hcl placement paper collection part ii

8/7/2019 HCL Placement Paper Collection Part II

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8.value of (3^6)+(a ^a)=? (Ans. value=5)

9.x= b>8?b>1:b; (ans. x=3)

10.output:main() {int n=2;

printf(%d %d\n,++n,n*n); }a)3,6 b)3,4 c)2,4 d)cannot determine (ans.( b))

11.output:int x=0x65;

main() {char x;

printf(%d\n,x); }a) Compilation error b)A c)65 d)undefined

12.outputmain() {int a=10;int b=6;if(a=3)b++;

printf(%d %d,a,b++); }a)10,6 b)10,7 c)3,6 d)3,7 e)none

13.main() {

enum months {jan=1,feb,mar,apr};months x=jan;

if(x==1)printf(jan is the first month); }

a)does not print anything b)prints : jan is the first monthc)generates compilation error d)results in runtime error (ans. (c))

14.what is the output of the following program?

Main() {char *src=hello world;

char dst[100];strcpy(src,dst);

printf(%s,dst); }strcpy(char *dst,char *src) {while (*src) *dst++=*src++; }

a)hello world b)hello c)world d)NULL e)undefined (ans. (e))

15.main() {int i=6;

switch(i) {default: i+=2;

case 4;i=4;case 5:i++;

break; }printf(%d,i); }

a)8 b)6 c)5 d)4 e)none (ans. (c))

16.main() {


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int x=20;int y=10;

swap(x,y);printf(%d %d,y,x+2); }

swap(int x,int y) {int temp;temp=x;

x=y;y=temp; }

a)10,20 b)20,12 c)22,10 d)10,22 e)none

17.#define INC(x) x++main() {int x=4;

printf(%d,INC(x++)); }a)4 b)5 c)6 d)compilation error e)runtime error (ans.(d))

18.struct node{

char *word;int count;

struct node left;struct node right; };

a)incorrect definiton b)structures cannot refer to other structruesc)structures can refer to themselves. Hence the statement is ok

d)structures can refer to maximum of one other structure

19.what is the size of the following unionunion tag{

int a;float b;

char c; };

a)2 b)4 c)1 d)7 (ans.(b))

20. main() {char s[]=hello world;printf(%15.10s,s); }

a)hello,.world b)..hello world c)heloo,.wor.. d)none of the above (ans.(b))

Written Test


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The written test consists of 60 questions which are divided into 4 sections .The total duration of

the test is 90 minutes. There is negative marking .

The sectionwise distribution of the questions is as follows:

Section#1

This section consisting of 15 questions is based on general computer awareness.

In this section:

A correct answer carries 1 mark

1/4 marks will be deducted for a wrong answer.

Section#2

This section also consists of 15 questions. Questions based on C language are asked.

In this section:A correct answer carries 1 mark


Section#3

A total of 10 questions based on pointers and structures in C are asked in this section. You can

also be asked one or two questions on JAVA also.

In this section:

A correct answer carries 2 marks

1 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.

Section#4

This is the aptitude section consisting of 20 questions. Simple maths questions are asked which

are very easy. The logical questions asked are similar to the ones given in the Barron's GRE

book.

In this section:


1/2 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.

Profile

HCL Technologies offers world class technology solutions for the emerging network centric

world. It provides a range of technology and software engineering services including

Technology Development Services, Software Engineering Services, Application

Engineering Services, Networking Services .

These services are predicated on a rich technology heritage. Experience with the development


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and application of technologies like Internet and E-Commerce, Embedded software,

Networking and telecom protocols, VLSI design etc.

Skills on a wide variety of computing platforms from Open Systems to Enterprise Servers

based on mainframes expertise, object oriented and legacy system architecture, methodologies

in addition to distinguished R&D background uniquely positions us as a preferred provider of

technology and software engineering services in the emerging network centric world.

HCL Technologies has established dedicated offshore software factories with clients such as

Bankers Trust (Australia), Lexis Nexis (US) , Southern California Edison (US), A Networking

Major (US)

HCL Technologies operates through 29 offices in 14 countries in United States, Europe, Japan,

Asia Pacific

The company employs 3300 IT professionals worldwide.

HCL Technologies holds 100% stake in Intelicent (former HCL James Martin Inc.), a US based

methodology consulting led Services Company. The company also has a 100% subsidiary in

India, HCL Comnet Systems and Services Ltd, which provides networking services.

For more information about this company visit their homesite at www.hcltechnologies.com

HCL System Software Sample Test Paper -1

Section 1- General Computer Concepts

1. Piggy backing is a technique for

a) Flow control b) Sequence c) Acknowledgement d) retransmition (Ans. (c))

2. In OSI, terminal emulation is done in

(a) sessions layer (b) application layer (c) presentation layer(d) transport layer (Ans. (b))

3.Bit parity check, when performed on a byte ,can catch

a)odd number of errors b)even number of errors c)any number of errors

d)none of the above (Ans. (a))

4. In signed magnitude notation what is the minimum value that can be represented with 8 bits

(a) -128 (b) -255 (c) -127 (d) 0 (Ans. (a))

5. For 1 MB memory, the number of address lines required,

(a) 11 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 24 (Ans. (c))

6.For a 25 MHz processor, what is the time taken by the instruction which needs 3 clock

cycles,

(a) 120 nano secs (b) 120 micro secs (c) 75 nano secs (d) 75 micro secs (Ans. (a))


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7. Semaphore is used for

(a) synchronization (b) dead-lock avoidence (c) both a and b (d) none (Ans. (a))

8. Which of the following involves context switch,

(a) system call (b) priviliged instruction c) floating poitnt exception

(d) all the above (e) none of the above (Ans: (a))

9.Virtual address are translated to physical address by

(a) the process (b) operating system (c) MMU (d) All of the above

(e) None of the above (ans. (c))

10.Convert the hexadecimal number 0xFEDB to the octal (ans.77333)

11. OLE is a mechanisma) in UNIX for network communication b) in INTERNET for communication between nodes

c) for communication between processes in a NT system

d) used as a network layer protocol in NT & Windows systems (ans. (d))

12. An internet IP address of a node

a) has to be unique only for the domain of the node

b) has to be unique in the nodes sub-network

c) has to be unique in the country in which the node is present

d) none of the above (ans. (b))

13. There is an employee table with key fields as employer no.data in every not row are needed

for a sample.

Which of the following queries will get required results.

Select A employee no. from employee A , where exists (select (max (emp_no)))from employee

B where

A employee no. >= B employee having (count(*) mod n)=0

Select employee no. from employee A, employee B where A. employee no.>=B employ

no.group by employee no.having(count(*) mod n)=0 )

c) both a& b d)none of the above (ans. (d))

14. Type duplicates of a row in a table customer with non-unique key field customer no. Can

use

a) Delete from customer where customer no. Exists(select distinct customer no. from customer

having count)

delete customer a where customer no. in (select cust_no from customer b where


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a.cust_no=b.cust_no)

and a.rowid>b.rowid

delete customer a where custermor no. in ( select customer no. from customer a, customer b

group by

a.cust_no having (count(*)>1) and a.rowid>b.rowid);

d) none of the above (ans. (d))

15.which of the following is a feature of the ANSI C language and not present in Java?

a)forward referencing b)variable length argument lists c)volatile modifier d)none of the above

(ans. (b))

Written Test




Section#1


In this section:



Section#2


In this section:



Section#3

A total of 10 questions based on pointers and structures in C are asked in this section. You canalso be asked one or two questions on JAVA also.

In this section:



Section#4


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(a) -128 (b) -255 (c) -127 (d) 0 (Ans. (a))


(a) 11 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 24 (Ans. (c))


cycles,


7. Semaphore is used for(a) synchronization (b) dead-lock avoidence (c) both a and b (d) none (Ans. (a))








11. OLE is a mechanism

a) in UNIX for network communication b) in INTERNET for communication between nodes









for a sample.


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B where






use


having count)



and a.rowid>b.rowiddelete customer a where custermor no. in ( select customer no. from customer a, customer b

group by





(ans. (b))

HCL Placement Paper Collection Part IIsection 2 C Programming

1.which of the following about the following two declarations is true

i) int *F();ii)int (*F)();

a)Both are identical b)the first is a correct declaration and second is wrongc)the first declaration is a function returning a pointer to an integer and the second is a pointer to a

functionreturning int

d)Both are different ways of declaring pointer to a function (ans. (c))

2.what are the values printed by the following program?#define dprintf(expr) printf("expr=%d\n,expr)

main() {int x=7;


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int y=3;dprintf(x/y); }

a)#2=2 b)expr=2 c)x/y=2 d)none (ans.( c))

3.which of the following is true of the following programmain() {char *c;int *ip;

c=(char *)malloc(100);ip=(int *)c;free(ip); }

a)the code functions properly by releasing all the memory allocatedb)results in compilation error as a pointer of various types cannot be equated

c)the program ties to free more memory than allocated and results in run time errord) works well except when the machine runs low on memory and malloc is unabel to allocate the

memory (ans. (d))

4.output?main() {

int i;char *p;i=0x89;

p=(char *)i;p++;

printf(%x\np); }a)0x8c b)0x4566788A c)0x8A d)0x8B e)none (ans. (c))

5.which of the following is not an ANSI C language keyword?

a)volatile b)function c)default d)const e)void (ans. (b))

6.when an array is passed as parameter to a function , which of the following statement is correctthe function can change values in the original array

in c parameters are passed by value the function cannot change the original value in the array

it results in compilation error.Array cannot be passed as a parameter to a functionresults in runtime error when the function tries to access the elements in the array

7.the type of the controlling expression of a switch statement cannot be of the type

a)int b)char c)short d)float e)none (ans.(d))


9.x= b>8?b>1:b; (ans. x=3)




main() {char x;



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13.main() {









15.main() {int i=6;


case 4;i=4;

case 5:i++;break; }

printf(%d,i); }a)8 b)6 c)5 d)4 e)none (ans. (c))

16.main() {int x=20;int y=10;



x=y;y=temp; }

a)10,20 b)20,12 c)22,10 d)10,22 e)none


printf(%d,INC(x++)); }


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a)4 b)5 c)6 d)compilation error e)runtime error (ans.(d))

18.struct node{char *word;int count;





int a;float b;

char c; };a)2 b)4 c)1 d)7 (ans.(b))

20. main() {

char s[]=hello world;printf(%15.10s,s); }


Written Test




Section#1


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Section#2


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Section#3



In this section:



Section#4This is the aptitude section consisting of 20 questions. Simple maths questions are asked which


book.

In this section:



Profile


world. It provides a range of technology and software engineering services includingTechnology Development Services, Software Engineering Services, Application











Major (US)


Asia Pacific



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(a) sessions layer (b) application layer (c) presentation layer

(d) transport layer (Ans. (b))





(a) -128 (b) -255 (c) -127 (d) 0 (Ans. (a))


(a) 11 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 24 (Ans. (c))


cycles,











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for a sample.Which of the following queries will get required results.


B where






usea) Delete from customer where customer no. Exists(select distinct customer no. from customer

having count)



and a.rowid>b.rowid


group by





(ans. (b))


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Written Test




Section#1


In this section:



Section#2

This section also consists of 15 questions. Questions based on C language are asked.In this section:



Section#3



In this section:

A correct answer carries 2 marks1 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.

Section#4



book.

In this section:



Profile






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Major (US)


Asia Pacific



methodology consulting led Services Company. The company also has a 100% subsidiary inIndia, HCL Comnet Systems and Services Ltd, which provides networking services.






2. In OSI, terminal emulation is done in(a) sessions layer (b) application layer (c) presentation layer






(a) -128 (b) -255 (c) -127 (d) 0 (Ans. (a))


(a) 11 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 24 (Ans. (c))


cycles,


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and a.rowid>b.rowid


group by





(ans. (b))








main() {int x=7;int y=3;

dprintf(x/y); }a)#2=2 b)expr=2 c)x/y=2 d)none (ans.( c))

3.which of the following is true of the following program

main() {char *c;

int *ip;c=(char *)malloc(100);

ip=(int *)c;free(ip); }



memory (ans. (d))


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4.output?main() {


p=(char *)i;p++;




6.when an array is passed as parameter to a function , which of the following statement is correctthe function can change values in the original array

in c parameters are passed by value the function cannot change the original value in the arrayit results in compilation error.Array cannot be passed as a parameter to a functionresults in runtime error when the function tries to access the elements in the array




9.x= b>8?b>1:b; (ans. x=3)




main() {char x;




13.main() {



a)does not print anything b)prints : jan is the first month


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c)generates compilation error d)results in runtime error (ans. (c))

14.what is the output of the following program?Main() {

char *src=hello world;char dst[100];strcpy(src,dst);



15.main() {int i=6;


case 4;i=4;case 5:i++;


a)8 b)6 c)5 d)4 e)none (ans. (c))




x=y;y=temp; }

a)10,20 b)20,12 c)22,10 d)10,22 e)none



18.struct node{






int a;float b;


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char c; };a)2 b)4 c)1 d)7 (ans.(b))

20. main() {



Written Test




Section#1

This section consisting of 15 questions is based on general computer awareness.In this section:



Section#2


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Section#3



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Section#4



book.

In this section:



Profile



Technology Development Services, Software Engineering Services, ApplicationEngineering Services, Networking Services .









Bankers Trust (Australia), Lexis Nexis (US) , Southern California Edison (US), A NetworkingMajor (US)


Asia Pacific











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(a) -128 (b) -255 (c) -127 (d) 0 (Ans. (a))


(a) 11 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 24 (Ans. (c))

6.For a 25 MHz processor, what is the time taken by the instruction which needs 3 clockcycles,




















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for a sample.



B where






use

a) Delete from customer where customer no. Exists(select distinct customer no. from customerhaving count)



and a.rowid>b.rowid


group by



15.which of the following is a feature of the ANSI C language and not present in Java?a)forward referencing b)variable length argument lists c)volatile modifier d)none of the above

(ans. (b))

Written Test




Section#1


In this section:



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Section#2


In this section:



Section#3



In this section:



Section#4



book.

In this section:



ProfileHCL Technologies offers world class technology solutions for the emerging network centric













Major (US)



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Asia Pacific











(a) sessions layer (b) application layer (c) presentation layer(d) transport layer (Ans. (b))





(a) -128 (b) -255 (c) -127 (d) 0 (Ans. (a))

5. For 1 MB memory, the number of address lines required,(a) 11 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 24 (Ans. (c))


cycles,










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for a sample.



B where






use


having count)



and a.rowid>b.rowid


group by





(ans. (b))


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HCL Placement Paper Collection Part II

section 2 C Programming

1.which of the following about the following two declarations is truei) int *F();

ii)int (*F)();a)Both are identical b)the first is a correct declaration and second is wrong

c)the first declaration is a function returning a pointer to an integer and the second is a pointer to afunction

returning intd)Both are different ways of declaring pointer to a function (ans. (c))

2.what are the values printed by the following program?

#define dprintf(expr) printf("expr=%d\n,expr)main() {int x=7;int y=3;



main() {char *c;int *ip;

c=(char *)malloc(100);

ip=(int *)c;free(ip); }



memory (ans. (d))

4.output?main() {


p=(char *)i;p++;




6.when an array is passed as parameter to a function , which of the following statement is correct


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the function can change values in the original arrayin c parameters are passed by value the function cannot change the original value in the array





9.x= b>8?b>1:b; (ans. x=3)




main() {char x;




13.main() {






char dst[100];

strcpy(src,dst);printf(%s,dst); }

strcpy(char *dst,char *src) {while (*src) *dst++=*src++; }


15.main() {int i=6;

switch(i) {


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default: i+=2;case 4;i=4;case 5:i++;


a)8 b)6 c)5 d)4 e)none (ans. (c))




x=y;y=temp; }

a)10,20 b)20,12 c)22,10 d)10,22 e)none



18.struct node{






int a;float b;

char c; };a)2 b)4 c)1 d)7 (ans.(b))

20. main() {




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Section#3



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Section#4



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Profile














Major (US)HCL Technologies operates through 29 offices in 14 countries in United States, Europe, Japan,

Asia Pacific






HCL System Software Sample Test Paper -1Section 1- General Computer Concepts










(a) -128 (b) -255 (c) -127 (d) 0 (Ans. (a))


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(a) 11 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 24 (Ans. (c))


cycles,







9.Virtual address are translated to physical address by(a) the process (b) operating system (c) MMU (d) All of the above













for a sample.



B where






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use


having count)



and a.rowid>b.rowid


group by




a)forward referencing b)variable length argument lists c)volatile modifier d)none of the above(ans. (b))

Written Test




Section#1


In this section:



Section#2




Section#3



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In this section:



Section#4



book.

In this section:



Profile

HCL Technologies offers world class technology solutions for the emerging network centricworld. It provides a range of technology and software engineering services including









technology and software engineering services in the emerging network centric world.HCL Technologies has established dedicated offshore software factories with clients such as


Major (US)


Asia Pacific










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(a) -128 (b) -255 (c) -127 (d) 0 (Ans. (a))


(a) 11 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 24 (Ans. (c))


cycles,





(a) system call (b) priviliged instruction c) floating poitnt exception(d) all the above (e) none of the above (Ans: (a))












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for a sample.



B where





14. Type duplicates of a row in a table customer with non-unique key field customer no. Canuse


having count)



and a.rowid>b.rowid


group by





(ans. (b))






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main() {int x=7;int y=3;



main() {char *c;int *ip;

c=(char *)malloc(100);ip=(int *)c;free(ip); }



memory (ans. (d))

4.output?main() {


p=(char *)i;p++;

printf(%x\np); }

a)0x8c b)0x4566788A c)0x8A d)0x8B e)none (ans. (c))

5.which of the following is not an ANSI C language keyword?a)volatile b)function c)default d)const e)void (ans. (b))

6.when an array is passed as parameter to a function , which of the following statement is correct

the function can change values in the original arrayin c parameters are passed by value the function cannot change the original value in the array





9.x= b>8?b>1:b; (ans. x=3)


printf(%d %d\n,++n,n*n); }


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a)3,6 b)3,4 c)2,4 d)cannot determine (ans.( b))


main() {char x;




13.main() {







printf(%s,dst); }strcpy(char *dst,char *src) {

while (*src) *dst++=*src++; }a)hello world b)hello c)world d)NULL e)undefined (ans. (e))

15.main() {

int i=6;switch(i) {

default: i+=2;case 4;i=4;case 5:i++;


a)8 b)6 c)5 d)4 e)none (ans. (c))




x=y;


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y=temp; }a)10,20 b)20,12 c)22,10 d)10,22 e)none



18.struct node{






int a;float b;

char c; };a)2 b)4 c)1 d)7 (ans.(b))

20. main() {



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Section#1


In this section:



Section#2


In this section:



Section#3

A total of 10 questions based on pointers and structures in C are asked in this section. You canalso be asked one or two questions on JAVA also.

In this section:



Section#4



book.

In this section:A correct answer carries 2 marks


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Major (US)


Asia Pacific








1. Piggy backing is a technique fora) Flow control b) Sequence c) Acknowledgement d) retransmition (Ans. (c))








(a) -128 (b) -255 (c) -127 (d) 0 (Ans. (a))


(a) 11 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 24 (Ans. (c))


cycles,







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a) has to be unique only for the domain of the nodeb) has to be unique in the nodes sub-network




for a sample.



B where

A employee no. >= B employee having (count(*) mod n)=0Select employee no. from employee A, employee B where A. employee no.>=B employ




use


having count)



and a.rowid>b.rowid


group by




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(ans. (b))

Written Test




Section#1


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Section#2


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Section#3



In this section:



Section#4This is the aptitude section consisting of 20 questions. Simple maths questions are asked which


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(a) 11 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 24 (Ans. (c))


cycles,





















for a sample.



B where





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use


having count)



and a.rowid>b.rowid


group by



15.which of the following is a feature of the ANSI C language and not present in Java?a)forward referencing b)variable length argument lists c)volatile modifier d)none of the above

(ans. (b))

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Interview Preparation Tips - Must Read

Article Number: 4366 | Last Updated: Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 6:10 AM

1. SKILLS


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There are basically three skills, which are necessarily required to succeed in the interviews.

They are:

Aptitude

Communication skills

Technical skills

Attitude/Personality-this is transparent to candidates.

(Candidates can lack one or more skills if they want the job by some shortcut means, but those who want

the job fair and square, must possess all the above skills. You know what I mean). Let me consider myse

common man and tell you how I improved my skills. Then you can generalize them better.

1.1 APTITUDE

This is the first and most important step in climbing the success ladder. Whats aptitude? Its ones ability

to, to, leave it, I am not getting the definition. But let me tell you, aptitude is nothing but the

combination of your basics, brain power, knowledge, commonsense, speed, accuracy, intelligent guessin

anticipation, decision-making and above all the positive approach. Aptitude test is like a 100 metre sprin

with the lane width of just 6 inches. Overall, aptitude is your logic. Sometimes it is difficult and sometim

easySome have aptitude by birth (they are natural puzzle solvers). They can easily catch up how to solve

numericals and analytical problems. They need to identify themselves and polish their approach. Others

have to work like dogs.

It took interest in puzzles when I was in 8th standard. That made me learn maths basics well. Maths

Olympiad training and exam made me go for puzzles with mathematical approach. My craze for puzzles

continued to PU and till B.E. In 1st semester I became the member of mathemagic magazine, which

publishes varieties of puzzles from literature to numericals to chess puzzles etc. I seriously involved in

solving them and sending answers to the editor. It was only in the second year that I heard that there is a

company Infosys that asks only puzzles to recruit its employees. My happiness knew no bounds [patient

keliddu mosaru anna, doctor heliddoo mosaru anna].

I wrote the aptitude test for over 15 companies and I dont know the disappointment of not getting short-

listed after the written test. Frankly speaking I never prepared for aptitude tests. Thats why I was seen

playing cricket throughout my engineering. So I request you, not to look at me and decide that written te

are nothing. I had a friend who had 78% of aggregate and was good at everything but couldnt clear writ


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test for 15 companies. At last he cleared somehow and further path was easy for him to sail through. Let

tell you how you could improve your aptitude.

First & second year students can go for puzzles. Buy puzzle books like Shakuntala Devi, George Summe

Narula etc. and try to solve them. If you dont get the answer, then see carefully the way the puzzle has b

solved in the book. If you solve some 200 and odd puzzles then you imbibe the approach to solve anypuzzle. This improves your analytical ability. Then you can switch over to numerals. Many companies a

verbal questions, for that you need not mug up the dictionary or thesaurus. You can read different books,

novels, and magazines and learn words steadily.

For final year student going for puzzles is optional. Its better to go for quantitative aptitude book. Agarw

is the best one. Read the solved problems and once you understand them, solve the unsolved ones. For

verbal, comprehension and analytical questions you can go for Barrons GRE or any other good book.

This preparation for aptitude is must for any engineer appearing the written test for almost any company.

The two things that make you succeed in the interview are preparation and confidence.

Preparation + Confidence = Success ---------------------- (1)After good preparation confidence comes automatically which makes you perform well. So confidence ~

PreparationSo from--- (1)Preparation + Preparation = Success Preparation = Success 2This implies that if you prepare well, you are already half succeeded.This was the mistake that I repeated several times. I didnt prepare well for the interview,( esp. technical

skills ) and thought that somehow by luck I might get into but by the time I realized that there is nothingcalled luck, I had carried my file nearly a deca-times. After preparation how to smash written test will be dealt later. Those who intend to copy in the written test should be careful, as some companies ask you to explain ho

you arrived at the answer, especially puzzles.

1.2 COMMUNICATION SKILLS

In campus interviews, there are many people who dont know much of technical stuff, but by clearing the

written, somehow they get into the company by campus interview. It is because they speak great English

dont think its much different in walkin interviews. Having good communication skills is an art, which

can be mastered by any one. The efficient and flexible person learns it faster. The English you speak sho

be error free, fluent and clear. It need not be fast. You should be able to convey yourself well before the


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interviewer.I know speaking good English is a problem for many engineering guys; its a myth that only English

medium guys speak good English. Its also a myth that they dont rise above a certain level. But I deny th

I studied my primary level in Kannada medium. But I dont think I was rejected in the interviews becaus

my communication skills. My flexibility helped me. What did I do to improve these skills?I made couple of English speaking friends at the college and used to talk to them for long hours. English

movies did help too. Apart from story and action I concentrated on the accent and the way the actors use

deliver the dialogues. Giving pause and t iming were very important. I used to stare at newsreaders and

imagine myself reading it. I tried to read newspapers in the way they did. Sunit Tandon was really good.

In home I used to tune to discussions, interviews of stars, sportsmen and follow them. Wasim Akram,

Srikanth, Shahrukh Khan really inspired me. One can take a leaf out of Harshas commentary.

These are some of the ways by which you can improve your English. You can even try other methods.

Before doing any thing you can sit back and think what you have and what you lack. If your grammar isweak get a grammar book and study it from the scratch. If you cant spell it properly go for dictionary or

scripts and work on it, instead of cribbing about it for years. One should always aim at improving onesel

Always tell to yourself "Next year I will be a better person in knowledge, experience, attitude and

everything."

For 8th semester guys it is better late than never, you can start now while others can learn steadily. One

should enjoy learning things and not take it as a burden. Communication skills are very important for engineers and also for management students. So try to

overcome your weaknesses. How do you improve is entirely left to you. Its beyond just reading the boo

Its better start speaking English with your friends. Jamat people acquire communicating skills well, so I request them to preach in English.

First and second year guys have enough time if they realize. 8th semester guys should be efficient and fa

enough, learn faster and enjoy your learning. With preparation, I believe even some one like Sadiq* pasha can make it. And without preparation some

one like Nayeemuddin** may not make it. Getting through the interview can be very easy if you wish.

* - Till 6 sem he had passed only four subjects viz., M1, M2, M3 and M4. Then he literally went mad.** - Topper to MMC College, presently doing his PG course in London.

1.2 TECHNICAL SKILLS

In the early years of engineering, students think that in interviews, hi-fi technology is asked which is ver


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complex and difficult. So they dont think of learning or refreshing the technical concepts keeping interv

in mind. I was also one among them. But the truth is that the companies ask those technical questions wh

we have learnt like, what is amplifier, counter, XOR GATE, what is microprocessor, what is signal, wha

are pointers, data structures, what is linking, what are motors, gears etc., depending on your branch.

If they ask something else you can happily say "Sir that was not there in our syllabus". They switch overThe only difference between engineers and others is; we learn technical skills and others dont. So if you

want to call yourself an engineer see whether you have basic technical skills.So right from 3rd semester you start looking back at all the subjects you have steadied and recall their

basics now and then.When you apply, you look at the pattern of interview, the area of work of the company. You can get to

know on what subjects they would ask questions in interview. You can study those two, three subjects in

depth, I mean in detail. You also have to just touch all the subjects superficially, esp. electives.As I said, the questions asked by companies vary based on their type (software or hardware) and your

branch.For example, E&C students have to prepare technical in depth for hardware companies like Delphi, L&T

etc. But software companies dont know much of electronics, So E&C students can relax a bit but you

should know at least C and puzzles.Computer guys must prepare technically well. Usually students take their favourite subjects as DSC,

Operating System, C++, etc.For Mechanical boys technical skills are must. If they dont know technical, they know nothing.

Mechanical Technical = IP (Ignorant People)

So, most of your preparation time goes for studying technical aspects. Technical aspects means not

advanced technology, but only the basics of subjects you studied as I said. The study should be

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