Accenture Interview Questions

Excerpts from Interview #1:

• What is difference between call by value and call by reference for functions.
• Write a program in C++ for Fibonacci series.
• Define encapsulation in C++.Explain “Abstraction and encapsulation are complementary concepts”.
• Tell us about the projects you undertook in your summers.

• Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
• What do you expect from Accenture as an employer?
• List some of the current news headlines.
• Do you have any questions for us?
• What are your views on social networking? Is it helpful or harmful?

Excerpts from Interview #2:

• Explain at least 3 basic concepts/ features of OOPS.
• What are recursive functions? Give three examples.
• What can you tell us about the latest android version M and how is it different from others?
• What are the significance of semaphores? What are the different types of Semaphores?

• Tell us about yourself & your family background.
• How will you manage a team under pressure?
• What have you done to improve your academic position in the last 2 years?
• Why do you have such a low score in academics in 12th?
• What is your dream company?
• Will you be willing to work night-shift?
• What is 'MAKE IN INDIA' initiative? What are your views about it?
• Why does the Indian flag have 24 spokes?

Excerpts from Interview #3:

• What are the different types of database keys?
• Write a function to reverse a linked list.
• How prevalent is cycle stealing in modern systems?
• What are the various On-Delete options in a DB table? Which is the default option?
• Provide insight into the ecommerce market in India.

• Tell us something about yourself.
• What do you think should be done to improve our company?
• Have you ever had issues with your colleagues? Tell us how you have handled it.
• What philosophy guides you in your work?

Excerpts from Interview #4:

• What are the four set properties that make sure that database transactions run reliably?
• State the various states of a transaction in DBMS along with an example.
• What are the similarity and difference between class and structure?
• What is an exception? What are the reasons behind its occurrences ?

• Tell us about yourself.
• Name our competitors and how are they different from us.
• Walk us through your resume.
• A lot of companies have visited your campus for recruitments, why haven’t you been placed yet?

Excerpts from Interview #5:

• What is the significance of AVL tree?
• Where is top-n analysis in DBMS used ?
• What is advantage of tree over array and linked list? Explain with an example ?
• Explain Stored Procedures in DBMS. Where are they stored?

• Tell us about yourself.
• Just a minute topic: Automobile Sector in India.
• Why should we hire you for this role?
• How do you evaluate your own performance?
• Do you follow anything to improve your knowledge?
• Are you planning to opt for further studies?

Excerpts from Interview #6:

• What is a non static member function? How is it called?
• Explain different types of semaphores along with its uses.
• How trashing causes performance of the computer to degrade?
• What is difference between turnaround time and response time?
• A structure and a class use similar syntax. True or False?
• Write a structure specification that includes 4 float variables called length, breadth, height and volume. Call this structure box.
• What technology have you used in your 6th and 8th semester project?
• Define the following terms: DBMS, query, SQL.?
• What is the difference between primary and secondary key in DBMS?
• What is XML and some of its applications?
• What is a procedural programming? Give some of its examples.?
• Explain the different phases of a compiler ?
• What is significance of time division multiplexing ?
• What is the purpose of normalization of database? What are the different rules for normalization?
• What do you understand by method overloading?
• What is the rule of optimality in routing algoritms ?

• What do you want to do with your life?
• How would you describe your ideal job?
• How did you decide about this career?
• If you face a problem with your own performance, what would you do?
• Describe a situation where you were successful, how did you achieve your success?
• If you have never lead in the past, how would you do it in this role?
• What accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction in your life?
• Do you think you are a team player? Why?
• Do you handle conflict well?
• If I were to ask one of your professors to describe you, what would he or she say?
• What are your long term and short term goals?
• What is the meaning of your name?
• Why are you an ideal candidate for this job?
• Which two achievements of your life are the most important to you? Why?
• How did you perform in your written test?
• State two of your weaknesses and strengths.