HCL Interview Questions

Excerpts from Interview #1:

• What is meant by “Class access modifiers”?
• What is deadlock? How do you avoid it?
• What is a thread?
• What exactly happens after each system call in sockets, both at the client and at the server.
• Give two main differences between "Truncate" and "Delete".
• Define "Access specifiers".
• What is BLOCK statements in SQL?
• What is an “Abstract Class”?

• What is your biggest regret in life?
• Give us two of your biggest strengths and weaknesses.
• Illustrate a few of your qualities which fall in line with HCL’s vision statement.
• What do you think about HCL?
• What interests you most about this position?

Excerpts from Interview #2:

• What do you understand by abstract classes?
• Differentiate between postfix and prefix operators.
• What are some negative aspects of computer networking.
• Tell about strtok & strstr functions.
• Differentiate between – TCP header and UDP header
• What is peep stack?
• What is a foreign key?
• How many ways can a variable be initialized into?

• What are three things that your friends will say about you?
• Where do you see yourself five years from now?
• What do you think are the qualities that define a Team Leader?
• How do your strengths overpower your weaknesses?
• How ambitious are you? Would you compete for my job?

Excerpts from Interview #3:

• Discuss the different protocols associated with each layer in the TCP/IP model.
• Tell us something about your academic project.
• What will happen when using pass by reference?
• Which programming language did you use to make your project?
• What was your contribution in the project?
• What is function of ROLLUP and CUBE?

• What motivates you to work for HCL Technologies?
• Do you plan to pursue an MBA immediately after completing your engineering?
• Describe various co-curricular and extra-curricular activities that you’ve participated in.
• What is your aim in life?
• What is your short term goal?
• How do you think your friends will define you?

Excerpts from Interview #4:

• How do you implement tree mirroring?
• What do you understand by cloud computing and where is it pre-dominantly used?
• Why is the prime motive behind companies using private cloud?
• Can procedure in a package be overloaded?
• What is the maximum no. of arguments that can be given in a command line in C.?
• What do you mean by threads in Operating System?
• Write a program to print ASCII code for a given digit.

• Why should you be hired for this role?
• Would you forego this job if you get a better opportunity?
• Which TV series do you like the most? Enlist some major characters of this series.
• Under what circumstances you will leave this job?

Excerpts from Interview #5:

• Give 10 points of differences between C & C++.
• What is the reason behind using constructors and destructors?
• Explain the OOPS concept?
• Can class objects be passed as function arguments?
• Explain pointer. What are function pointers?
• Define whitespace in C++.
• Differentiate fundamental data types and derived data types.
• Explain with example the concept of constant variable.

• What would you say is your strongest quality?
• What qualities do you think will be required for this job?
• What interests you about our product (or service)?
• How would you add value to our company?
• Name a few game software making companies.
• Would you like to suggest anything to us?
• Do you consider yourself successful?

Excerpts from Interview #6:

• Which subject do you like the best?
• What is exception handling?
• Disadvantage of indexed sequential file.
• What is order of B+tree?
• What is the method to declare member of a class static?
• What is the function of I/O library in C++ ?
• Can non graphic characters be used and processed in C++?

• What would be your most preferred work within HCL?
• Do you think you’ll be able to compete with students from IITs and other premier institutes considering that you have such a low CGPA?
• Which type of songs do you enjoy the most?
• If you could change one thing about your personality, what would it be? Why?
• Do you work well under pressure?
• Why did you join your previous company? Did they live up to your expectations? Why are you leaving now?