Cognizant Developer Associate Interview Questions and Answers for Freshers

Two hours of exam. all basic aptitutde

One hour graphs, arrays, strings

Q1. Tell about yourself
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I am a dedicated and passionate developer with experience in web development and programming languages like Java and Python.
• Experienced in web development

• Proficient in Java and Python programming languages

• Passionate about coding and problem-solving
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Q2. Asked about academic gpa
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Q1. List the Git commands that you know?
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List of common Git commands for version control
• git init - initialize a new Git repository

• git clone - clone a repository into a new directory

• git add - add file changes to the staging area

• git commit - commit changes to the repository

• git push - push changes to a remote repository

• git pull - fetch and merge changes from a remote repository

• git branch - list, create, or delete branches

• git merge - merge changes from one branch...read more
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Q2. CI/CD pipeline explanantion
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Q1. Where do you save ansible files
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Ansible files are typically saved in a version control system like Git for easy access and collaboration.
• Save ansible files in a version control system like Git

• Create separate repositories for different projects or roles

• Organize files into directories based on their purpose or role

• Use naming conventions to easily identify files and their functions
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Q2. How to take jenkins backup using plugins
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Use Jenkins plugin to easily backup Jenkins configurations and data
• Install the 'ThinBackup' plugin in Jenkins

• Configure the plugin to schedule regular backups of Jenkins configurations and data

• Specify the backup location and retention policy in the plugin settings

• Run manual backups as needed through the plugin interface
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Questions were at Medium difficulty level.

One basic level coding problem on loops and one medium level problem on data structure.

Q1. Questions were based on skills mentioned in resume and the projects worked on.
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The round 1 is an apptitude test it consists of multiple choice questions. The topics covered like apptitude (verbal,quants,etc). also the pseudocodes are there you have to find the output , these are also mcq type questions.

2nd round was coding test there will be c codes to solve. u can use any preferred language

Q1. Explain about ur project
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Aptitude test we can write first

Q1. We can do the afternoon coding communication
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Q2. They ask about my self and my roles in college and mine internship and about what i know all they ask around 20 min for me
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They gave 4 code , algorithms.

Q1. Alogirthms and Programming
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Q2. Coding problems
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