Interview Questions

C requires all the variables to be declared at the beginning of a scope but in c++ we can declare variables anywhere in the scope. This makes the programmer easier to understand because the variables are declared in the context of their use.

Mainframe Testing is similar to client-server applications testing, but you have to know how to operate basic TSO and ISPF commands and menus, view mainframe files, look at and use SDSF or other output tool, log on CICS and transactions, use FTP or another transfer protocol, submit the batch job - it's for QA testing of mainframe applications.

$message is a variable with a fixed name. $$message is a variable whose name is stored in $message. 

If $message contains "var", $$message is the same as $var.

:: is the scope resolution operator

That would depend on what kind of a rapport I had with him. If I felt comfortable, I would probably mention that being rude is probably going to be bad for him in the long run, since unhappy customers reflect badly on the sales associate. Otherwise, I would mention to the supervisor what I had witnessed, and let him handle it.

One can use simple conditions like >= and <=, or use between/and but the trick here is to know your exact data type.

- Sometimes date fields contain time and that is where the query can go wrong so it is recommended to use some date related functions to remove the time issue. In SQL Server common function for accomplishing the task datediff () function.

- Interviewees also have to be aware of different time zones and server time zone.

-To increase query performance you may still want to use between however you should be aware of proper format you should use if not it might misbehave during filtering.

The 4 key phases of business development are: Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing.