comp.lang.python group recently had a discussion on which interview questions to ask a candidate, with Tim Chase suggesting the following list (redacted from original to include just Python-related material). As you can see, some generic programming questions and some process questions made the list:
Do they know a tuple/list/dict when they see it?
When to use list [...]
What is a void return type?
How is it possible for two String objects with identical values not to be equal under the == operator?
What is the difference between a while statement and a do statement?
Can a for statement loop indefinitely?
How do you link a C++ program to C functions?
How can you tell what shell you [...]
Dr. Dobb’s Journal in its Linux and open source section is running an article by Emmett Dulaney with 50 Perl questions and answers. The focus is mainly on the knowledge of the language itself with questions like:
- What is the simplest type of data that Perl can work with?
- Which operator can be [...]
What is the Difference between Project and Product testing? What difference you have observed while testing the Clint/Server application and web server application
What are the differences between interface and integration testing? Are system specification and functional specification the same? What are the differences between system and functional testing?
What is Multi Unit testing?
What are the different [...]
How do you find out what’s your shell? - echo $SHELL
What’s the command to find out today’s date? - date
What’s the command to find out users on the system? - who
How do you find out the current directory you’re in? - pwd
How do you remove a file? - rm
How do you remove a
How do you show the currently running queries? - SHOW FULL PROCESSLIST;
How do you kill a MySQL query? - See the ID of it from the question above, then KILL id. You can separate multiple IDs by space.
I need to find out how many client connections were aborted by MySQL server. - It’s displayed in [...]
Sean Hull wrote a few interview questions for Database Journal dealing mostly with Oracle:
- Why is a UNION ALL faster than a UNION?
- What are some advantages to using Oracle’s CREATE DATABASE statement to create a new database manually?
- What are three rules of thumb to create good passwords? How would a DBA enforce those [...]
What is the IC numbers for DAC that you have used in the lab?
Define resolution. What is the resolution of DAC that you have used in the lab?
How many pins does DAC IC have?
What are the types of DAC?
Which technique you have used for DAC interfacing
Which type of DAC you have used in the lab?
Define [...]
What is an interrupt?
Which are the hardware and software interrupts in 8086?
Mention the priority of interrupts in8086.
What is int1, int2, int3?
What is NMI interrupt?
What is IVT in 8086?
What is IC 8251?
How many pins does IC 8251 have?
What is USART?
Why 8251 is called a USART?
What is IC 8253?
How many pins does IC 8253 have?
How many counters are there in 8253?
What is the size of counters in 8253?
With binary & BCD counters, what is the range of count?
Explain control word format of 8253?
What is assembler?
What is linker?
What is debugger?
What is compiler?
What is locator?
What is emulator?
