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  1. What are log files? Log files are software-generated files containing information about the operations, activities, and usage patterns of an application, server, or IT system. They include a historical record of all processes, events, and messages along with additional descriptive data, such as timestamps, to contextualize this information.
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    Log files are software-generated files containing information about the operations, activities, and usage patterns of an application, server, or IT system. They include a historical record of all processes, events, and messages along with additional descriptive data, such as timestamps, to contextualize this information.
    The following are some common types of log files. An event log is a high-level log that records system activity data to provide an audit trail for troubleshooting issues. Event logs are essential to understand the behavior of complex systems, particularly in the case of applications with little user interaction.
    Log files provide the raw data collected, analyzed, and monitored to keep IT systems secure and functioning efficiently. Without these files, it would be like flying blind – there would be no way to know what’s happening in your systems or how to fix issues when they arise.
    Log data is a digital record of events occurring within a system, application or on a network device or endpoint. Frequently machine-generated, this log data can be stored within a simple text file. For larger uses, though, you can save it to a database or compress into other formats.
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