ converts a question's results into a CSV file. - answerExport Table
The _________ translates your plain English questions into a syntax the Tanium server
can understand. - answerNatural language parser
How can you remove unwanted results from the table grid? - answerUse a question
filter to include only machines meeting the criteria
Which of the following choices most accurately describes the relation between a
counting question and the number of sensors? - answerIt must use only one sensor
Which of the following Tanium elements would you use to monitor, investigate, and
report details about the Tanium managed devices on your network? - answerQuestions
Scenario:
A performance issue was revealed after asking the question, Get High CPU Processes.
As your next step, you would like to drilldown by asking the question, Get Computer
Name and Operating System and Logged In Users to see if there are any
commonalities you can address. What could you do with that second question to save
you time in the future? - answerHave the second question set up as a saved question.
Which of the following value pairs identifies a Tanium element followed by an element it
contains. - answerCategory: Dashboards
, If a question does not apply to a client, what does it do with the question? - answerIt
passes the question to the next client in the linear chain.
___________ require additional input, such as a registry key, before they can be used. -
answerParamaterized sensors.
Where can you go to reissue a scheduled action? - answerMain Menu > Actions >
Scheduled Actions
What is considered a good practice when asking questions to target actions? -
answerAlways use positive conditions.
Which of the following characteristics apply to action groups? - answerUsed to define
targets for selected actions.
Why does Tanium use zone servers? - answerAdds an extra communication step for
security.
Which of the following computer characteristics can be used to define a manual
computer group? - answerAll of the above (ip address, workgroup, hostname, domain)
Which module do you use to create a saved question source? - answerTrends
Which of the following capabilities best describe the purpose for Tanium Trends? -
answerVisualize Tanium Data
How do new clients register with the Tanium server? - answerNew clients self-initiate
the registration process.
Once logged in, which page can authorized users use to start immediately asking
questions of their environment and access Tanium modules? - answerThe console
homepage
_________ can control what you see when you log into the Tanium console. -
answerRole-based access control.
_______ are scripts the Tanium Client runs to gain information about individual
machines or an environment - answerSensors
Which of the following messages means the Tanium Client is taking longer than
expected to answer a question? - answerCurrent Result Unavailable
What is the primary value dashboards and categories provide? - answerOrganizing
saved questions.
