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Cognizant Infrastructure Specialist Interview Questions, Process, and Tips
Top Cognizant Infrastructure Specialist Interview Questions and Answers
- Q1. How was the migration plan implemented?
- Q2. How you handle multitasking
- Q3. What are FSMO roles
Cognizant Infrastructure Specialist Interview Experiences
4 interviews found
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I was interviewed in Jan 2025.
(2 Questions)
- Q1. What are the roles and responsibilities associated with this position?
- Q2. How was the migration plan implemented?
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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Sep 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.
(2 Questions)
- Q1. What are FSMO roles
- Ans.
FSMO roles are Flexible Single Master Operations roles in Active Directory that control specific operations within the domain.
There are 5 FSMO roles: Schema Master, Domain Naming Master, RID Master, PDC Emulator, and Infrastructure Master
Each FSMO role has a specific function in the Active Directory environment
These roles are necessary for the proper functioning and maintenance of the Active Directory infrastructure
- Q2. Explain failover cluster
- Ans.
A failover cluster is a group of independent servers that work together to increase the availability and reliability of applications and services.
Failover cluster allows for automatic failover of services from one server to another in case of hardware or software failure.
It provides high availability by ensuring that if one server goes down, another server in the cluster can take over the workload.
Failover clusters are...
(2 Questions)
- Q1. How you handle multitasking
- Ans.
I prioritize tasks based on deadlines and importance, use tools like to-do lists and calendars, and focus on one task at a time.
Prioritize tasks based on deadlines and importance
Use tools like to-do lists and calendars to stay organized
Focus on one task at a time to ensure quality and efficiency
- Q2. Where we can see you in next 5 years
- Ans.
In the next 5 years, I see myself advancing in my career as an Infrastructure Specialist, taking on more responsibilities and contributing to the growth of the company.
Continuing to enhance my technical skills and knowledge in infrastructure management
Leading and managing larger projects within the organization
Mentoring and training junior team members
Exploring opportunities for professional development and certificati...
Skills evaluated in this interview
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1 Question
- Q1. Key Technical Weblogic emails
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I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed before Jun 2020. There were 5 interview rounds.
Interview Questionnaire
2 Questions
- Q1. Most of the questions would be related to day to day troubleshooting
- Q2. Managerial round
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I was interviewed before Sep 2020.
(1 Question)
Round duration - 140 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium
Test timing was at 2:00 pm , it was conducted in a college and the environment was good for the test. Camera was a primary part of test, so no suspicious activity.
- Q1.
Sum of Two Numbers Represented as Arrays
Given two numbers in the form of two arrays where each element of the array represents a digit, calculate the sum of these two numbers and return this sum as an ar...
- Ans.
Given two numbers represented as arrays, calculate their sum and return the result as an array.
Iterate through the arrays from right to left, adding digits and carrying over if necessary
Handle cases where one array is longer than the other by considering the remaining digits
Ensure the final sum array does not have any leading zeros
Round duration - 20 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy
The round was conducted at around 12 p.m. I was called at the college location and then it was conducted. The interviewer was quite polite and frank.
Round duration - 8 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy
This round was conducted right after finishing and clearing the technical round at the same place and on the same day.
Interview Preparation Tips
Tip 1 : Practice atleast 2-3 Coding problems daily so your logic building becomes stronger.
Tip 2 : Exercise problems based on OOPS concepts and others too.
Tip 3 : If you can have your own project built, then it's the major point and will act as a plus point.
Tip 1 : Your resume should be in standard form, short and simple will be more effective.
Tip 2 : Whatever you have learned, you need to mention it in your resume as that will be your primary source of selection and having project on your resume is important.
Skills evaluated in this interview
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.
Interview Questionnaire
1 Question
- Q1. Hr
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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2020. There was 1 interview round.
Interview Questionnaire
1 Question
- Q1. 1.Describe a situation where you have taken a quick decision and failed, and a situation where you succeeded. 2. What is a skill you have tried to achieve but failed? 3. Describe a decision you have taken ...
Interview Preparation Tips
2. Every skill you learn, even if you didn't excel in it is not to be considered a waste of time/failure, you learn something simply by participating.
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jun 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.
Interview Questionnaire
1 Question
- Q1. Tell me about Yourself, some questions related to machine learning, and I was asked more questions to differentiate like differences between ml and ai, python and c, c and java and procedural and functiona...
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I was interviewed before Jun 2021.
(2 Questions)
Round duration - 180 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy
It was an mcq + coding round. There were aptitude and ouput based question in mcq. And coding questions were easy
- Q1.
Find the Duplicate Number Problem Statement
Given an integer array 'ARR' of size 'N' containing numbers from 0 to (N - 2). Each number appears at least once, and there is one number that appears twice. Yo...
- Ans.
Find the duplicate number in an array of integers from 0 to (N-2).
Iterate through the array and keep track of the frequency of each number using a hashmap.
Return the number with a frequency greater than 1 as the duplicate number.
Time complexity can be optimized to O(N) using Floyd's Tortoise and Hare algorithm.
- Q2.
Reverse String Operations Problem Statement
You are provided with a string
Sand an array of integersAof sizeM. Your task is to performMoperations on the string as specified by the indices in arrayA... - Ans.
Given a string and an array of indices, reverse substrings based on the indices to obtain the final string.
Iterate through the array of indices and reverse the substrings accordingly
Ensure the range specified by each index is non-empty
Return the final string after all operations are completed
Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy
It was technical + hr round. there were 2 people as interviewer. They stated from intro and asked some basic puzzles and hr questions. After that they asked about my projects, technologies and some ds algo and dbms questions.
Interview Preparation Tips
Tip 1 : Practice aptitude
Tip 2 : Focus on practicing coding
Tip 3 : Learn from mistakes
Tip 1 : Mention some projects that you have done
Tip 2 : Try to have skills that are required for the role
Skills evaluated in this interview
I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed before Jan 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.
Interview Questionnaire
1 Question
- Q1. Oops Concepts,JAVA 8
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