- OS: Process vs Thread (isolated address space vs shared memory), 4 conditions for Deadlock (Mutual Exclusion, Hold & Wait, No Preemption, Circular Wait). - Networks: TCP 3-way handshake (SYN, SYN-ACK, ACK), TCP vs UDP (reliable ordered byte stream vs fast connectionless datagrams). - DBMS: ACID properties (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability) and 1NF through BCNF normalization.
Keep track of application deadlines, referral requests, recruiter screens, and technical rounds in one unified dashboard.
Expect questions on what happens when you type a URL into a browser (DNS lookup, TCP socket, TLS handshake, HTTP request/response).
Continue leveling up your technical and job search skills.
From inner/outer joins and GROUP BY filtering to window functions (ROW_NUMBER, DENSE_RANK) and database indexing mechanics.
Deep-dive questions on REST vs GraphQL vs gRPC, JWT vs session authentication, database connection pooling, and eventual consistency.
A semester-by-semester execution plan from 5th to 7th semester covering DSA consistency, project completion, and mock interview practice.