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    CS Core Subjects Important Topic (For Interviews)

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    Saurabh Nahariya, a 2021 graduate from VIT Vellore, shares an overview of important computer science fundamentals topics to prepare for interviews after recently getting placed at D.E. Shaw through campus recruitment. The document outlines key areas like database management systems, operating systems, computer networks, and software engineering to focus on, emphasizing basics over depth. Saurabh recommends resources like GeeksforGeeks and notes that questions will likely assess understanding rather than requiring expertise in any single topic.

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    Saurabh Nahariya, a 2021 graduate from VIT Vellore, shares an overview of important computer science fundamentals topics to prepare for interviews after recently getting placed at D.E. Shaw through campus recruitment. The document outlines key areas like database management systems, operating systems, computer networks, and software engineering to focus on, emphasizing basics over depth. Saurabh recommends resources like GeeksforGeeks and notes that questions will likely assess understanding rather than requiring expertise in any single topic.

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    Saurabh Nahariya, a 2021 graduate from VIT Vellore, shares an overview of important computer science fundamentals topics to prepare for interviews after recently getting placed at D.E. Shaw through campus recruitment. The document outlines key areas like database management systems, operating systems, computer networks, and software engineering to focus on, emphasizing basics over depth. Saurabh recommends resources like GeeksforGeeks and notes that questions will likely assess understanding rather than requiring expertise in any single topic.

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    Saurabh Nahariya, a 2021 graduate from VIT Vellore, shares an overview of important computer science fundamentals topics to prepare for interviews after recently getting placed at D.E. Shaw through campus recruitment. The document outlines key areas like database management systems, operating systems, computer networks, and software engineering to focus on, emphasizing basics over depth. Saurabh recommends resources like GeeksforGeeks and notes that questions will likely assess understanding rather than requiring expertise in any single topic.

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    Hello Everyone !!!

    I am ​Saurabh Nahariya from VIT Vellore 2021 Batch​ , I recently got Placed in​ D.E. Shaw
    through an On Campus Drive. Here I am Sharing All the ​Important Topics​ Related to CS
    Fundamentals (​DBMS , OS , Networks and Software Engineering​) that will be enough to
    Crack Interviews. Hope You All Find this Helpful !!!

    Database Management System (DBMS)

    1. What is DBMS ? How it is Different from Data Structures.


    2. Difference Between Database and Database Management System ?
    3. Main Memory and Secondary Memory.
    4. Basic Functionality and Advantages of DBMS i.e. Data Retrieve , Delete , Insert
    (Functionality) and Remove Redundancy , Easy access ( Advantages)
    5. DBMS Two Level and Three Level Architecture.
    6. Entity Relationship Model ​(ER Model , Know the Basics i.e What is Entity , Attributes
    and Cardinality) (Hint : They won’t ask You to make Complex ER diagram)
    7. Relational Model​ ( Difference b/w ER model and Relational Model)
    8. All type of Keys in Relational Model ( Primary Key , Super Key , Candidate Key , Foreign
    Key) (​Hint : Important​)
    9. Armstrong Axioms and All type of Functional Dependencies (Transitive and Relative)
    10. Database Anomalies ( Insert , Delete and Update)
    11. Normalization -> What is Normalization​ ? Why do we need Normalization ?
    12. All the Types of Normalization , ​1NF , 2NF , 3NF and BCNF​. (Hint : They won’t ask you
    to Convert the Functions into 1NF , 2NF and All , Just Know the Basics of Each Normal
    Form & It Would Be Better if you Understand Every NF Form with an Example)
    (​Important topic​)
    13. SQL Queries ( Learn with one example of Each Query , Not Much,​ Best Resource :
    SQL w3 Resource​ )
    14. File Structures in Database ( Indexing , Sparse Indexing , ​B- Tree , B+ trees​) (Source
    GFG)
    15. Transactions , Operations of Transactions , ​Transaction’s ACID Properties
    (Important)
    16. State of Transactions i.e Committed , partially Committed
    17. Concurrency Control​ , Lock and all over Transactions

    Operating Systems (OS)

    1. What is Operating System and Its Types (MultiProcessing ,MultiTasking and All)
    2. Process and Threads in OS , Process State , Process Control Block and Context
    Switching (​Threading is Important Topic​)
    3. Process Scheduling ( ​All the Job Scheduling Algorithms​ )
    4. Important Scheduling Algos ( SJF , SRTF , FCFS , LJF(Longest Job First) and ​Round
    Robin Scheduling​)
    5. Process Synchronization , Critical Section , Inter Process Communication , Locks for
    Synchronization (Semaphore and Mutex) and Monitors (​Important​)
    6. DeadLock , Characteristics of DeadLock , Handling and Recovery from Deadlock
    7. Memory Management in Operating System
    8. First Fit , Best Fit, Next Fit and Worst Fit in Operating System (​Important​)
    9. Paging in Memory Management (Concept of Virtual memory) (​Important​)
    10. Demand Paging​ , Thrashing and Page Replacement Algo (FCFS and ​LRU Algorithm​)
    11. Segmentation in Memory Management and Translation Lookaside Buffer (TLB)

    Computer Networks (Network and Communication)

    Generally They Don’t Ask ​Computer Networks Most of the Time but ​Read Job
    Description First ​, ​If Necessary in Job Description or You Have time to Prepare for it then You
    Can Prepare. (​CISCO Company Focus on Computer Networks so For that You Must Have to
    Study this Subject.)

    1. What is Computer Networks (LAN , WAN and MAN)


    2. Network Topologies (Star , Bus etc.)
    3. Translation Modes in Networks (Simplex , Duplex and Half Duplex)
    4. TCP/IP vs OSI Model (​Most Important​)
    5. Functionality of All the OSI Layers (​Important : Those are Mentioned Below 6 - )
    6. Stop and Wait HRQ , Selective Repeat Protocol , Sliding Window , Go Back N (Data Link
    Layer)
    7. IPV4 vs IPV6 (Network Layer) (​Important​)
    8. TCP vs UDP (Transport Layer) (​Important​)
    9. Domain Name System (DNS) (Application Layer) (​Important​)
    10. (​Optional​ : Have some basic Knowledge of Subnetting and IP Addressing)

    Software Engineering ( According to Job Description if Necessary / Imp. in HR Round)

    1. What is Software Engineering and why do we need it ? (​HR Question​)


    2. Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
    3. SDLC Models (Important)
    4. Waterfall Model , V Model , Iterative Model , Spiral Model and Agile Model(​Important​)
    5. Why is the Agile Model Important and Better ?
    6. Quality assurance and testing (QTE) - ​If You are Applying for this Post then You
    Should have Knowledge about BlackBox and Whitebox Testing.
    7. What is Software Requirement Specification (​SRS Document​)
    8. Use Software Engineering Basics While giving Explanation of Your Projects (Example
    Below)
    9. Example : Me and My Team thought of Making this XYZ Project . So I made one SRS
    Document for requirements. Which Model You Used (Tell agile Cause it is Best Model) .
    Then tell We Tested this. ( Complete Idea with Software Engineering) (​Very Much
    Important in CV and HR Round​)

    Special Note : No Need to Go Deep in Any of the Topic Mentioned Above. Just try to
    Understand the Meaning and working of every topic with an Example.Majorly Questions will be
    Basic Only. Don’t Fear Much. Just Cover the Basics. Those Who are in 2nd or 3rd Year will take
    Classes of All the CS Fundamentals mentioned Above Very Soon in the Near Future. ​Connect
    with me on LinkedIn for More updates​.

    Those who are Currently in 4th Year they Can Refer ​GeeksForGeeks ​for Preparation of
    Topics Mentioned Above.

    All the Best for Placements​ !!!

    Thanks & Regards


    Saurabh Nahariya
    Linkedin Profile : ​https://www.linkedin.com/in/saurabh-nahariya-1a7643190/

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