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Basic OOP Concepts

The document provides an overview of key concepts in object-oriented programming including classes and objects, inheritance and polymorphism, encapsulation and abstraction, interfaces and abstract classes, design principles, memory management, exception handling, and more. It also discusses general programming concepts like variables, control structures, functions, arrays, strings, object-oriented concepts, file handling, pointers, concurrency, and testing.

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Basic OOP Concepts

The document provides an overview of key concepts in object-oriented programming including classes and objects, inheritance and polymorphism, encapsulation and abstraction, interfaces and abstract classes, design principles, memory management, exception handling, and more. It also discusses general programming concepts like variables, control structures, functions, arrays, strings, object-oriented concepts, file handling, pointers, concurrency, and testing.

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Basic OOP Concepts:

What is Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)?

What are the four main principles of OOP?

Explain the concept of encapsulation.

What is inheritance, and how does it promote code reusability?

Describe the purpose of abstraction in OOP.

How does polymorphism contribute to code flexibility?

Classes and Objects:

7. What is a class? What is an object (instance)?

Differentiate between a class and an object.

How do you define a class in most programming languages?

Explain the significance of constructors in a class.

What is the purpose of destructor/finalizer methods?

Inheritance and Polymorphism:

12. Define inheritance and its types.

Explain single inheritance, multiple inheritance, and the diamond problem.

How does method overriding differ from method overloading?

What is dynamic polymorphism?

How can you achieve runtime polymorphism?

Encapsulation and Abstraction:

17. Describe encapsulation and its benefits.

How does encapsulation relate to access specifiers (public, private, protected)?

Explain the concept of data hiding.

What is abstraction, and why is it important?

How can you achieve abstraction in code?

Interfaces and Abstract Classes:

22. Define an interface and its purpose.


What is the difference between an interface and an abstract class?

When would you use an interface over an abstract class, and vice versa?

Design Principles:

25. Explain the Single Responsibility Principle (SRP).

What is the Open/Closed Principle (OCP)?

Describe the Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP).

How does the Interface Segregation Principle (ISP) enhance code design?

What is the Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP)?

Association, Aggregation, and Composition:

30. Differentiate between association, aggregation, and composition.

Explain the "has-a" and "is-a" relationships in object-oriented design.

Design Patterns:

32. What are design patterns?

Explain the Singleton pattern and its uses.

Describe the Factory Method pattern.

What problem does the Observer pattern solve?

How does the MVC (Model-View-Controller) pattern work?

Memory Management in OOP:

37. How does memory allocation differ between stack and heap in OOP languages?

What is a memory leak, and how can you avoid it?

Explain the concept of garbage collection.

How does automatic memory management impact application performance?

Exception Handling:

41. What are exceptions, and why are they used?

Explain the try-catch block for handling exceptions.


What is the purpose of the "finally" block?

Virtual Functions and Method Binding:

44. What is a virtual function?

How does method binding differ between static and dynamic languages?

Explain early binding and late binding.


Array Manipulation:

Find the maximum subarray sum (Kadane's algorithm).

Rotate an array by a given number of positions.

Implement an algorithm to find the majority element in an array.

String Manipulation:

4. Reverse a string.

Check if a string is a palindrome.

Implement string permutation (generate all permutations of a string).

Searching and Sorting:

7. Implement binary search.

Find the first occurrence of a number in a sorted array.

Merge two sorted arrays.

Linked Lists:

10. Implement a linked list and basic operations (insertion, deletion, traversal).

Detect a cycle in a linked list.

Reverse a linked list.

Stacks and Queues:

13. Implement a stack using an array or linked list.

Evaluate a postfix expression using a stack.

Implement a queue using stacks.

Trees and Binary Trees:

16. Implement a binary tree and basic traversal methods (in-order, pre-order, post-order).

Find the height (depth) of a binary tree.

Check if a binary tree is a binary search tree (BST).

Graphs:
19. Implement a graph using adjacency lists or matrices.

Perform depth-first search (DFS) and breadth-first search (BFS) on a graph.

Find the shortest path between two nodes in an unweighted graph.

Hashing:

22. Implement a hash table (hash map) from scratch.

Find the intersection of two arrays using hashing.

Check if two strings are anagrams.

Dynamic Programming:

25. Implement the Fibonacci sequence using recursion and memoization.

Find the longest common subsequence (LCS) of two strings.

Solve the 0-1 knapsack problem.

Greedy Algorithms:

28. Implement the coin change problem using the greedy approach.

Implement activity selection for maximum scheduling.

Heap and Priority Queue:

30. Implement a min-heap or max-heap from scratch.

Find the kth smallest/largest element in an array using a heap.

Bit Manipulation:

32. Count the number of set bits (1s) in an integer.

Find the single non-repeating element in an array where every other element repeats twice.

Recursion:

34. Implement factorial using recursion.

Generate all possible combinations of a string.

Advanced Topics:
36. Implement the merge sort algorithm.

Find the lowest common ancestor (LCA) in a binary tree.

Implement Dijkstra's algorithm for finding the shortest path in a weighted graph.
General Concepts:

What is the difference between a programming language and a scripting language?

Explain the concept of a compiler and an interpreter.

Describe static typing and dynamic typing in programming languages.

Differentiate between a high-level programming language and a low-level programming language.

Variables and Data Types:

5. What are primitive data types?

Explain the difference between integers and floating-point numbers.

What is type casting (type conversion)?

How do you declare a variable in [programming language]?

Control Structures:

9. Describe the purpose of conditional statements (if, else, switch).

How do loops (for, while, do-while) work in programming?

Explain short-circuit evaluation in logical expressions.

Functions and Methods:

12. What is a function? How is it different from a method?

Explain the concept of parameters and arguments in functions.

Describe recursion and its advantages and disadvantages.

What is function overloading?

Arrays and Lists:

16. How do you declare and initialize an array?

Explain the concept of array indexing.

What is a dynamic array (ArrayList in Java, vector in C++)?

How do you traverse through an array?

Strings:

20. Explain the immutability of strings.


How do you concatenate strings?

Describe the difference between a string and a character array.

Object-Oriented Concepts:

23. What is encapsulation in object-oriented programming?

Differentiate between a class and an object.

Explain inheritance and its types.

Describe the purpose of the "this" keyword.

Exception Handling:

27. What are exceptions, and why are they used?

Explain try-catch blocks for handling exceptions.

Describe checked and unchecked exceptions.

Memory Management:

30. Explain the concepts of stack memory and heap memory.

What is garbage collection, and how does it work?

Describe memory leaks and how to prevent them.

File Handling:

33. How do you read data from a file?

Explain the difference between text files and binary files.

Pointers and References:

35. What are pointers, and how do they work?

How do references (or pointers) differ from regular variables?

Explain the concept of null pointers and how to avoid null pointer exceptions.

Lambda Expressions and Closures:

38. What are lambda expressions, and why are they used?
Describe the concept of closures in programming.

Concurrency and Threading:

40. What is a thread, and why is threading used?

Explain the difference between processes and threads.

Describe thread synchronization and potential issues like race conditions.

Standard Libraries and APIs:

43. How do you use libraries and APIs in programming?

Explain the concept of standard input/output.

Functional Programming Concepts:

45. Describe pure functions and immutability in functional programming.

Explain higher-order functions and their applications.

Frameworks and Libraries:

47. What is a programming framework?

Explain the purpose of popular libraries like React (for JavaScript) or pandas (for Python).

Concurrency Control and Locking:

49. What is a mutex (mutual exclusion), and why is it used?

Describe deadlock and how to prevent it.

Object Serialization:

51. What is object serialization?

Explain the purpose of serialization in networking and file I/O.

Regular Expressions:

53. What are regular expressions, and how are they used for pattern matching?

Explain metacharacters in regular expressions.

Design Patterns:
55. Describe the Singleton design pattern and its uses.

Explain the Factory Method design pattern.

Unit Testing:

57. What is unit testing, and why is it important?

Describe test cases and assertions in unit testing.

API Design and RESTful Services:

59. What is an API, and why is it used in software development?

Explain RESTful services and their principles.

Version Control (Git):

61. What is version control, and why is it important?

Describe the purpose of branching and merging in Git.

Localization and Internationalization:

63. Explain the concepts of localization and internationalization in programming.

How do you handle different languages and cultures in software?

Memory Efficiency and Optimization:

65. Describe memory allocation strategies and their impact on performance.

Explain the concept of memory alignment.

Coding Best Practices:

67. What are coding standards, and why are they important?

Describe code comments and their significance.

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC):

69. Explain the different phases of the SDLC.

Describe the Agile methodology and its principles.


Security:

71. What is SQL injection, and how can it be prevented?

Explain cross-site scripting (XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF).

Build Systems and Dependency Management:

73. What is a build system (e.g., Maven, Gradle)?

Explain the purpose of dependency management tools.

Big O Notation and Algorithm Analysis:

75. What is Big O notation, and why is it used to analyze algorithms?

Explain the time complexity and space complexity of algorithms.

Machine Learning and AI:

77. Describe the relationship between programming and machine learning.

Explain the concept of training and inference in machine learning models.

Cloud Computing and Virtualization:

79. What is cloud computing, and how does it differ from traditional hosting?

Describe virtualization and its benefits.

Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies:

81. What is blockchain technology, and how is it used?

Explain the concept of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

Microservices and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA):

83. What are microservices, and why are they used in software architecture?

Describe the principles of service-oriented architecture.

Containerization (Docker):

85. What is containerization, and why is Docker used?


Explain the concept of Docker images and containers.

REST vs. SOAP:

87. Compare and contrast RESTful services and SOAP-based services.

Web Security and HTTPS:

88. Explain HTTPS and its importance for web security.

Describe common security threats in web applications.

Mobile App Development:

90. Explain the difference between native and hybrid mobile app development.

Describe the purpose of mobile app frameworks like React Native or Flutter.

Data Serialization Formats:

92. Explain JSON and XML serialization formats.

Describe the benefits and drawbacks of each format.

Database Concepts:

94. What is a database, and why are they used in software?

Explain the difference between relational and NoSQL databases.

Refactoring and Code Smells:

96. What is code refactoring, and why is it important?

Describe code smells and their impact on code quality.

Unit vs. Integration Testing:

98. Differentiate between unit testing and integration testing.

Explain the purpose of mocking in unit testing.

Data Validation and Sanitization:

100
HTML:

What is HTML, and what is its role in web development?

Explain the difference between HTML and HTML5.

What are semantic elements in HTML5, and why are they important?

How do you create a hyperlink in HTML?

What are the different types of list elements in HTML?

CSS:

6. Describe the box model in CSS.

What is the difference between inline, inline-block, and block elements?

How do you center an element horizontally and vertically using CSS?

Explain the concept of CSS specificity.

What is a CSS preprocessor, and why would you use one?

JavaScript Basics:

11. What is JavaScript, and how is it used in web development?

Explain the difference between null and undefined in JavaScript.

How does JavaScript handle asynchronous operations?

What are closures in JavaScript?

Describe hoisting in JavaScript.

DOM Manipulation:

16. What is the Document Object Model (DOM)?

How do you select an element in the DOM using JavaScript?

Explain event delegation and why it's useful.

How can you modify the content and attributes of an element using JavaScript?

AJAX and Fetch API:

20. What is AJAX, and why is it used?

Explain the purpose of the Fetch API in modern web development.


How do you make an asynchronous request using the Fetch API?

What are the advantages of using AJAX over traditional synchronous requests?

Responsive Web Design:

24. What is responsive web design?

Explain the difference between media queries and viewport units.

How do you create a mobile-first responsive design?

What is a CSS framework, and give an example.

Front-End Frameworks:

28. Describe the difference between Angular, React, and Vue.js.

What is the virtual DOM in React?

Explain the concept of components in front-end frameworks.

CSS Flexbox and Grid:

31. What is CSS Flexbox, and when would you use it?

Explain CSS Grid and its advantages over other layout methods.

How do you create a responsive grid layout using CSS Grid?

Cross-Browser Compatibility:

34. Why is cross-browser compatibility important, and how can you achieve it?

What are some common challenges you might face with Internet Explorer compatibility?

Security:

36. Explain Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and how to prevent it.

What is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), and how can it be mitigated?

Web Performance:

38. Describe techniques to optimize website performance.

What is lazy loading, and how does it improve page load times?

Explain the importance of minimizing HTTP requests.


SEO and Accessibility:

41. What is Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and how can you optimize a website for it?

Why is web accessibility important, and how can you make a website more accessible?

Web Hosting and Deployment:

43. Describe the steps involved in deploying a website to a web server.

What is the difference between shared hosting and cloud hosting?

Explain the concept of a domain name and how DNS works.

Cookies and Local Storage:

46. What are cookies, and how are they used in web development?

Describe the purpose of local storage in modern browsers.

Single Page Applications (SPAs):

48. What is a Single Page Application (SPA)?

How does routing work in SPAs?

Explain the concept of client-side rendering vs. server-side rendering.

Web Security and HTTPS:

51. Why is HTTPS important for web security?

What is the purpose of SSL/TLS certificates?

RESTful APIs:

53. Explain the principles of RESTful architecture.

How do you make HTTP requests to a RESTful API using JavaScript?

WebSockets:

55. What are WebSockets, and why are they used for real-time communication?

Describe the difference between WebSockets and HTTP polling.

Version Control (Git):


57. Why is version control important in web development?

Explain the basic Git commands: clone, commit, push, pull.

Web Performance Optimization Tools:

59. Mention some tools used for website performance optimization.

How can you use a tool like Google PageSpeed Insights to improve web performance?

Mobile-First Development:

61. What is mobile-first development, and why is it recommended?

Explain the use of media queries in a mobile-first approach.

Progressive Web Apps (PWAs):

63. What is a Progressive Web App (PWA)?

Describe the advantages of building a PWA.

Microservices and APIs:

65. Explain microservices architecture and its benefits.

How do APIs play a role in microservices-based systems?

Server-Side Rendering (SSR):

67. Describe the concept of server-side rendering and its advantages.

Explain the difference between client-side rendering and server-side rendering.

Content Delivery Networks (CDNs):

69. What is a CDN, and why is it used to deliver web content?

How can a CDN improve website performance?

Web Analytics and Tracking:

71. Describe the purpose of web analytics and tracking.

How do you integrate Google Analytics into a website?


Browser Developer Tools:

73. Explain the use of browser developer tools in web development.

How can you inspect and modify HTML and CSS in the browser?

Web Authentication and OAuth:

75. What is OAuth, and how is it used for web authentication?

Explain the difference between OAuth and OpenID Connect.

Web Hosting Services:

77. Mention popular web hosting services and their features.

How can you deploy a website to a hosting service like Heroku?

Content Management Systems (CMS):

79. What is a Content Management System (CMS)?

Describe the advantages of using platforms like WordPress or Joomla.

Web Design Principles:

81. Explain the principles of good web design.

What is the importance of color schemes and typography in web design?

Web Accessibility Guidelines:

83. Describe the WCAG guidelines for web accessibility.

How can you create accessible forms in web development?

Serverless Architecture:

85. What is serverless architecture, and how does it work?

Explain the concept of serverless functions (e.g., AWS Lambda).

GraphQL:

87. What is GraphQL, and how does it differ from REST APIs?
Explain the benefits of using GraphQL in modern web development.

Static Site Generators:

89. Describe the concept of static site generators.

How do static site generators differ from traditional CMS platforms?

Web Animation:

91. How can you create animations using CSS or JavaScript?

Explain the use of keyframes in CSS animations.

Web Scraping:

93. What is web scraping, and how can you extract data from websites?

Describe the ethical considerations when scraping websites.

Web Design Tools:

95. Mention some popular web design tools like Figma or Sketch
Basic Concepts:

What is version control, and why is it important in software development?

Explain the main benefits of using version control.

What is Git, and how does it differ from other version control systems?

Describe the basic components of a Git repository: working directory, staging area, and repository.

Git Commands:

5. How do you initialize a new Git repository?

Explain the difference between git add and git commit commands.

What is the purpose of the git pull command?

Describe the process of creating and switching between branches using git checkout.

Branching and Merging:

9. What is branching, and why is it useful?

Explain the concept of a "fast-forward" merge and a "three-way" merge.

How do you resolve merge conflicts in Git?

Remote Repositories:

12. Describe the role of remote repositories in Git.

How do you clone a remote repository to your local machine?

What is the difference between git fetch and git pull when working with remote repositories?

Collaborative Work:

15. How do you collaborate with others using Git?

Explain the purpose of pull requests in a collaborative Git workflow.

What is the role of Git branches in a team environment?

Reverting and Undoing Changes:

18. How can you undo the last commit in Git without losing changes?

Describe the process of reverting a commit using git revert.


Stashing Changes:

20. What is the purpose of Git stash, and how do you use it?

Interactive Rebase:

21. Explain what an interactive rebase is and when you might use it.

How do you squash multiple commits into a single commit using interactive rebase?

Git Flow and Workflow Strategies:

23. Describe the Git Flow branching model and its stages (feature, develop, release, master).

Explain the concept of Continuous Integration (CI) and how it relates to Git workflows.

Git Hooks:

25. What are Git hooks, and how can they be used to automate tasks?

Give an example of a use case for a Git pre-commit hook.

Ignoring Files:

27. What is a .gitignore file, and why is it used?

How can you ignore a file that was previously committed to the repository?

Cherry-Picking Commits:

29. Describe what it means to "cherry-pick" a commit in Git.

How can you apply a single commit from one branch to another using cherry-pick?

Git Tags:

31. Explain the purpose of Git tags and when you might use them.

How do you create a lightweight tag versus an annotated tag?

Git Best Practices:

33. Describe some best practices for commit messages in Git.

Explain the "commit early and often" principle and why it's important.
Git Hosting Services:

35. Mention popular Git hosting services like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket.

How do these hosting services facilitate collaborative development using Git?

Undoing Changes with Reset:

37. Explain the difference between git reset --hard, git reset --soft, and git reset --mixed.

Detached HEAD State:

38. What does it mean to be in a "detached HEAD" state in Git?

How can you create a new branch from a detached HEAD state?

Working with Remotes:

40. How do you add a remote repository to your local Git project?

Explain the process of pushing your changes to a remote repository.

Rebase vs. Merge:

42. Compare and contrast the concepts of rebasing and merging in Git.

In what scenarios might you choose to rebase instead of merging?

Deleting and Renaming Branches:

44. How can you delete a local and remote branch in Git?

Describe the steps to rename a branch using Git.

Submodules and Subtrees:

46. What are submodules and subtrees in Git?

Explain the use case for including submodules in a repository.

Remember that while these questions cover a range of Git concepts, interviewers might ask follow-
up questions to test your understanding and practical application of version control principles in real-
world scenarios. It's important to have a solid grasp of the fundamental concepts and to be able to
explain your thought process and decision-making when using Git.
Basic Networking Concepts:

What is a computer network, and why is networking important in modern computing?

Explain the difference between LAN, WAN, MAN, and PAN.

What is the OSI model, and why is it used to describe networking protocols?

Describe the TCP/IP protocol suite and its layers.

TCP/IP Protocol Suite:

5. Explain the roles of the following layers in the TCP/IP model: Application, Transport, Network, Data
Link, and Physical.

What is the purpose of an IP address and a subnet mask?

Describe the difference between IPv4 and IPv6.

Explain the concept of a MAC address and its role in Ethernet networks.

Networking Topologies:

9. What is a network topology, and what are some common types (e.g., star, bus, ring)?

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of a mesh topology.

Explain the concept of a hybrid topology.

Networking Devices:

12. Explain the roles of routers, switches, and hubs in a network.

What is a firewall, and why is it used for network security?

Describe the purpose of a proxy server.

IP Addressing and Subnetting:

15. What is CIDR notation, and how does it simplify IP address representation?

How do you calculate the number of available hosts in a subnet?

Explain the purpose of a default gateway in IP networking.

Routing and Switching:

18. Describe the process of routing a packet from source to destination.


What is a routing table, and how is it used by routers?

Explain the difference between static and dynamic routing.

Network Address Translation (NAT):

21. What is NAT, and why is it used in networking?

How does NAT enable multiple devices to share a single public IP address?

DNS (Domain Name System):

23. What is DNS, and what role does it play in the Internet?

How does the DNS resolution process work?

Explain the difference between forward and reverse DNS lookup.

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol):

26. What is DHCP, and how does it assign IP addresses to devices?

Describe the benefits of using DHCP in network management.

Network Security:

28. Explain the concept of a demilitarized zone (DMZ) in network security.

What is a VLAN (Virtual LAN), and why is it used for segmentation?

Describe the purpose of encryption in securing data transmission.

TCP and UDP:

31. Differentiate between TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) and UDP (User Datagram Protocol).

Explain the concept of TCP's three-way handshake.

Wireless Networking:

33. What is Wi-Fi, and how does it differ from cellular networks?

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of Wi-Fi.

Network Troubleshooting:

35. How do you diagnose network connectivity issues?


Explain the use of the ping and traceroute commands.

Subnet Masks and CIDR:

37. What is a subnet mask, and how does it relate to IP addressing?

Explain the concept of Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) notation.

ARP (Address Resolution Protocol):

39. What is ARP, and how does it map IP addresses to MAC addresses?

Explain the ARP poisoning attack and its implications.

Network Load Balancing:

41. Describe the purpose of network load balancing.

Explain the difference between round-robin and least-connections load balancing algorithms.

Quality of Service (QoS):

43. What is Quality of Service (QoS), and why is it important in networking?

How does QoS prioritize network traffic?

Network Protocols:

45. Explain the purpose of HTTP and HTTPS in web communication.

What is SMTP, and how does it work in email communication?

Describe the differences between FTP and SFTP.

Network Monitoring and Management:

48. What is SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), and how is it used?

Explain the concept of network monitoring and its tools (e.g., Wireshark, Nagios).

Software-Defined Networking (SDN):

50. What is SDN, and how does it differ from traditional networking?

Describe the advantages of using SDN in network management.

IPv6 Transition Mechanisms:


52. Explain tunneling as a transition mechanism for IPv6 adoption.

Describe the concept of dual-stack in IPv6 networks.

Network Architecture:

54. What is a client-server architecture, and how does it work?

Explain the peer-to-peer (P2P) network architecture.

Network Segmentation:

56. Why is network segmentation important, and how does it improve security?

Describe the benefits of using VLANs for network segmentation.

Load Balancing Algorithms:

58. Explain the Round Robin load balancing algorithm.

Describe the Weighted Round Robin load balancing algorithm.

Network Address Translation (NAT) Types:

60. Differentiate between static NAT and dynamic NAT.

Explain the concept of Port Address Translation (PAT) in NAT.

IPv4 vs. IPv6:

62. Compare the limitations of IPv4 and the advantages of IPv6.

Explain the importance of IPv6 adoption as IPv4 addresses exhaust.

Network Monitoring Tools:

64. Mention some network monitoring tools and their features.

How can network monitoring tools assist in identifying performance issues?

Network Security Threats:

66. Describe common network security threats (e.g., DDoS, phishing, malware).

Explain the concept of a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.


Network Access Control (NAC):

68. What is Network Access Control (NAC), and why is it used?

Describe how NAC helps in ensuring authorized access to the network.

Network Segmentation Strategies:

70. Explain the concept of a DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) in network segmentation.

How can network segmentation improve security and manage traffic?

Network Address Translation (NAT) vs. Proxy:

72. Differentiate between NAT and a proxy server.

Explain the purposes of NAT and proxy servers in network architectures.

IPv6 Address Types:

74. Describe the types of IPv6 addresses, including link-local and global unicast

Problem-Solving:

Describe a challenging problem you've encountered in the past and how you approached solving it.

Walk through your problem-solving process when faced with a complex coding issue.

How do you prioritize and break down a large problem into smaller, manageable tasks?

Explain your experience with algorithmic problem-solving and your preferred approach.

Provide an example of a time when you had to optimize a piece of code for better performance.

System Design:

6. Describe the architecture of a scalable web application from front-end to back-end.

How do you handle load balancing and ensure high availability in a distributed system?

Explain the differences between microservices and monolithic architecture.

Walk through the design considerations for building a chat application.

How do you ensure data consistency and fault tolerance in a distributed database?
Coding Practices and Patterns:

11. Describe the Singleton design pattern and its use cases.

How does the Factory Method design pattern promote loose coupling in code?

Explain the purpose of the Observer pattern and where you might use it.

Describe the concept of "Separation of Concerns" and why it's important in software design.

Provide examples of code smells and how you address them in your code.

SOLID Principles:

16. Explain the Single Responsibility Principle (SRP) and its benefits in software design.

Describe how the Open/Closed Principle (OCP) promotes extensibility in code.

How does the Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP) ensure proper inheritance in object-oriented
programming?

Explain the Interface Segregation Principle (ISP) and how it relates to interface design.

How does the Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP) promote flexibility and testability in code?

Security:

21. Describe common security vulnerabilities like SQL injection and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).

How do you ensure secure data transmission over a network using HTTPS?

Explain the concept of authentication and authorization in web applications.

Describe how you handle password hashing and storing user credentials securely.

Walk through the steps you take to prevent a web application from common cyberattacks.
Soft Skills:

26. Describe a situation where you had to work in a team to solve a problem. How did you
contribute?

Explain a time when you had to communicate a complex technical concept to a non-technical person.

How do you handle constructive criticism and feedback on your work?

Describe your approach to time management and meeting project deadlines.

How do you stay motivated and continue learning in a rapidly evolving tech industry?

Behavioral Questions (Soft Skills):

31. Tell me about a time when you faced a major challenge at work and how you handled it.

Give an example of a situation where you successfully resolved a conflict within a team.

How do you handle stress and pressure when working on tight deadlines?

Describe a project where you had to adapt to changes in requirements or unexpected obstacles.

Explain a situation where you demonstrated leadership or initiative in your role.

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