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Cognizant Interview Questions, Process, and Tips
Top Cognizant Interview Questions and Answers
- Q1. What is stack? How do you convert a queue to stack?
- Q2. What is the difference between structure and class?
- Q3. Two defined table and fetching data is done one table has 20 records of 20 students another table has 10 student information if i want to pick the common record how to pi ...read more
Cognizant Interview Experiences
120 interviews found
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Basic aptitude questiona
Basic coding questions
(1 Question)
- Q1. Basic questions from resume
Raine Felid
(1 Question)
- Q1. 1. If this a (showed an obj) and this is b, write a code to add both and get results
- Ans.
Code to add two objects and get results
Use the + operator to add the values of the objects
Ensure that the objects have compatible data types for addition
Handle any potential errors or exceptions that may occur during the addition
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Anonymous
Good round and I cleared very interesting and funny to be true superb easy
(2 Questions)
- Q1. 1.Went well and I answered all the questions I answered all the questions which I have been received so it is very easy and I clearly very much 2. They asked me to write a palindrome program 3. They aske...
- Q2. First of all the interview has been went well, and I also be selected for program and his training role and it is my first job. I am really happy to be and I am really looking forward for facing some chall...
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Ravinder Singh
Selected
I appeared for an interview before Feb 2024.
Common aptitude questions.
(3 Questions)
- Q1. Question related to python
- Q2. Swapping of two numbers
- Ans.
Swapping two numbers involves exchanging the values of two variables.
Create a temporary variable to store one of the numbers
Assign the value of the first number to the second number
Assign the value of the temporary variable to the first number
- Q3. Swapping of two numbers using temp variable
- Ans.
Swapping two numbers using a temporary variable in programming.
Declare three variables: a, b, temp.
Assign values to a and b.
Store the value of a in temp.
Assign the value of b to a.
Assign the value of temp to b.
Now a and b have been swapped.
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Are you willing to relocate?
- Ans.
Yes, I am open to relocating for the right opportunity.
I am open to relocating for the right job opportunity
I am willing to move to a new location if required for the position
I have experience relocating for previous job opportunities
- Q2. What onboarding policies and details were communicated to you?
- Ans.
I was informed about the company's onboarding process, including orientation, training, and HR policies.
Received an employee handbook outlining company policies and procedures
Participated in orientation sessions to learn about company culture and values
Completed training on specific job responsibilities and software tools
Met with HR to discuss benefits, payroll, and other administrative details
Cognizant interview questions for designations
Sarthak Ray
Questions from aptitude logical reasoning and English.
2 coding questions in a time of 1 hour
(1 Question)
- Q1. This was the interview where they asked some technical questions and some personal questions about my educations likes and dislikes.
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Manoj Soni
Selected
I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Nov 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.
English,Aptitude, Reasoning, Coding
(5 Questions)
- Q1. Introduce yourself
- Ans.
I am a dedicated and experienced Programmer Analyst with a strong background in software development and problem-solving.
Over 5 years of experience in programming and analysis
Proficient in languages such as Java, C++, and SQL
Skilled in identifying and resolving technical issues
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
- Q2. Define OOPS Concept
- Ans.
OOPS (Object-Oriented Programming) is a programming paradigm based on the concept of objects, which can contain data and code.
OOPS focuses on creating objects that interact with each other to solve complex problems
It involves concepts like inheritance, encapsulation, polymorphism, and abstraction
Example: Inheritance allows a class to inherit properties and methods from another class, reducing code duplication
- Q3. What is Polymorphism
- Ans.
Polymorphism is the ability of a single function or method to operate on different types of data.
Polymorphism allows objects of different classes to be treated as objects of a common superclass.
There are two types of polymorphism: compile-time (method overloading) and runtime (method overriding).
Example: Inheritance in object-oriented programming languages like Java allows for polymorphism.
- Q4. Basic Programming Questions
- Q5. Do you have any question.
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I applied via Campus Placement
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Asked about objective oriented programming
- Q2. Asked about database management system
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Selected
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Dec 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.
(1 Question)
- Q1. If you're given a name pulsar it should return bike or else it should return car
(1 Question)
- Q1. Mostly asked about full name, current location and all
I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Nov 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.
All dsa qstns and logical problems
All logical thinking
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Oops concepts, coding qstns basics
- Q2. Some project implementation
Interview Preparation Tips
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.
Basic Programming concepts which are related to any language
(3 Questions)
- Q1. Basic Aptitude test , coding questions , SQl
- Q2. Difference between DBMS and RDBMS
- Ans.
DBMS is a software system to manage databases while RDBMS is a type of DBMS that stores data in tables with relations.
DBMS stands for Database Management System while RDBMS stands for Relational Database Management System.
DBMS can manage any type of database while RDBMS manages only relational databases.
DBMS does not enforce any specific data model while RDBMS enforces the relational data model.
Examples of DBMS include...
- Q3. Difference between list and tuple
- Ans.
List is mutable while tuple is immutable in Python.
Lists are enclosed in square brackets [], while tuples are enclosed in parentheses ().
Elements in a list can be changed, added, or removed, while elements in a tuple cannot be changed.
Lists are used for collections of homogeneous items, while tuples are used for heterogeneous items.
Lists are slower than tuples in terms of performance.
Example: my_list = [1, 2, 3] and my
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