Talentica Software Backend Developer Interview Questions and Answers

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Q1. Explain about stacks
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Stacks are a data structure that follows the Last In First Out (LIFO) principle.
• Elements are added and removed from the top of the stack

• Common operations include push (add element) and pop (remove element)

• Stacks can be implemented using arrays or linked lists

• Examples of stack usage include function call stack and undo/redo functionality in text editors
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Q2. To find middle number in the linked list
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To find the middle number in a linked list.
• Traverse the linked list using two pointers, one moving twice as fast as the other.

• When the fast pointer reaches the end, the slow pointer will be at the middle node.

• If the linked list has even number of nodes, there will be two middle nodes. Return either one.
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Q1. Introduction , hobbies, goals
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Q2. Strength, weakness, short term and long term goals
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Simple question on maths

Q1. Explain OOPS concept
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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

• Key principles include encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, and abstraction

• Encapsulation ensures that the internal state of an object is hidden from the outside world

• Inheritance allows a class to inherit...read more
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Q2. Coding array questions
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Easy to medium leetcode questions

Basic aptitude test and was unproctored

Q1. It was a online technical round
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Q1. What is singleton design pattern
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Singleton design pattern restricts the instantiation of a class to a single instance and provides global access to it.
• Used when only one instance of a class is required throughout the application

• Provides a global point of access to the instance

• Implemented using a private constructor, static method, and static variable

• Example: Logger class, Database connection class
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Q2. C# LINQ queries for group and sum data from data table
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C# LINQ queries for group and sum data from data table
• Use GroupBy() method to group data based on a specific column

• Use Sum() method to calculate the sum of a column

• Use Select() method to select the required columns
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Q3. Solid design principles
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Solid design principles are a set of guidelines for writing maintainable and scalable code.
• Single Responsibility Principle (SRP) - each class should have only one responsibility

• Open/Closed Principle (OCP) - classes should be open for extension but closed for modification

• Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP) - subclasses should be able to replace their parent classes without affecting the program's correctness

• Interface Se...read more
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Q4. OOPS concepts ,like association and all
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MCQ questions on OS, JS and HTML

Basic Questions from resume. String/Array DSA questions

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

It was in the morning around 9:00Am-9:30AM. Platform used for this round was hacerrank. Questions were of moderate to difficult level.

Q1. 
Count Subarrays with Given XOR Problem Statement
You are given an array of integers ARR and an integer X. Your task is to determine the number of subarrays of ARR whose bitwise XOR is equal to X.
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Count the number of subarrays in an array whose XOR is equal to a given value.
• Iterate through the array and keep track of XOR values and their frequencies using a hashmap.

• For each element in the array, calculate the XOR value with all previous elements and check if it equals the given XOR value.

• Use the concept of XOR to efficiently solve the problem.

• Handle edge cases like XOR value being 0 separately.

• Time complexity ca...read more
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Distinct Characters Problem Statement
Given a string STR, return all possible non-empty subsequences with distinct characters. The order of the strings returned is not important.
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Return all possible non-empty subsequences with distinct characters from a given string.
• Iterate through all possible subsequences of the input string

• Check for distinct characters in each subsequence

• Return the distinct character subsequences as an array of strings
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Round duration - 15 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It was in the night around 8:00PM-8:20PM. Interviewer was very calm in questioning. Platform used for this round was Skype and the questions focused more on personality rather than total.