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Q:

Name some common VSAM error conditions and codes?

Answer

End of file  (10)


Duplicate key (22)


Record not found (23)


VSAM logic error  (90)


Open problem  (92)


Space problem (93)

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Q:

Explain the difference between star and snowflake schemas.

Answer

Star schema: A highly de-normalized technique. A star schema has one fact table and is associated with numerous dimensions table and depicts a star.


Snow flake schema: The normalized principles applied star schema is known as Snow flake schema. Every dimension table is associated with sub dimension table.


 


Differences:


- A dimension table will not have parent table in star schema, whereas snow flake schemas have one or more parent tables.


- The dimensional table itself consists of hierarchies of dimensions in star schema, where as hierarchies are split into different tables in snow flake schema. The drilling down data from top most hierarchies to the lowermost hierarchies can be done.

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Q:

How to set cookies?

Answer

setcookie('variable','value','time');
variable - name of the cookie variable
value     - value of the cookie variable
time       - expiry time

Example:
<?php
setcookie('Test',$i,time()+3600);
?>
Test - cookie variable name
$i - value of the variable 'Test'
time()+3600 - denotes that the cookie will expire after an one hour

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Subject: PHP

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Q:

What's fuzz testing ?

Answer

1) List down usecases (taken from business cases) from function specs. For each use case write a test case and categorize them into sanity tests, functionality, GUI, performance etc. Then for each test case, write its workflow. 


2) For a GUI application - make a list of all GUI controls. For each control start writing test cases for testing of the control UI, functionality (impact on the whole application), negative testing (for incorrect inputs), performance etc.  

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Subject: QA Testing

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Q:

Explain the different types of errors in PHP.

Answer

Notices, Warnings and Fatal errors are the types of errors in PHP


Notices: 


Notices represents non-critical errors, i.e. accessing a variable that has not yet been defined. By default, such errors are not displayed to the user at all but whenever required, you can change this default behavior.


Warnings: 


Warnings are more serious errors but they do not result in script termination. i.e calling include() a file which does not exist. By default, these errors are displayed to the user.


Fatal errors: 


Fatal errors are critical errors i.e. calling a non-existent function or class. These errors cause the immediate termination of the script.

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Subject: PHP

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Q:

How do you display last 5 records in DB2?

Answer

SELECT * FROM table_name ORDER BY column_name desc Fetch first 5 rows only;

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Q:

Explain the process of creating a menu using the MainMenu component

Answer

MainMenu component is a component that allows the display of Menus at runtime on a form.


Process of creating Menu using MainMenu Component:


a. Add MainMenu component on Windows Form.


b. Menu designer allows deciding the structure of the main menu by selecting the Type Here area and adding the Menu Items to be displayed on the menu.


c. Add functionality to Menu Items as required

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Subject: .NET
Job Role: Software Architect

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Q:

What is the difference between Cursor Stability and Repeatable Read isolation levels?

Answer

CURSOR STABILITY:


- CS is a row level locking


- Acquires an exclusive lock on the row that is to be updated


- When the control is moved to the next updatable row, the lock is released


REPEATABLE READ:


- RR is a page level locking


- Acquires an exclusive lock on the entire page which is the source of row availability


- When the control is moved to the next updatable page the lock is released

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