Placement Papers - Novell

1st round Written test 4 sections.

1. Aptitude [ very easy and i don\'t think they count that [because my friend is poor in apt.]
2. System Concepts: B-trees and binary trees, basically all Data structures, prepare Tenabaum
3. C pretty easy objective type
some questions are
a) sscanf() is used for ?
b) he doesn\'t remember ?
4. Write a passage on Java/Internet

2nd round :

Technical Interview [2guyz]. Since in his resume 4 projects where on Linux/ gtk also they asked him to write code in C for Expand function.
void expand(char *src,char *dest)
{
// for ex: src=ard2-9ddd
then dest shd be dest= ard23456789ddd

we have to search 2-9 and expand it.
}
Basically they will ask whtz there in ur resume, He had gtk so they drilled in GTK.

3 round HR : He Cracked jokes and over he was in Novell.

The interview as usual lays stress on your technical stream. Questions from C, C++, Operating Systems, and Computer Networks will be asked. The panel will also ask about your favorite subject. You should have a good grasp on the subject because you will be grilled on those subjects

The written paper is of one hour duration and consists 30 questions which are divided into three sections:

Aptitude Section        - 15 questions in 20 minutes.
Technical Section       - 25 questions in 20 minutes.
C Programming Section  - 15 questions in 20 minutes.

In the technical section, questions from Microprocessors, Operating Systems, Computer Networks etc. are asked. All questions are multiple-choice type.