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What type of encoding does Splunk set all input data to by default?

UTF-16
UTF-8
ASCII
ISO-8859-1

The correct answer is: UTF-8

Splunk sets all input data to UTF-8 encoding by default because UTF-8 is a widely-used character encoding that can represent every character in the Unicode character set. This encoding method is favored for its ability to handle a vast range of characters, including those from different languages and special symbols, making it versatile for various types of data. By using UTF-8 as the default encoding, Splunk ensures that it can properly ingest and display data that may contain non-ASCII characters, thus enabling users to accurately analyze and visualize multi-lingual data and diverse content types without encountering character representation issues. The other encoding options do not serve the same breadth of character representation that UTF-8 does. For example, UTF-16 is generally larger in byte size and not as widely compatible with systems that primarily use UTF-8. ASCII only includes a limited set of characters, which can be restrictive in a globalized environment, while ISO-8859-1 covers only a subset of Western European languages. Thus, UTF-8 is the most suitable choice for the diverse datasets that Splunk typically processes.