What does Splunk do when it indexes events?
A) Extracts the top 10 fields.
B) Extracts metadata fields such as host , source , sourcetype . Extracts metadata fields such as host , source sourcetype .
C) Performs parsing, merging, and typing processes on universal forwarders.
D) Create report acceleration summaries.

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Splunk extracts metadata fields such as host, source, and sourcetype when it indexes events, which helps in organizing and searching the data efficiently.

What Does Splunk Do When It Indexes Events