Bosch Global Software Technologies Associate Software Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

There was a basic aptitude test.

The coding test included write a program to solve 2 task

Q1. What is the difference between array and list?
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Array is a fixed-size data structure while list is a dynamic data structure.
• Arrays have a fixed size while lists can grow or shrink dynamically.

• Arrays store elements of the same data type while lists can store elements of different data types.

• Arrays are accessed using an index while lists are accessed using an iterator.

• Examples of arrays include int[], char[], and boolean[] while examples of lists include ArrayList and
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Q2. Does python have array data structure in it?
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Yes, Python has array data structure in it.
• Python has a built-in array module that provides an array() object

• Arrays can be of any type, such as integers, floating-point numbers, and strings

• Arrays are mutable and can be modified using various methods
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Q3. Some basic SQL command
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Had a english exam to take as my final assessment.

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This round started with a coding questions in which I was expected to first explain my approach and then code the solution. This was followed by some more questions from Operating System and Computer Networks.

Q1. 
Minimum Number of Swaps to Sort an Array
Find the minimum number of swaps required to sort a given array of distinct elements in ascending order.
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T (number of test cases)
For each test case:
N (siz...read more
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Q2. How can you print numbers from 1 to 100 using more than two threads in an optimized approach?
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Q3. What is the difference between a process and a program?
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Q4. What is the difference between a process and a thread?
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Q5. Can you describe the OSI Reference Model?
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Q6. What is the use of a router and how does it differ from a gateway?
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Q7. Can you explain the TCP/IP model?
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Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round had 2 coding questions followed by some questions from OOPS and Java.

Q1. 
Spiral Order Traversal of a Binary Tree
Given a binary tree with N nodes, your task is to output the Spiral Order traversal of the binary tree.
Input:
The input consists of a single line containing elem...read more
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Q2. 
Two Sum Problem Statement
Given an array A of size N, sorted in non-decreasing order, return two distinct indices whose values add up to a given 'target'. The array is 0 indexed. If multiple answers exist...read more
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Q3. What do you mean by data encapsulation?
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Q4. Can you explain the Singleton Class in Java?
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Q5. What is the garbage collector in Java?
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Round duration - 30 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a typical HR round with some standard Behavioral questions.

Q1. Can you tell me something about yourself?
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Q2. Why should we hire you?
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It was for 3 hours. Questions from aptitude topics like probability, alligation and mixtures, time and work etc. were asked. There was also technical questions depending on your domain(coding or electronics)

Q1. This was a technical and hr round. You will be asked to introduce yourself, followed by project description Then questions from your domain will be asked (it totally depends on the hr who's interviewing yo...read more
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Total verbal and mathematical questions which comprises of 25 questions.
2nd section consists of Total technical related questions comprises of 35 questions.
The exam duration is 60 minutes. 1mark each and 0.25 negative mark.

Q1. Iam from ECE background. In Interview, the interviewer asked about some core questions related to microprocessors and microcontrollers. And after that, asked about Total C language questions. The interview...read more
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Q1. HR is Amcat automated assessment which includes all English related stuff. 1st section comprises of 12 questions has to be answered in 15 minutes. 2nd question comprises of Essay writing, to be completed ...read more
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This is regarding the campus placement interview. The aptitude round consisted of usual logical reasoning, simple maths and some code snippets in Java, C and C++

Q1. Basic questions about the topics mentioned in resume.
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Q1. Tell me about yourself. Why Bosch?
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