Virtusa Consulting Services AM Human Resource Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Tell me about your future plans
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I plan to further my education, gain more experience in my field, and eventually move into a leadership role.
• Pursuing advanced degrees or certifications

• Seeking out mentorship opportunities

• Developing strong leadership skills through project management

• Exploring opportunities for growth within the company
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Online questions were based on scenarios to write SQL queries. Also got few questions on Python as well for which I had only limited knowledge.

Q1. I'm listing some of the questions here which the interviewers (2 panel resources) asked me regarding Informatica ETL, Oracle DB and I might have missed some of them. What types of indexes are used on Orac...read more
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Q2. What happens if Treat source row property as "Update" at session level but at target object "Delete" is checked?
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The source row will be treated as an update, but the target object will be deleted.
• The session level property 'Treat source row as Update' will be applied to the source row.

• The target object will be deleted regardless of the update status of the source row.

• This can result in data loss if the source row contains important information.
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Q3. What are the different types of dimension tables?
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Dimension tables are used in data warehousing to provide descriptive information about the data in fact tables.
• Slowly changing dimensions

• Junk dimensions

• Degenerate dimensions

• Role-playing dimensions

• Bridge dimensions
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Q4. What schema type was used in your previous project? And explain why it was used?
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We used a relational schema in our previous project as it was suitable for the data structure and allowed for efficient querying.
• Relational schema was used as it allowed for efficient querying of data

• The data structure was suitable for a relational schema

• We were able to easily join tables to retrieve necessary data

• Examples include using SQL to query a database with multiple tables

• Normalization was used to reduce data r
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Q5. Difference between Joiner and Lookup transformations?
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Joiner combines data from multiple sources based on a common key, while Lookup retrieves data from a reference table based on a matching key.
• Joiner is used to combine data from two or more sources based on a common key column.

• Lookup is used to retrieve data from a reference table based on a matching key column.

• Joiner can perform inner, outer, left, and right joins, while Lookup can only perform an inner join.

• Joiner can...read more
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Q6. Scenario: I have records in a flat file ending with ; character at the end of each them. How to load these records into DB based on this character? What property will be used in Informatica?
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Q7. How version control happened in your previous project?
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We used Git for version control in our previous project.
• We created a Git repository for the project.

• All team members were added as collaborators to the repository.

• We followed the Git flow branching model.

• We used pull requests for code review and merging.

• We used tags to mark important releases.

• We regularly pushed our changes to the remote repository.

• We used Git commands like commit, push, pull, merge, and rebase.

• We used...read more
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Q8. Which SCD type you worked on before and explain on that?
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I have worked on SCD Type 2 before.
• SCD Type 2 is used to track historical changes in data.

• It creates a new record for each change and maintains a history of changes.

• It includes start and end dates for each record.

• Example: Tracking changes in employee salary over time.
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Q1. This round was taken by the project manager on a phone call. He asked me few basic fundamental questions related to my skills and the things which I worked on in my previous project. He also told me about ...read more
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Q1. Just F2F discussion with HR finalising on the compensation structure, learning opportunities and the organisational benefits as an employee.
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Round duration - 75 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This was an online coding round where we had 2 questions to solve under 75 minutes. I found both the questions to be of Easy to Medium level of difficulty.

Q1. 
Line Reflection Problem Statement
You are given several sets of points on a 2D plane, each set represented as a list of coordinates. Your task is to determine if there exists a line parallel to the Y-axis...read more
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The task is to determine if there exists a line parallel to the Y-axis that reflects given points symmetrically.
• Iterate through each test case and check if a vertical reflection line exists for the given points

• Calculate the midpoint of the x-coordinates and check if it reflects the points symmetrically

• Consider edge cases where points are on the reflection line or have the same x-coordinate
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Number of Islands Problem Statement
You are provided with a 2-dimensional matrix having N rows and M columns, containing only 1s (land) and 0s (water). Your goal is to determine the number of islands in t...read more
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Count the number of islands in a 2D matrix of 1s and 0s.
• Iterate through the matrix and perform depth-first search (DFS) to find connected 1s.

• Mark visited cells to avoid redundant traversal.

• Increment island count whenever a new island is encountered.
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round had 2 coding questions followed by some questions from DBMS.

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Largest Rectangle in Histogram Problem Statement
You are given an array/list HEIGHTS of length N, where each element represents the height of a histogram bar. The width of each bar is considered to be 1.
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Find the area of the largest rectangle that can be formed within the bounds of a given histogram.
• Iterate through the histogram bars and calculate the area of the largest rectangle that can be formed using each bar as the height.

• Use a stack to keep track of the indices of the bars in non-decreasing order of height.

• Pop elements from the stack and calculate the area until a smaller height bar is encountered.

• Update the max...read more
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Q2. 
Valid Parentheses Problem Statement
Given a string 'STR' consisting solely of the characters “{”, “}”, “(”, “)”, “[” and “]”, determine if the parentheses are balanced.
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The first line contains an...read more
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The task is to determine if a given string consisting of parentheses is balanced or not.
• Iterate through the characters of the string and use a stack to keep track of opening parentheses.

• If an opening parenthesis is encountered, push it onto the stack.

• If a closing parenthesis is encountered, check if it matches the top of the stack. If it does, pop the stack, else the string is not balanced.

• At the end, if the stack is e...read more
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Q3. Can you explain the concept of ACID properties in DBMS?
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ACID properties in DBMS ensure data integrity and consistency in transactions.
• Atomicity: All operations in a transaction are completed successfully or none at all.

• Consistency: Data is always in a valid state before and after a transaction.

• Isolation: Transactions are isolated from each other to prevent interference.

• Durability: Once a transaction is committed, changes are permanent and survive system failures.

• Example: If...read more
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Q4. Can you explain the different levels of data abstraction in a DBMS?
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Levels of data abstraction in a DBMS refer to the different views of data provided to users and applications.
• Physical level: Deals with how data is stored on the storage media. Example: data blocks, pages, indexes.

• Logical level: Focuses on how data is represented to users. Example: tables, views, constraints.

• View level: Provides a customized view of the database for specific users or applications. Example: queries, rep
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Standard DS/Algo round with 2 coding questions followed by 2 interesting puzzles.

Q1. 
Cycle Detection in Undirected Graph Problem Statement
You are provided with an undirected graph containing 'N' vertices and 'M' edges. The vertices are numbered from 1 to 'N'. Your objective is to determi...read more
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Detect if an undirected graph contains a cycle by exploring all possible paths.
• Use Depth First Search (DFS) algorithm to traverse the graph and detect cycles.

• Maintain a visited set to keep track of visited vertices and a parent pointer to avoid visiting the same vertex twice.

• If a visited vertex is encountered that is not the parent of the current vertex, a cycle is present.

• Consider edge cases like disconnected graphs a
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Q2. 
Maximum 1s in a Row Problem
Given a matrix ARR with dimensions N * M, consisting only of 0s and 1s where each row is sorted, determine the index of the row that contains the highest number of 1s. If multi...read more
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Find the row with the maximum number of 1s in a sorted matrix.
• Iterate through each row of the matrix and count the number of 1s in each row

• Keep track of the row index with the maximum number of 1s

• Return the index of the row with the highest count of 1s
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Q3. You have two wires of different lengths, each taking different amounts of time to burn completely. How can you use these wires to measure a specific duration of time?
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By lighting both wires at the same time, the shorter wire will burn out first, allowing you to measure a specific duration of time.
• Light both wires at the same time

• Measure the time it takes for the shorter wire to burn out completely

• The remaining length of the longer wire will indicate the specific duration of time
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Q4. You have 3 ants located at the corners of a triangle. The challenge is to determine the movement pattern of the ants if they all start moving towards each other. What will be the outcome?
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Generally the aptitude maintain quick calculations and time reduce.

Coding built over technical skills

Q1. General knowledge and some technical questions been asked
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