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Cisco Networking Academy Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 16 Sep 2021

Cisco Networking Academy Software Engineer Interview Experiences

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I was interviewed in Jan 2021.

Round 1 - Video Call 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Two panellist were there, one was asking question based upon CN + OS + DBMS, one was asking question based upon DS + Algo.

  • Q1. 

    Binary Search Tree Insertion

    Given the root node of a binary search tree and a positive integer, you need to insert a new node with the given value into the BST so that the resulting tree maintains the pr...

  • Q2. 

    LCA in a Binary Search Tree

    You are given a binary search tree (BST) containing N nodes. Additionally, you have references to two nodes, P and Q, within this BST.

    Your task is to determine the Lowest Com...

Round 2 - Video Call 

Round duration - 50 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Round 3 - HR 

Round duration - 15 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from NIT Calicut. I applied for the job as Software Engineer in BengaluruEligibility criteriaAbove 7 CGPACisco Networking Academy interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Operating System, Database, Puzzles, OOPSTime required to prepare for the interview - 6 MonthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Practice at least 350 coding question
Tip 2 : Having recent project
Tip 3 : Good knowledge of OS,DBMS

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Have some projects on resume.
Tip 2 : Do not put false things on resume.

Final outcome of the interviewRejected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview questions from similar companies

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Advanced Java coding

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Entire core Java arrays and strings
  • Ans. 

    Core Java arrays and strings are fundamental data structures used for storing and manipulating data in Java programming.

    • Arrays in Java are used to store multiple values of the same data type in a single variable.

    • Strings in Java are objects that represent sequences of characters.

    • Arrays and strings in Java are both indexed collections, with arrays being mutable and strings being immutable.

    • Example: String[] names = {"Alic

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Java collections and Framework
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Some coding and framework
  • Q2. REST assured and API

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare what ever you mention in the CV If you get shortlisted

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is oops , explain its concepts
  • Ans. 

    OOPs stands for Object-Oriented Programming. It is a programming paradigm based on the concept of objects.

    • OOPs concepts include encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, and abstraction.

    • Encapsulation refers to the bundling of data with the methods that operate on that data.

    • Inheritance allows a class to inherit properties and behavior from another class.

    • Polymorphism allows objects to be treated as instances of their par...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What do you know about collections in java explain it
  • Ans. 

    Collections in Java are classes that represent groups of objects, providing operations for manipulation and iteration.

    • Collections framework in Java provides interfaces (e.g. List, Set, Map) and classes (e.g. ArrayList, HashSet, HashMap) for storing and manipulating groups of objects.

    • Collections offer methods for adding, removing, and accessing elements in a collection.

    • Collections also provide methods for sorting, searc...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Ans. 

    I am a passionate software engineer with experience in developing web applications using various technologies.

    • Experienced in developing web applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like React and Angular

    • Proficient in backend development with Node.js and databases like MongoDB and MySQL

    • Familiar with version control systems like Git and deployment tools like Docker

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Situation based behaviourial questions

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Common Aptitude along with HTML5, CSS

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mostly questions were on HTML5,CSS and web development related questions.

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jul 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(6 Questions)

  • Q1. Question on anagram whether we can form with given strings
  • Q2. Play random song from list without repetition
  • Ans. 

    Use Fisher-Yates shuffle algorithm to play songs randomly without repetition.

    • Create an array of songs

    • Use Fisher-Yates shuffle algorithm to shuffle the array

    • Play the first song in the shuffled array

    • Remove the first song from the array

    • Repeat steps 3-4 until all songs have been played

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  • Q3. Reverse the linked list
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a linked list

    • Iterate through the linked list and change the direction of the pointers

    • Keep track of the previous, current, and next nodes

    • Set the head of the linked list to the last node after reversing

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Range sum with the queries
  • Q5. Hashing on 2d matrix counting max 1
  • Ans. 

    Hashing algorithm to count maximum number of 1s in a 2D matrix.

    • Create a hash table to store the count of 1s in each row.

    • Traverse through each row and update the count in the hash table.

    • Find the row with the maximum count of 1s in the hash table.

    • Return the count of 1s in that row.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. React interviews hooks

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Data structure is basic and javascript question were also medium

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in May 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Moderate good and easy for clear fundamentals

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for ABCD Software Engineer interview:
  • Software Testing
  • Software
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at JC Bose Institute of Life Sciences, Jhansi and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Group Discussion 

A topic on software tsting was given to us and we are ealiy done so far

Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Good experience there was the

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why qspiders and tell somthing special about us
  • Ans. 

    QSpiders is a leading software training institute known for its quality education and placement assistance.

    • QSpiders is known for its experienced faculty who provide hands-on training in software development.

    • The institute has a strong track record of placing students in top IT companies.

    • QSpiders offers a wide range of courses in software development, testing, and other related fields.

    • The institute has state-of-the-art f...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. About our company and what is the basic role do un want in the company

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - good and easy interview rounds basically focused over the communicaion skillls here
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me something about your family members?
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What was your salary expectation?
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
-
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Oct 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Questions on quant and maths

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Related to collections

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Aug 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Qsprider is one of the best platform software testing

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. SDLC ,STLC , regression testing,oops concepts
  • Q2. Technical interview manual testing,java ,sql , selenium
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about your self, project explain

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - job seekers is a good one of the one platform

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