First Round (around 45 minutes )

Q. what is a Real-Time System ?

Q. What is the difference between Hard and Soft real-time systems ?

Q. What is a mission critical system ?

Q. What is the important aspect of a real-time system ?
Q. Explain the difference between microkernel and macro kernel. Give an example of microkernel.
Q. Why paging is used ?
Q. Which is the best page replacement algo and Why ?
Q. WHat is software life cycle ?

Q. How much time is spent usually in each phases and why ?

Q. Which one do U want to work if selected in Honeywell ?

Q. What is testing ?

Q. Which are the different types of testing ?

Q.Why do U want to join Honeywell ?
Q. Do U know C++ ?

Q. How good are U in C and C++ ?

Q. Rate U'rslef in both C and C++. ( 1 - 10 marks)

Second round (around 45 minutes )
They wanted a bio-data at the time of inteview.

Q. Explain U'r research work.
Q. What is a distributed system ?
Q. Some questions about CSP.
Q. Which languages do U know ?
Q. What are the differences between Pascal and C.
Q .Then what is typing and its advantages ?
Q. Then he asked some questions from Compiler construction and Lisp.
Q. WHich are the different computer architectures ?
Q. What is the requirement in MIMD ?
Q. What is the difference between RISC and CISC processors ?
Q. Difference between loosely coupled and tightly coupled systems ?
Q. What is an open system ?
Q. questions from software engineering .
Q. Which are the different phases in Software life cycle (asked again)
Q. Why is analysis and testing phases very important ?
Q. Which methodologies are U familiar with ?
Q. Have U worked in windows ? (Yes)
Q. What is the difference U have seen from a Dos environment ?
Q. So what do U mean by event driven ?
Q. How do WinMain look like ?
Q. How the messages are processed in Windows ?
Q. What are parameters needed to distinguish an event ?
Q. Have U done any network programming ?
Q. Why networks are layered ?
Q. What is the advantage of that ?
Q. How many layers are there in OSI ?
Q. WHy is it called OSI model ?
Q. Are U familiar with network topologies ?
Q. Which are the different network toplogies ?
Q. Tell an example of bus type network.
Q. What is the Bandwidth of ethernet ?
Q. Explain the advantage and disadvantage of ethernet ?
Q. Which is the protocol used in ethernet. (CSMA/CD)
Q. Why is it called so ?
Q. If all stations tries to communicate at same time, what will happen.
Q. What is binary exponential backoff algo ?
Q. What is the advantage of Ring network ?
Q. Compare it with ethernet.
Q. In a real-time system which one do U prefer and why ?
Q. What is the basic requirement of a real-time network ?
Q. Which one is costly - ethernet of ring networks ?
Q. Some questions form OOSD and Digital signal processing.
Q. What is inheritance, encapsulation etc.

Third Round (15 minutes)

Q. Asked about the percentages and marks during SSC, PDC, B.Tech and MS.
Q. When can U join ?
Q. Who is U'r guide ?
Q. U are from which place ?
Q. Where is it in Kerala ?
Q. How do U perform in the first two interviews ?
Q. WHy have U given Honeywell as dream job ?
Q. Some more personal questions

Fourth Round (45 minutes)

Q. What do U like in Bangalore ?
Q. I said the weather and all my friends are here.
Q. Asked about my family members.
Q. How do U interact with friends ?
Q. How do adjust to a new environemnt ?
Q. Suppose U solve a problem and after that U are getting an almost same
Q. problem with high complexity ( and lower complexity). How will U approach to the next problem.
Q. What is U'r approach towards a new subject ?
Q. How do U prepare for exams ?
Q. Suppose in a project meeting, somebody fires U, how will U react ?
Q. Are U patient enough to wait in long queues ?