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Q1. What are SSL certificates?
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SSL certificates are digital certificates that authenticate the identity of a website and encrypt information sent to the server.
• SSL certificates ensure secure communication between a user's browser and a website's server.

• They use encryption to protect sensitive data such as login credentials, credit card information, etc.

• SSL certificates are issued by Certificate Authorities (CAs) and contain information about the web...read more
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Q2. What are the ways to secure REST API?
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Securing REST API involves using authentication, authorization, encryption, and input validation.
• Use authentication methods like OAuth, JWT, or API keys to verify the identity of clients.

• Implement authorization to control access to resources based on user roles and permissions.

• Encrypt data transmission using HTTPS to protect sensitive information from being intercepted.

• Validate and sanitize input data to prevent inject
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Q3. What if your application is down for 1 hour in one site in prod?
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I would investigate the root cause, work on fixing the issue, and implement measures to prevent it from happening again.
• Investigate the root cause of the downtime, such as network issues, server failures, or software bugs

• Work on fixing the issue promptly to minimize impact on users and business operations

• Implement measures to prevent similar downtime in the future, such as redundancy, monitoring, and failover mechanism
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Q4. How do you make sure a throttling system process dropped messages from a slow downstream service?
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Implement a throttling system to handle dropped messages from a slow downstream service.
• Implement a queue to store messages from the downstream service.

• Set a maximum queue size and drop messages when the queue is full.

• Use a timestamp to track when messages were received and process them in order.

• Implement a retry mechanism to reprocess dropped messages after a certain time.

• Monitor the queue size and processing speed to
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Q1. Given two sorted arrays, a (m elements, size m+n) and b (n elements, size n) merge both the arrays into the first array a.
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Merge two sorted arrays into the first array
• Start from the end of both arrays and compare elements

• Place the larger element at the end of the first array

• Continue this process until all elements are merged
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Q2. Given a monolith architecture, how would you scale it to handle 3x the traffic and also improve response time on API's during peak hours by using cache
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To scale a monolith architecture and improve response time, use horizontal scaling and implement caching.
• Implement horizontal scaling by adding more instances of the monolith application behind a load balancer

• Use a distributed cache to store frequently accessed data and reduce database queries

• Implement caching at different levels such as application-level caching, database query caching, and HTTP response caching

• Use a ...read more
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Q3. Class design for a cache implementation, implement get(), put(), initialization methods
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Design a cache class with get(), put(), and initialization methods.
• Define a class with a data structure to store key-value pairs.

• Implement a get() method to retrieve a value from the cache based on a given key.

• Implement a put() method to add or update a key-value pair in the cache.

• Implement an initialization method to set the initial capacity and eviction policy of the cache.

• Consider using a hash map or a linked list t...read more
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Q1. Design a loan application system
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Design a loan application system
• Collect applicant information such as personal details, employment history, and financial information

• Include a credit check process to assess applicant's creditworthiness

• Implement a system for loan approval/rejection based on set criteria

• Provide options for different types of loans and repayment plans

• Ensure security measures are in place to protect applicant's sensitive information
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Bank account creation, deposit money, withdraw money

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Q1. What is java multithreading
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Java multithreading is a feature that allows concurrent execution of multiple threads within a single process.
• Multithreading in Java allows multiple threads to run concurrently within a single process.

• Each thread has its own stack and executes independently, but shares the same memory space.

• Java provides built-in support for multithreading through the java.lang.Thread class and java.lang.Runnable interface.

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Q2. Explain exception hierarchy
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Exception hierarchy is a way to organize and categorize different types of exceptions in a software system.
• Exceptions are organized in a tree-like structure with a base class at the top and more specific exception classes below.

• Base class usually is 'Exception' or 'Throwable', with more specific classes like 'IOException', 'NullPointerException', etc.

• Subclasses can provide more specific information about the cause of t...read more
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Q1. C++ 11, 14 Deep dive, Multi-threading etc
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Q1. All scenario based questions. Performance optimizaition of an API, Data Structure based questions.
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