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Cognizant Project Associate Interview Questions, Process, and Tips
Top Cognizant Project Associate Interview Questions and Answers
- Q1. What is an API? Why APIs are so popular these days? What is API Management? Why we need an API Management tool such as Apigee Edge? What is REST? What is the difference b ...read more
- Q2. 1.Four pillars of OOPS concepts with real time example and have you used in your project or not? 2.Abstract class and interfaces with realtime example 3.Finalise and disp ...read more
- Q3. Write a program to display most frequent element in an array using Streams and Lambda expression. Difference between ArrayList and HashSet. What is the use of default met ...read more
Cognizant Project Associate Interview Experiences
122 interviews found
Anonymous
Selected
I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There was 1 interview round.
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Difference between a session and a cookie?
- Ans.
A session is a server-side storage of user data that is unique to each user, while a cookie is a client-side storage of user data that is stored on the user's browser.
Session data is stored on the server, while cookie data is stored on the client's browser.
Sessions are typically used for storing sensitive information like user authentication details, while cookies are often used for tracking user behavior or preference...
- Q2. Sessions are saved on the server-side. Cookies are saved on the client-side.
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Rahul Kumar
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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.
Basic data structures and algorithms and one question from db script.
(1 Question)
- Q1. Dotnet related important topics Questions. Db questions, Angular questions .
(1 Question)
- Q1. Normal HR questions and salary discussion.
I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Dec 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.
(3 Questions)
- Q1. Write a program to display most frequent element in an array using Streams and Lambda expression. Difference between ArrayList and HashSet. What is the use of default method in interface? Difference betwee...
- Ans.
Answers to technical interview questions on Java programming language.
To display most frequent element in an array using Streams and Lambda expression, use Collectors.groupingBy() and Collectors.counting() methods.
ArrayList is an ordered collection of elements while HashSet is an unordered collection of unique elements.
Default methods in interface are used to provide a default implementation of a method that can be ove...
- Q2. What is the use of @Transactional and @Value? What is @Id? Explain lifecycle of a bean. Scopes of bean.
- Ans.
Explaining @Transactional, @Value, @Id, bean lifecycle and scopes
Transactional is used to manage transactions in Spring
Value is used to inject values from properties files or environment variables
Id is used to mark a field as the primary key of an entity
Bean lifecycle includes instantiation, initialization, use and destruction
Scopes of bean include singleton, prototype, request, session, and global session
- Q3. Difference between sleep and wait in Thread.
- Ans.
Sleep and wait are methods used in Thread class in Java for pausing the execution of a thread.
Sleep method pauses the execution of the current thread for a specified amount of time.
Wait method pauses the execution of the current thread until another thread notifies it to resume.
Sleep method does not release the lock on the object while wait method releases the lock on the object.
Sleep method is used for delay whereas w...
(1 Question)
- Q1. This round was mainly regarding finalizing the CTC and confirm the joining date.
Interview Preparation Tips
- Core Java
- Spring Boot
- REST API
- Spring Actuator
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kritika verma
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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There was 1 interview round.
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Queue management?
- Q2. Difference between error and exception
- Ans.
Error is a compile-time issue while exception is a runtime issue in programming.
Error is a compile-time issue detected by the compiler.
Exception is a runtime issue that disrupts the normal flow of a program.
Errors are generally caused by the environment in which the application is running.
Exceptions are typically caused by the application itself.
Example: Syntax error is an error, while NullPointerException is an except
Cognizant interview questions for designations
I applied via Referral
(1 Question)
- Q1. It was just a teams call technical interview about my previous work experience and skills .
(1 Question)
- Q1. Discussed about over-all experience and salary discussion on call.
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Selected
I was interviewed before Jun 2023.
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Informatica Powercenter based question
- Q2. Sql based question
(1 Question)
- Q1. Itx related questions
(1 Question)
- Q1. Scripting related questions
(1 Question)
- Q1. HR basic discussion and discussed about salary package
Interview Preparation Tips
I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jan 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.
(2 Questions)
- Q1. What is behaviour subject and its usage?
- Ans.
BehaviorSubject is a type of subject in RxJS that emits the most recent value to its subscribers.
BehaviorSubject is a type of subject in RxJS
It emits the most recent value to its subscribers
It requires an initial value upon creation
It can be used to share state between components
Example: const subject = new BehaviorSubject('initial value')
Example: subject.subscribe(value => console.log(value))
Example: subject.next('new
- Q2. Difference between react and angular
- Ans.
React is a library for building UI components while Angular is a full-fledged framework for building web applications.
React uses a virtual DOM while Angular uses a real DOM
React is more lightweight and flexible while Angular is more opinionated
React uses JSX syntax while Angular uses HTML templates
React has a larger ecosystem of third-party libraries while Angular has more built-in features
React is easier to learn for ...
(2 Questions)
- Q1. How to restrict API calls?
- Ans.
API calls can be restricted by implementing rate limiting, authentication, and access control.
Implement rate limiting to limit the number of requests per user or IP address.
Use authentication to ensure only authorized users can access the API.
Implement access control to restrict access to certain endpoints or resources.
Use API keys to track usage and identify abusive behavior.
Consider using a Content Delivery Network (...
- Q2. Usage of authguard, interceptor
- Ans.
AuthGuard and Interceptor are used in Angular for authentication and HTTP requests respectively.
AuthGuard is used to protect routes from unauthorized access.
Interceptor is used to modify HTTP requests and responses.
AuthGuard can be used to redirect unauthorized users to a login page.
Interceptor can be used to add headers or tokens to HTTP requests.
Both can be used together to ensure authenticated users have access to p
(2 Questions)
- Q1. What are your salary expectations?
- Q2. What is your notice period?
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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Feb 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Simple core java questions
- Q2. Simple Core Java related questions.
(1 Question)
- Q1. Salary negotiation with HR
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Selected
I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Nov 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Basic questions on angular routing.
- Q2. Directives questions.
(1 Question)
- Q1. Previous project related questions on angular.
(1 Question)
- Q1. Salary discussion round
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