Software Engineering Online Test
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The software engineering online test assesses candidates' knowledge of programming concepts, principles, and best practices.
It's an ideal test for pre-employment screening. A good software engineer needs to understand how software systems work together, how to optimize them, and how to design systems to avoid potential issues.
This online test requires candidates to answer questions about programming and software architecture.
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Free Sample Questions for Software Engineering Test
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HTTP Request
A user types www.testdome.com into their browser's address bar for the first time, presses enter, the webpage loads, and renders successfully.
Select the statements that are correct.
(Select all acceptable answers.)
Web App Architecture
During a discussion about architecture for a new web app the following sketchup was made:
The authors of the sketchup forgot to write the descriptions for three components marked with red numbers.
Select the best choice, regarding the context, for the description that should define each component.
Big O Notation
For the following pseudocode functions, choose the big O notation that accurately describes its worst-case complexity.
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Premium Questions for Software Engineering Test
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HTTP Post, Cookies, Mock Configuration, UML Diagrams, Sort Comprehension, Tree Traversal, REST Communications, Engine, Do Recursive, Advertising Platform, Blame, Candidates REST API, Collaborative Software, Panel System, Service Discovery, Web Protocol, Welcome Screen, Cloud Solution, Spreadsheet App, Car PersistenceCovered Skills
Testing of these skills is covered in this pre-built test because they’re closely related. On our paid plan, you can easily create your own custom multi-skill tests.
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