Aaron Boodman took up a job with Microsoft (MSN division) and told the story of his interview in his Weblog. Below is an excerpt of questions potential candidates might find interesting.
Compare and contrast SQL Server with MySQL.
Compare and contrast stored procedures and dynamic SQL.
This came in the mail from the reader who recently went through a job interview process. He didn’t mention the company name.
Why do you use Option Explicit?
What are the commonly used data types in VBScript?
What is IUnknown? What methods are provided by IUnknown? It is a generally good idea to have an answer for this question if you claim you know COM in your resume. Otherwise, you may consider your interview failed at this point. IUnknown is the base interface of COM. All other interfaces must derive directly or [...]
What’s the difference between code-based security and role-based security? Which one is better? Code security is the approach of using permissions and permission sets for a given code to run. The admin, for example, can disable running executables off the Internet or restrict access to corporate database to only few applications. Role-based security most of [...]
Explain hidden shares. Hidden or administrative shares are share names with a dollar sign ($) appended to their names. Administrative shares are usually created automatically for the root of each drive letter. They do not display in the network browse list.
How do the permissions work in Windows 2000? What permissions does folder inherit from the [...]
Tell the differences between Windows 95 and Windows NT? Lack of Unicode implementation for most of the functions of Win95. Different extended error codes. Different number window and menu handles. Windows 95 implements some window management features in 16 bits. Windows 95 uses 16-bit world coordinate system and the coordinates restricted to 32K. Deletion of [...]
3 main differences between flexgrid control and dbgrid control
ActiveX and Types of ActiveX Components in VB
Advantage of ActiveX Dll over Active Exe
Advantages of disconnected recordsets
Which controls can not be placed in MDI ?
List out controls which does not have events
Which property of textbox cannot be changed at runtime. What is the max size of textbox?
How many system controls are available
1. The three types of DAO Dynaset,Snapshot,Table2. Why do we use Option Explicit
What is presentation layer responsible for in the OSI model? The presentation layer establishes the data format prior to passing it along to the network application’s interface. TCP/IP networks perform this task at the application layer.
What’s the difference between local, global and universal groups? Domain local groups assign access permissions to global domain groups for local domain resources. Global groups provide access to resources in other trusted domains. Universal groups grant access to resources in all trusted domains.
How do you double-boot a Win 2003 server box? The Boot.ini file is set as read-only, system, and hidden to prevent unwanted editing. To change the Boot.ini timeout and default settings, use the System option in Control Panel from the Advanced tab and select Startup.
