Thales ASE Trainee Interview Questions and Answers

Basic leetcode problems

Q1. Basic java questions
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Q1. About project experience
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Normal Aptitude test for 1 hour

Q1. How to reverse an array?
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To reverse an array of strings, iterate through the array and swap elements from start to end.
• Iterate through the array using two pointers, one starting from the beginning and the other from the end.

• Swap elements at the two pointers until they meet in the middle.

• Repeat until all elements are swapped and the array is reversed.
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Q1. Tell me about your strengths and weakness
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Q1. Explain OOPS and functional programming
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OOPS focuses on objects and classes, while functional programming focuses on functions as first-class citizens.
• OOPS involves concepts like inheritance, encapsulation, and polymorphism.

• Functional programming emphasizes immutability, pure functions, and higher-order functions.

• In OOPS, data is typically stored in objects with methods to manipulate the data.

• Functional programming avoids side effects and mutable state.

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Q1. Javascript basics, Easy to Medium coding problems
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Q1. React server side vs client side
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React server side rendering generates HTML on the server while client side rendering generates HTML on the browser.
• Server side rendering is better for SEO and initial page load time

• Client side rendering is better for interactivity and dynamic content

• Server side rendering requires more initial setup and configuration

• Client side rendering can be easier to develop and maintain
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Q2. Convert class based component to functional component
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To convert a class based component to functional component, we need to remove the class syntax and use hooks instead.
• Remove the class syntax and replace it with a function

• Remove the render method and return the JSX directly

• Replace this.props with props

• Use useState hook to manage state

• Use useEffect hook to manage lifecycle methods
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Q3. SQL easy to medium questions
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Q1. Manager round. Discussion about the current project that you are working, technical implementation using AWS
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Q2. Behavioural questions
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Q1. Behavioural questions
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Q1. Life cycle of Software Development
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Software development life cycle is a process used to design, develop, and test software applications.
• 1. Planning: Define project scope, requirements, and timelines.

• 2. Design: Create a detailed design of the software architecture.

• 3. Implementation: Write code based on the design specifications.

• 4. Testing: Verify that the software meets the requirements and is free of bugs.

• 5. Deployment: Release the software to users and...read more
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Round duration - 140 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Test timing was at 2:00 pm , it was conducted in a college and the environment was good for the test. Camera was a primary part of test, so no suspicious activity.

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Sum of Two Numbers Represented as Arrays
Given two numbers in the form of two arrays where each element of the array represents a digit, calculate the sum of these two numbers and return this sum as an ar...read more
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Given two numbers represented as arrays, calculate their sum and return the result as an array.
• Iterate through the arrays from right to left, adding digits and carrying over if necessary

• Handle cases where one array is longer than the other by considering the remaining digits

• Ensure the final sum array does not have any leading zeros
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Round duration - 20 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

The round was conducted at around 12 p.m. I was called at the college location and then it was conducted. The interviewer was quite polite and frank.

Round duration - 8 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This round was conducted right after finishing and clearing the technical round at the same place and on the same day.

Round duration - 180 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It was an mcq + coding round. There were aptitude and ouput based question in mcq. And coding questions were easy

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Find the Duplicate Number Problem Statement
Given an integer array 'ARR' of size 'N' containing numbers from 0 to (N - 2). Each number appears at least once, and there is one number that appears twice. Yo...read more
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Find the duplicate number in an array of integers from 0 to (N-2).
• Iterate through the array and keep track of the frequency of each number using a hashmap.

• Return the number with a frequency greater than 1 as the duplicate number.

• Time complexity can be optimized to O(N) using Floyd's Tortoise and Hare algorithm.
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Reverse String Operations Problem Statement
You are provided with a string S and an array of integers A of size M. Your task is to perform M operations on the string as specified by the indices in array A...read more
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Given a string and an array of indices, reverse substrings based on the indices to obtain the final string.
• Iterate through the array of indices and reverse the substrings accordingly

• Ensure the range specified by each index is non-empty

• Return the final string after all operations are completed
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Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It was technical + hr round. there were 2 people as interviewer. They stated from intro and asked some basic puzzles and hr questions. After that they asked about my projects, technologies and some ds algo and dbms questions.