IBM Latest KIT

[Kalyan]

Test Pattern

round 1-written test (20 apptitude+20 technical)i8n 40 min ,no -ve marking
technical consisted of questions from C/Dbms and few general questions.
apptitutde consisted cat pattern comprehension and logical reasoning questions.

q1) difference between replicated and distributed database

q2) trace the ouput
  struct s{
    int i,char j}
  main()
  {
  struct s s1;
  s.s1=5;
printf("%d",s.s1);
}

q3) condition for empty queue

q4) trace the output
  main()
  {
  int i,j;
  int *p,*q;
  p=&i;
q=&j;
i = 10;
j= 2;
  i = *i++ + --*j;
  j = --i* - ++*j;
printf("%d%d",i,j);
printf("%d%d",*p,*q);
}

q5)you hav to link your prog to a database what kind of dsn you wud prepare on a system having os other than windows
1) user dsn 2)system dsn 3) file dsn 4) all the above

q6) an algo was given and was asked which sorting algorithm was it
these are simplest questions rest i don remember.
tech interview
1) why c++ is called so ?
2)what do tou understand by preprocessor explain in detail
3) why #;
4) opeartor overloading
5) what r differences in multiple inheritance in c++ and java their advantage;
6) what is Data Command Language

7) renamong a table
renaming a coloumn

no of files generated in a C source code
9) Components of JVM
10)new features of oracle 9i

11) creating a new database in oracle

12) migrating from access to oracle

13) what is PL

14) which buks do you follow for SQL/PL

questions based on that buk

15)SDLC
16) questions related to my projects coding and database handling.

17) performance tuning of database

18) a) there  are 10 nodes conneted to a hub u are a LAN administrator

one of hosts complains for no communication what is your 1st step

b) now all of them start complining what is your first step

19) you hav 8 lt of milk in a jug and u hav two empty jugs for 3 an 5 lt. measure exactly 4 lt. generate a method
there were many other questions the session continued for sum 25 mins
tech wasn't easy
HR round
1) fav subject
2) kind of work you prefer
3)if not given your choice of work
4) about shift working
5) choice for relocation why
6) kind of working environment i prefer, collegues
7)again many questions on my projects
many more questions session continued for 20 mins
see there was no hard fast rule that HR people are going to ask HR question and tech people are going to ask tech questions.
any one can ask u anything


Placement Papers 

TATA-IBM few questions extra.

1)int i=10;

printf("%d%d%d",i,i++,++i);

ans: compiler dependent



2)printf("Enter two values a and b:"):

scanf("%d%d",a,b);

printf("%d+%d=%d",a,b,a+b);

ans:core dumped



3)Question on WM_SIZE

ans:WM_SIZE



4)when destroy window what message would disply

ans:WM_DESTROY



5)MS Windows 3.1 about multitasking

ans: nonpreemptive



6)windows 3.1 is

ans:application



7) about switch switch statement

ans:16,21



8)question paper the first question ans is

ans:can't be compiled



9)about send messages and post messages

ans: c



10)what is the command to intiate the windows

ans:WinMain

The  test consists of three rounds as of all of us know.
  Written , Technical and HR Interviews
 
The written paper contains 55 Qns to be answered in 1hr.
 
It contains the Qns on verbal ability,Aptitude,reasoning, Attention details and technical.
 
The verbal ability includes the following Qns.
 
I got ___________  in traffic so got late (struck/struckup/hold/......).
 
Mr Benerjee the officer of ....  was  questioned ___________(for ,with,on,to) his connection regarding the murder.
The proteins present in  ____ apple ,____banana,______Egg are very essential  ...........
We have to fill the blanks with a, an or the ( ans: an,a,an)
 
A Qn was asked on the meaning of underlined word
Here the word  is Therapeautic   .

Miss X ( some name is given )  given a speech on _____ bank of ____ river kaveri regarding _____________  abilities of the women .  like that the Qn goes here also they have given the options like
1        a, an ,the
2        the,the,a
3        a, the,a
4        the, the, the
ans:4
 
thre is an essay abt the ATM behavior and usage ,security  mechanisms ,connectivity, technology used like that .
Qns are asked as follows.
1.      how an ATM is connected to net.
2.      what the operation not mensioned in the passage
a. with drawl   b. deposit    c. donations to charities d . amount transaction btnm accounts
3.    which of the following is false.
 
       some time s Atm are un reliable.
        They are connected through modems.
        ......
......
3.      which is not a possible error regarding ATM.
     a. mechanical error  b. s/w error   .i/p error ........( the answer depends on the passage and actual errors given)
4. why ATM s are kept in shops
    a. because there is no chance of theft there
     b. no space in banks.
   c.   there will be more no of people.
 
........
Then csome Qns are on venn diagram models
  Like
  1 . In a party 10 take only tea 15 take tea and 8 take only coffee then what is the number of persons take either coffee or tea.(nos are not exact).
2. In a college there are students who can play either football or cricket  or both.
500 play cricket 220 play  both and  600 play football .what is the total strength of the college.
 
Like this there are one or two more Qns...  they r also easy and simple
 
 
Then now real IBM pattern starts.  It also will be easy but needs a little bit of practice other wise u should have high spontaneous analyzing capacity.
 
Some 3 Qns are given with instructions like : given three strings check which of them are same ans: A if all are same, B if 1&2 are same, C if 1&3 are same, D if 2&3 are same, E if all are different
 
Strings are given as
1. a. 66749384879456                   b. 6674934879456       c.  6674934879456
2. a. XIVIIMIVIIIVIXIV         b.XIIVMIIVXIVIIIV   c.XIVIIMIVIIIVIXIV
 
3. a. 34523897346579                        b.343647654869679   c.346548364874379
 
Three Qns are given in the following model:
1.If + is replaced by *,* is replaced by -,- is replaced by / ,/is replaced by% nad % is replaced by + then what is the value of the following expression.
 
25-3+32/5%2
 
Some options will be given u have to choose correct answer. (all the digits are not same)
 
Next two of the same model but they are giving 4 expressions like above we have to find which one is correct.
 
Like: a. 35-2+4/3%42=35
          b. 25+4-5%6*7=28
 
 
Like this they r giving 2 Qns. This seems to be some what risk just increase the speed of calculations .
 
The remarkable Qn of IBM is on cubes, in this imagination plays major role.
 
Given a Qn like this: there r three cubes arranged side by side
 
Each cube is divided into 64 cubes then top most layer of second cube is removed and top two layers of third cube are removed.
 
And then  total volume is painted
 
1.       what is the number of cubes painted on 1 face , 2.   two faces, 3. three faces , 4. four faces , 5. no face.
 
This qn needs more imagination or u have to know the answer well before for this particular qn.
 
Some Qn s are given on data sufficiency here also analysys plays major role.
 
There r some 4 or 5  Qns   in this model
 
Like  a can do a worked for 5 days and b  worked for  7 days how many days they  taek to complete the work ...........like that .
 
There r 3 more qns on relations ship btn numbers , on the solving of eqns.
Then we can have some Qns on technical
One Qn on c, one Qn on UNIX,  one on RDBMS , on on processors like that total I had only 6 to 8 Qns
 
Qns  are like this : what is the o/p of printf("%d",printf(ram)); ans:ram3
What is the command to kill or stop a process in unix ( kill,stop,terminate ......) .            ans : kill (check it out)
 
Unix is what kind of OS ( multiuser and multitasking).
 
Like that some what easy Qns we can get.
 
In this written test I got 42 out of 54( one Qns is not printed well so they asked us to leave it) I saw it when they are pinning my resume to my applcn form and answer sheet.
 
I got selected  for technical interview  I was called up by Mr. Adithya  for the first round of Interview.
 
 
Technical Interview.
 
The  technical interview went on very cool such that we can say it as simple HR .
I got some Qns abt project and languages .
 
First I entered his cabin by saying excuse me sir .
He responded well invited me by  shaking hand and offered the seat.
I said thank u and sat .
The interview started like this.
Adithya: have u attended the presentation in the morning?
My self: yes sir.
A: any more qns other than qns asked there?
M: If I got selected into IBM what kind of environment can I expect ( team /individual)
A: ya u can work on various technologies which we train u on . here u have work with the data base of Airtel on behalf of IBM. U can go for any of the technologies depending on the requirement  and location preferences............
M: is there any pre requisites for the job?
A: not needed but u can learn on ur own interest but not necessary.

Then he asked me abt my self.
 
I have my details as a flowing river which is well    practiced followed by hobbies ,strenths and weakness, achievements.
 
A: what is ur greatest strength i.e  c/c++/java/php/oracle like that(he said all the subjects )?
M: I have strong knowledge in C, I know oracle well , I am interested  in java also.
He asked what is poly morphism? Afte that what is pointer ?
I answered without any late
 
A: tell me abt ur project.
I explained the project as I am  selling a product to him( with all the benefits by highlighting all the advatages and purpose of project)
By giving the details in the following order:

Project name   client name ....    Purpose ( simple in one line)  back end
After that detailed description of flow was given .