Get Your Basics Right to Crack a Java Interview Summary: Java, an object oriented programming language has features to support the development of websites and web applications. It is thought to be a tough programming language and hence cracking a java interview very often worries the freshers who do not possess a deeper understanding of the subject. One cannot crack an interview with a fear about it. Hence overcome your fears and just get your basics right, if you want to excel at a Java interview. Article: Fundamentals or basics are very important for any programming language and so is the case with Java too. If you have a good grip on the basics or fundamentals, cracking a java interview would not be a difficult task at all because most of the questions asked at the interview would be related to the basics of the subject. Command over the basic concepts of the programming language will surely help you get going at the interview. Brushing up your knowledge on the Java basics just before the interview would be a better idea to make sure that you have clear idea on all the fundamentals of the language without having forgotten any. Secondly, prepare well for a few questions that are likely to be asked in a technical interview. There are certain questions that are widely asked in a Java interview. It’s very easy finding such questions in internet. Collect these java interview questions and answers from the World Wide Web. Do not by heart the answers, prepare suitable answers for yourself with an idea of those given on the internet. You can also go through the books or question series guides of Java that area available in the market these days. Have a look at a few most frequently asked Java interview questions below. • • • • • • • •
What do you understand by OOPs? Explain the inheritance concept in Java. Explain the difference between an interface and abstract class. What do you understand by abstraction and how is it different encapsulation? What is meant by polymorphism? What are essential applications of Java? What is the importance of access modifiers? Explain the difference between public, private and protected access modifiers.
Next important thing that can get you through the interview is the proper programming and syntax practice done prior the interview. During a java interview you may be asked to solve an error or find the error in a program given by your interviewer. Hence if you do not have proper knowledge of the syntax of or an understanding of the fundamentals for writing a Java program, you will surely have a tough time trying to locate it while ending up with a failure to find any. So practice writing and debugging the java programs before interview as this will give you knowledge of the errors that may occur during the programming. Clearing an interview would not be enough to advance in your career as a java developer. Finally, you need to have the required skills and know-how of the subject as whole if you need to go higher in this profession. Hence just go for Java training by enrolling your name in a specific Java course at a reputed
Java training institute in your city. Prefer Java certification courses as these will add to your credentials as a Java developer and hence can be your tool for a progressing career. Always prefer to go for an interview with a reference as this could make a lot of difference. Hence opt for an institute that offers Java training with placement as this will ease your task of getting a job. At TOPS Technologies, we do offer training with placement program and hence can help freshers so that they can take their first step for an advancing career ahead without efforts. ********************************************************************* Author Box: TOPS Technologies is a leading Java training institute in India with over 16 branches across the country training and placing the students and freshers in the top IT companies. The company provides the best Java courses with project training under the guidance of well-trained Java instructors having extensive industry experience.