Google Interview Questions

Excerpts from Interview #1:

• Technical questions regarding various projects undertaken during the course of engineering.
• Write a code to generate divisors of an integer.
• What do you understand by inheritance and explain its various types?
• List different attributes in ER model of DBMS.
• What is jump statement in C++?
• What do you know about latest developments in IT industry?
• Give any two points of difference between C++ and Java.

• How would you describe your ideal job?
• Why did you choose this career?
• When did you decide on this career?
• What goals do you have in your career?
• What do you think it takes to be successful in this career?
• What accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction in your life?
• If you had to live your life over again, what would you change?

Excerpts from Interview #2:

• How do you use a “Local Block”?
• Compare "Switch" statement and "Multiple-If" statements.
• What are the characteristics of modern DBMS?
• Describe your Final Year project. What was novelty in it?
• Explain RDBMS and how is it different from DBMS.
• What is nested loop? What is dangling else condition in it?
• Write a program to compare lengths of two strings.
• What keyword would you use for Development of a Software Life Cycle? Define this keyword.

• Tell me about some of your recent goals and what you did to achieve them.
• What are your short-term goals?
• What is your long-range objective?
• What do you see yourself doing five years from now?
• Where do you want to be ten years from now?
• Do you have any plans for further education?
• How much training do you think you'll need to become a productive employee?

Excerpts from Interview #3:

• What is meant by platform independence?
• What is the term for a virtual machine in JAVA? How would you implement it?
• List out a few disadvantages of DBMS.
• Discuss the process of inheriting variable of one class to the other class.
• Explain " C++ makes the function prototyping essential".
• Tell me about ACID properties of DBMS.
• List different types of inheritance.
• Explain me ER model of DBMS with diagrams.

• What is your greatest strength?
• What is your greatest weakness?
• If I were to ask one of your professors to describe you, what would he or she say?
• Why did you choose to attend your college?
• What changes would you make at your college?
• How has your education prepared you for your career?
• What were your favorite classes? Why?

Excerpts from Interview #4:

• What are the areas in which data structures are applied extensively?
• Define relational model in DBMS.
• List out the difference between - white box, black box, and gray box testing.
• What are the three levels of data abstraction? Which of these layers is at the user end?
• Tell me about three-tier architecture of DBMS.
• Explain the different types of software model. Which model is best amongst these?
• Which is the most efficient software model?

• Tell me about a time when you worked effectively under pressure.
• Tell me about a time when you handled a difficult situation with a co-worker.
• Do you have any location preferences?
• How familiar are you with the community that we are located in?
• Will you relocate in the future?
• Are you willing to travel? How much?
• Is money important to you?

Excerpts from Interview #5:

• What keyword would you use for Development of a Software Life Cycle? Define this keyword.
• What is abstraction with respect to DBMS?
• What are the different steps involved in Life cycle’s Development?
• What is the difference between IPv4 and IPv6? What do you understand by both of these?
• Explain the term polymorphism?
• What is entity relationship model in DBMS?
• What is the term used for changing the significance of operator?

• Where do you want to be ten years from now?
• Do you have any plans for further education?
• How much training do you think you will need to become a productive employee?
• What qualities do you feel a successful manager should have?
• Do you handle conflict well?
• Tell me about a time when you were tolerant of an opinion that was different from yours.
• Tell me about a time when you were disappointed with your behavior.

Excerpts from Interview #6:

• Differentiate between database instance and database schema.
• What is a CSS file?Enlist its various uses.
• What does an isNAN function do?
• Explain these terms - messaging passing.
• What are different mapping cardinalities in entity relationship model?
• Give two advantages of an iterator.
• Differentiate function definition and function prototype.
• What is base type of an array?

• What motivates you to work at Google?
• What is your favourite pass time? What do you do in your spare time?
• Do you have any backlogs?
• How would you rate us as interviewers on a scale of 1-10?
• Tell me about a time when you delegated a project effectively.
• Tell me about a time when you set your sights too high (or too low).