Honeywell Placement Question Papers

Test have No negative marking and 3 sections -technical 35 questions in 30 mins-DCT, data structures,interrupts in 8085 etc..aptitude -30 questions in 30 mins ,C-20 questions in 15 mins-was quite easy some questions(not sectionwise)


1 key constraints are .....for...
(a)secondary key
(b)primary key
(c)foreign key
(d)...

2 If a sinusoidal signal of 1100Hz is flat top sampled at a rate of 1800Hz,& this signal is passed through
an ideal LPF with cutoff 1KHZ,the o/p contains the following frequency components:
(This question was repeated again in the same paper !!!)
(a)only 800Hz
(b)...
(c)...
(d)...

3 TRAP is _____interrupt
(a)synchronus
(b)asynchronus
(c)hardware
(d)...

4 When the instruction RST is executed, the control jumps to location:
(a)0020
(b)0024
(c)0028
(d)none of the above

5 A memory cell in static Random Access Memory is made up of:
(a)6 mos transistors---ans
(b)1 mos transistor and 1 capacitor
(c)4 mos transistors and 2 capacitors
(d)...

6 Worst case algorithm is meant for the case
(a)when sometimes favourable
(b)when worst unfavourable
(c)...
(d)...

7 A semaphore with negative count n(s=n) has how many processes in the Q?
(a)0
(b)n
(c)n+1
(d)n-1

8 If in a PCM system the no of bits used is increased from n to n+1,the signal-to-noise ratio
improves by
(a)3dB
(b)6dB
(c)20ndB
(d)24ndB

9 2 trains of length 110m & 90 m travelling at 45kmph & 50 kmph respectively..when will they pass each other?
(a)144mins
(b)102mins
(c)..
(d)...

10 From a circular sheet of radius 10cm , 40% is cut off & from the remaining portion a cone is constructed, what is the ratio of the radius of the cone to its height?

11 If a vessel contains 56 litres of a mixture of milk & water in the ratio 3:2..what amount of water
should be added to make the ratio 4:5?

12 2 pipes fill a cistern in 12 mins,pipe A is 3 times faster than pipe b...if only pipe B has to fill the cistern ,how long will it take?
(a)1hour
(b)2hours
(c)..
(d)..

13 #define ADD(X,Y) X+Y
main()
{
#undef ADD(X,Y);
fun();
}
fun()
{
int y=ADD(3,2);
printf("%d",y);
}

o/p?
Runtime error(linker error): _add undefined in module

14 Which of the following is illegal
(a)void v;
(b)void *v;
(c)void **v;
(d)all are legal

15 #define int INTEGER/*line1*/
#define INTEGER int/*line 2*/
main()
{
INTEGER p=10;/*line 5*/
printf("%d",p);
}
o/p?
(a)compiler error at line 1
(b)compiler error at line 2
(c)compiler error at line 5
(d)No error,prints 10
ans:c
16 main()
{
int counter=1;
for(;;)
{
counter++;
if(counter>9)
break;
}

}

in the above program
(a)error b'coz for should have parameters
(b)error bcoz 2 semicolons in a for loop are invalid
(c)no error,loop is executed once
(d) no error ,loop is executed 10 times

17) main()
{
char str={'H','E','L','L','O','\0'}
printf("%s/n",str+1);
}
o/p?

(a)prints ELLO
(b)prints HELLO
(c)prints ILLO (i.e.'H' is incremented by 1)
(d)...

18 The average temperature for monday,wednesday,thursday was 46 o C.the average temperature for tuesday,wednesday,thursday,friday was 48(some no)..if temp on monday was 42 o C,what is the temperature on tuesday?
(a)32
(b)36
(c)37
(d)3....

19 The average marks of 12 students was found to be......(some no)...it was later found that while entering the data , it had been entered as 74 instead of 50...and 20 instead of 24(nos are not the same)...what is the correct average?
20 If a lady bought a house & sold it at 25% more than what she had paid after 3 years,
she has to pay 50%tax on the gain...If C is the cost price,(gain=s.P-c.p),what tax did she
have to pay?
(a)..
(b)C/8
(c)...
(d)...

21 Some no of men(given)..complete a work in (given) no of days...after (some no) of days ..
some more(given no) men join them,they will finish the work in how many days?

22 If a car travels from A to B at a speed of 'x' kmph & travels back from B to A at 4/5th the speed
,then the total distance travelled in terms of percentage of x is?
(a)2400km
(b)3600km
(c)..
(d)...

(23)-(24)2 similar problems on a race..i.e.one travels at some speed gives a lead of some time or length
to the other....kind of problem..

25 A question on malloc
int *p;
p=malloc(sizeof(int)*5);
if malloc returned the address 1000;the value of p+1 is
(a)1002
(b)1004
(c)...
(d).....

26 A cascade amplifier is:
(a)a common emitter stage followed by a common base stage
(b)a common base followed by emitter follower
(c)...
(d)a common base stage followed by a common emitter stage

27 A network has 7 nodes & 5 independent loops,the no of branches=?
(a)11
(b)14
(c)..
(d)...

28 Many nodes transmit at the same time .....collision occurs...retransmit.....what is this called?
(a)
(b)
(c)collision.....enforcement
(d)

29 If the characteristic impedance of a transmission line is 50ohms,at 1 end the impedance is
+j50 ohms,the VSWR =?
(a)0
(b)infinity
(c)+j
(d)+1

30 Minimum no of NAND gates required to realize the boolean eqn: Z=ABC?
(a)4
(b)6
(c)..
(d)....

31 It has been found that mercury poisoning due to industrial pollution causes Hobson's disease.
An island R is completely away from modern industry.People here follow subsistence agriculture method.
A high % of people in Island R are affected by Hobsons disease.From the above paragraph, we can deduce
(i)there must be another reason for Hobson's disease other than mercury posoning
(ii)mercury poisoning can be due to other reasons than industrial pollution
(iii)....
(a)i only
(b)ii only
(c) i ,ii, iii
(d) i and ii

32 fun()
{
int counter=1;
counter++;
if(counter>10)
fun();
}...(some program similar to this one).
the program will be executed infinetely--ans

33 Which of these are legal?
i.a pointer to a function
ii.a pointer to a structure
ii.pointer to union
(a)i only
(b)i and ii
(c)i,ii &iii
(d)ii &iii
34 Union..
{
int ivalue;
char lvalue;
struct boo
{
int ivalue;
char lvalue;
}databook;
};
(a)error as struct within union is not allowed
(b)error as struct members have same name as union members
(c)...
(d).....

35 How many stacks are there in DOS?
(a)1 stack
(b)2 stacks
(c)3 stacks
(d)...

36 What is the o/p?
main()
{
char arr[5]={'a','a','b','c','d','e'};
printf("%s",arr);
}

 

Honeywell Placement Papers and Sample Papers

 

First Round (around 45 minutes )

Q. what is a Real-Time System ?

Q. What is the difference between Hard and Soft real-time systems ?

Q. What is a mission critical system ?

Q. What is the important aspect of a real-time system ?

Q. Explain the difference between microkernel and macro kernel. Give an example of microkernel.

Q. Why paging is used ?

Q. Which is the best page replacement algo and Why ?

Q. WHat is software life cycle ?

Q. How much time is spent usually in each phases and why ?

Q. Which one do U want to work if selected in Honeywell ?

Q. What is testing ?

Q. Which are the different types of testing ?

Q.Why do U want to join Honeywell ?

Q. Do U know C++ ?

Q. How good are U in C and C++ ?

Q. Rate U'rslef in both C and C++. ( 1 - 10 marks)

Second round (around 45 minutes )

They wanted a bio-data at the time of inteview.

Q. Explain U'r research work.

Q. What is a distributed system ?

Q. Some questions about CSP.

Q. Which languages do U know ?

Q. What are the differences between Pascal and C.

Q.Then what is typing and its advantages ?

Q. Then he asked some questions from Compiler construction and Lisp.

Q. WHich are the different computer architectures ?

Q. What is the requirement in MIMD ?

Q. What is the difference between RISC and CISC processors ?

Q. Difference between loosely coupled and tightly coupled systems ?

Q. What is an open system ?

Q. questions from software engineering .

Q. Which are the different phases in Software life cycle (asked again)

Q. Why is analysis and testing phases very important ?

Q. Which methodologies are U familiar with ?

Q. Have U worked in windows ? (Yes)

Q. What is the difference U have seen from a Dos environment ?

Q. So what do U mean by event driven ?

Q. How do WinMain look like ?

Q. How the messages are processed in Windows ?

Q. What are parameters needed to distinguish an event ?

Q. Have U done any network programming ?

Q. Why networks are layered ?

Q. What is the advantage of that ?

Q. How many layers are there in OSI ?

Q. WHy is it called OSI model ?

Q. Are U familiar with network topologies ?

Q. Which are the different network toplogies ?

Q. Tell an example of bus type network.

Q. What is the Bandwidth of ethernet ?

Q. Explain the advantage and disadvantage of ethernet ?

Q. Which is the protocol used in ethernet. (CSMA/CD)

Q. Why is it called so ?

Q. If all stations tries to communicate at same time, what will happen.

Q. What is binary exponential backoff algo ?

Q. What is the advantage of Ring network ?

Q. Compare it with ethernet.

Q. In a real-time system which one do U prefer and why ?

Q. What is the basic requirement of a real-time network ?

Q. Which one is costly - ethernet of ring networks ?

Q. Some questions form OOSD and Digital signal processing.

Q. What is inheritance, encapsulation etc.

Third Round (15 minutes)

Q. Asked about the percentages and marks during SSC, PDC, B.Tech and MS.

Q. When can U join ?

Q. Who is U'r guide ?

Q. U are from which place ?

Q. Where is it in Kerala ?

Q. How do U perform in the first two interviews ?

Q. WHy have U given Honeywell as dream job ?

Q. Some more personal questions

Fourth Round (45 minutes)

Q. What do U like in Bangalore ?

Q. I said the weather and all my friends are here.

Q. Asked about my family members.

Q. How do U interact with friends ?

Q. How do adjust to a new environemnt ?

Q. Suppose U solve a problem and after that U are getting an almost same

Q. problem with high complexity ( and lower complexity). How will U approach to the next problem.

Q. What is U'r approach towards a new subject ?

Q. How do U prepare for exams ?

Q. Suppose in a project meeting, somebody fires U, how will U react ?

Q. Are U patient enought to wait in long queues ?