Interview Questions

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EXPLAIN has output with MATCHCOLS = 0. What does it mean?

Answer

a nonmatching index scan if ACCESSTYPE = 1


 

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Why SELECT * is not preferred in embedded SQL programs?

Answer

- If the table structure is changed ( a field is added ), the program will have to be modified.


- Program might retrieve the columns which it might not use, leading on I/O over head.


- The chance of an index only scan is lost.

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Q:

What types of people do you find it difficult to get on with?

Answer

When asking this question, an employer is n’t interested who you find it difficult to work with. They want to know what you do to ensure an effective working relationship with such individuals. 


A possible answer for this question could be: “I get on with all types of people, but get frustrated when working with those who don’t share my work ethic." 


In these situations, I find that by developing a good rapport the person, letting them know how important their contribution is to getting the job done, and appealing to their better nature………things get done.”

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Subject: Communication

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Q:

What are aggregate functions in SQL? What are those functions?

Answer

Aggregate functions in SQL are used to perform calculation on data. These functions are inbuilt in SQL and return a single value.

SUM( )



SUM function returns the sum or addition of all NOT NULL values of a column. For e.g. I have a Table employee with the fields id, name, salary and I want the sum of all salaries, I can use SUM function as shown
SELECT SUM(emp_salary) from employee;
Hence, if my column emp_salary has values 20,000, 22,000, 21,000; the output will be 63,000

AVG( )


 
AVG function returns the average of all NOT NULL values of a column. For e.g. I have a Table employee with the fields id, name, salary and I want the average of all salaries, I can use AVG function as shown
SELECT AVG(emp_salary) from employee;
Hence, if my column emp_salary has values 20,000, 22,000, 21,000; the output will be 21,000

COUNT( )



COUNT function returns the number of rows or values of a table. For e.g. I have a Table employee with the fields id, name, salary and I want the count of all rows, I can use COUNT function as shown
SELECT COUNT(*) from employee;

Max ( ) and Min ( )



MAX function returns the largest value of a column in a table. For e.g. I have a Table employee with the fields id, name, salary and I want the maximum salary of an employee, I can use MAX function as shown
SELECT MAX(emp_salary) from employee;
Hence, if my column emp_salary has values 20,000, 22,000, 21,000; the output will be 22,000



MIN function returns the smallest value of a column in a table. For e.g. I have a Table employee with the fields id, name, salary and I want the minimun salary of an employee, I can use MIN function as shown
SELECT MIN(emp_salary) from employee;
Hence, if my column emp_salary has values 20,000, 22,000, 21,000; the output will be 20,000

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Subject: Oracle

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What is currency in IDMS?

Answer

Currency is the location within the database during run-unit execution.


There are four levels of currency:


- Current of run-unit is the record occurrence of the last successful find or obtain;


- Current of record type is for the most recent of each record type;


- Current of record set is the most recent within each set 


- Current of area is within each area.

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Q:

What is the difference between Private bank and Nationalized bank?

Answer

Nationalized banks are also known as public sector banks where the government is responsible for the deposition of money in these banks while in a private bank money is deposited by the person who owns the bank.

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Subject: Bank Interview

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Q:

Explain one-definition rule (ODR).

Answer

According to one-definition rule, C++ constructs must be identically defined in every compilation unit they are used in. 


As per ODR, two definitions contained in different source files are called to be identically defined if they token-for-token identical. The tokens should have same meaning in both source files. 


Identically defined doesn’t mean character-by-character equivalence. Two definitions can have different whitespace or comments and yet be identical.

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Subject: C++

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Q:

Which of the following modifiers can be used with Local inner class?

A) Final or Abstract B) Final or Transcient
C) Abstract or Transcient D) Final or public
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Final or Abstract

Explanation:

It can either be Final or Abstract

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