Rediff.com Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Some database questions,some java questions .

Q1. What is the difference between javascript and jQuery.
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JavaScript is a programming language used for web development, while jQuery is a library built with JavaScript to simplify HTML document traversal and manipulation.
• JavaScript is a programming language, while jQuery is a library written in JavaScript.

• JavaScript can be used for a wide range of tasks, while jQuery is mainly used for DOM manipulation and event handling.

• JavaScript is a core technology for web development, w...read more
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Q2. Define different types of join
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Different types of joins are used in SQL to combine rows from two or more tables based on a related column between them.
• Inner Join: Returns rows when there is at least one match in both tables.

• Left Join (or Left Outer Join): Returns all rows from the left table and the matched rows from the right table.

• Right Join (or Right Outer Join): Returns all rows from the right table and the matched rows from the left table.

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Q3. Define multithreading concept and exception handling.
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Multithreading allows multiple threads to run concurrently, while exception handling deals with errors in a program.
• Multithreading involves running multiple threads simultaneously to improve performance and responsiveness.

• Threads share the same memory space but have their own program counter and registers.

• Exception handling is a mechanism to handle errors or exceptional situations in a program.

• It helps prevent the prog...read more
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Q1. Basic questions on what you have mentioned in resume , design patterns , reactjs questions , explain your project
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Easy to medium, can solve with leetcode medium

Q1. Number of islands count
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Count the number of islands in a grid of '1's and '0's
• Iterate through the grid and for each '1' encountered, perform a depth-first search to mark all connected '1's as visited

• Increment the island count for each new island found

• Ensure to handle boundary cases and check for visited nodes
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Q2. First and last index of a particular element in an array
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Find the first and last index of a specific element in an array of strings.
• Iterate through the array and keep track of the index of the first and last occurrence of the element.

• Return the first and last index once the iteration is complete.

• Example: Array ['apple', 'banana', 'apple', 'orange'], element 'apple' - First index: 0, Last index: 2.
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Q1. Oops Inheritance and Incapsulation
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Q1. Concurrency related general question
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Q1. 2 DSA leetcode (1 medium , 1 hard)
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Q1. Same round 1 2 DSA leetcode questions (1 hard , 1 medium)
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Q1. It was the hiring manager round, it started with the LRU cache algorithm and went deep in the system design
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Data Structures and Algorithms questions were asked

Q1. Java Questions were asked
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Q1. By when can u join, hr told me they shared my resume with multiple managers and waiting for it to be shortlisted
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Q1. Acid, SQL vs nosql, react based, asynchronous working of js, event loop, etc. How will u design a matrimony site such that search query will contain multiple preferences - age, height, income, etc (say 100...read more
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Q2. How to implement any one of acid property.
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To implement ACID property, use transactions to ensure atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability of data.
• Use transactions to group related database operations together.

• Ensure that all operations within a transaction are completed successfully or none of them are.

• Maintain consistency by enforcing data integrity constraints.

• Isolate transactions to prevent interference from other transactions.

• Ensure durability by ...read more
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Q1. Js output questions. A recursion based coding problem. (Easy-medium)
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Q2. Was asked to develop an ui but i told the interviewer I'm more into backend so she asked me some backend questions after this. Didn't have to solve the ui task.
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Q3. I answered almost all questions.
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