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Cognizant Oracle Database Administrator Interview Questions and Answers for Experienced

Updated 19 Apr 2024

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Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Oracle architecture
  • Q2. RAC architecture

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - NA

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jan 2021.

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It was a good experience

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Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Dataguard architecture
  • Q2. Rman backup and restoration
2

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Why you join inm
Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Database related basics
  • Q2. Rman related basics

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be ready to face challenges and learn absolutely everything.
Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
 -

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. How would you monitor a db performance with OEM AWR report?

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Accenture Oracle Database Administrator interview:
  • Dataguard
  • BACKUP & recovery
  • ASM
  • Oracle RAC
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be strong with basic knowledge of the how to configure, install, patch, migrate and upgrade database.. if you have mentioned RAC and performance tuning they expect you to answer more and dive deep into scenarios. Dataguard, ASM they would expect to have knowledge in these areas as well.. Moreover, have a throughout preparation based on scenarios, as they expect you to answer in scenarios where you don’t have OEM as a monitoring tool.. and if things are manually done..
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Oct 2022.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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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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2

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. 1)Tell me about your self 2) Your educational background
  • Q2. 3) why it field 4) which certification you have
3

Aptitude Test Round

Quants, logic and English including puzzles and some gk based puzzles as well

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be cool while interview don't get afraid they will hire you
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Feb 2022.

5 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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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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2

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. About your previous experience and salary. They want to check how much stable you are
3

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. They will ask you about the basic concepts of related domain.
  • Q2. What is the new features of new version
4

Behavioral Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. They will ask in deep practical things. Like about Oracle .. What have you done challanging today. What was last error you seen in Alert log. Import export Rman...read more
5

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Final discussion with Hr for salary negotiation and joining dates etc

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident .. don't try to answer Wrong.

Write only actual things in resume
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jan 2023.

2 Interview Rounds

1

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic questions
2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Asking over past experience
  • Q2. RAC and GG related questions. Data guard gap resolve. RMAN scenario based question. Oracle architecture.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Dec 2021.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. 19c upgradation steps Challanges faced during upgradation. Dataguard configuration Opatch rollback steps. RMAN duplication

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Wipro Oracle Database Administrator interview:
  • Performance Tuning
  • Rac
  • 19c upgradation
  • Datapump
  • Dataguard
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 19c rac upgradation is in demand so be prepared with the steps and rollback plan.
Also be prepared with commonly asked wait events for performance tuning. Share your own scenario.
Your confidence will boost after 2-3 interviews so don't give up early.

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Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Oracle Database Administrator interview for experienced candidates?
Cognizant interview process for experienced candidates usually has 1 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process for experienced candidates are Technical.
How to prepare for Cognizant Oracle Database Administrator interview for experienced candidates?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Cognizant. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Cognizant expect are Oracle DBA, Database Administration, Grievance Handling, DCL and Data Warehousing.
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