Interview questions

System Engineer interview questions

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  1. Intro and family background.

  2. Tell model of any switches

  3. What is Log Processing?

  4. What is Access Control Lists?

  5. What is Worm?

  6. What is DNS spoofing?

  7. What are the limitations in increasing the power supply to reduce delay?

  8. Given a layout, draw its transistor level circuit. (I was given a 3 input AND gate and a 2 input Multiplexer. You can expect any simple 2 or 3 input gates)

  9. Draw Vds-Ids curve for a MOSFET. Now, show how this curve changes (a) with increasing Vgs (b) with increasing transistor width (c) considering Channel Length Modulation

  10. Draw the timing diagram for a SRAM Read. What happens if we delay the enabling of Clock signal?

  11. What is Virtual Network Perimeter?

  12. If JumpStart clients are on a different subnet to the DHCP server, what must be configured to enableIf JumpStart clients are on a different subnet to the DHCP server, what must be configured to enable them to communicate with the DHCP server?

  14. What is Data Driven Attack?

  15. What is Logging?

  16. What is Defense in Depth?

  17. What is Abuse of Privilege?

  18. What is Log Retention?

  19. What is Virus?

  20. Give a big picture of the entire SRAM Layout showing your placements of SRAM Cells, Row Decoders, Column Decoders, Read Circuit, Write Circuit and Buffers

  21. Give the logic expression for an AOI gate. Draw its transistor level equivalent. Draw its stick diagram

  22. Draw a CMOS Inverter. Explain its transfer characteristics

  23. You have three adjacent parallel metal lines. Two out of phase signals pass through the outer two metal lines. Draw the waveforms in the center metal line due to interference. Now, draw the signals if the signals in outer metal lines are in phase with eac

  24. Insertion loss?

  25. Describe an impedance matching circuit?

  27. Describe circular polarization

  28. What are saw filters used for?

  29. Name some band definitions?

  30. What is the 911 point?

  31. What is meaning of mah written on battery

  32. All About process, CI, BOM control, Design, USP, ISO, SAP, 2D & 3D part design and design modification, Quality issues analysis, 5 why, etc.

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