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Applications Support Engineer Interview Experience

March 1, 2013
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Received a phone call for interview scheduling after submitting an online application.

Questions

Maths:

  1. What is the Null Space of a matrix?
  2. Calculate the inverse of [3 2; 1 1].
  3. Calculate the Eigen Value(s) of [3 -1; 1 5].
  4. Solve for y(x); dy/dx = cos x / 2x.
  5. Solve the above for the boundary condition: y(0) = 1.
  6. Lim x→0 sin x / x; Find the limits.

Signal Processing:

  • Same questions as mentioned on the website.

  • Extra questions are as follows:

    • Y(n) = 0.2 y(n-1) + 2 x(m); Which filter will you use?
    • h(n) = 1.2301 x 10^3; Which filter will you use?
    • Concept of Cross-correlation
    • Concept of Z-transform
    • Difference between Fourier Series and Fourier Transform
    • Concept of LTI – Linear Time-Invariant system theory

C-Programming:

  1. Concept of Global variables and Local variables?
  2. Typedef
  3. Const and #define
  4. "stdio.h" and (stdio.h)
  5. Pointers
  6. Null Pointer
  7. Other similar questions in the list on the website.

Matlab Programming:

  1. Concatenation execution, both using commands and without using commands.
  2. Similar questions as mentioned in the list.

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