IBM Associate Systems Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Basically medium level coding in hackerrank

Q1. We have to attempt as many as questions at a given time
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Q1. Intro about project ( you should explain deeply) some oops concept some hr questions situation based questions
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Complex coding questions

Cognitive abilities - gaming round

Q1. Tell me about yourself - education, hobbies, experiences, etc.
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Q2. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
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This was the elimination round. duration was 30 minutes topics were numericals, reasoning

4 question on data structure. you can use different language to code

Q1. What is primary key and foreign key
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Primary key uniquely identifies each record in a table, while foreign key establishes a link between two tables.
• Primary key ensures data integrity by enforcing uniqueness of each record

• Foreign key establishes a relationship between tables by referencing the primary key of another table

• Primary key can be a single column or a combination of columns

• Foreign key helps maintain referential integrity in a database
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Q2. What is inheritance and polymorphism
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Inheritance is a mechanism in object-oriented programming where a class inherits properties and behaviors from another class. Polymorphism allows objects of different classes to be treated as objects of a common superclass.
• Inheritance allows a class to inherit attributes and methods from another class, promoting code reusability.

• Polymorphism allows objects of different classes to be treated as objects of a common super...read more
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Q3. Question was about joins. different types of joins
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Q4. Difference between list and tuple
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List is mutable, tuple is immutable in Python.
• List can be modified after creation, tuple cannot

• List uses square brackets [], tuple uses parentheses ()

• List is used for collections of items that may change, tuple for fixed collections
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Q5. What are classes and objects
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Classes are blueprints for creating objects in object-oriented programming. Objects are instances of classes with their own unique attributes and behaviors.
• Classes define the properties and behaviors that objects of that class will have

• Objects are instances of classes that contain data (attributes) and methods (behaviors)

• Classes can inherit properties and behaviors from other classes through inheritance

• Example: Class '...read more
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There was one leetcode code to be solved

Q1. Mostly asked about project and some technical questions related to the final year project.
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1 coding question - 30 minutes

Q1. Basic oops questions SQL Basic networking questions
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