we ask our recruiters to use a multiple choice phone screen test on job applicants, to try and reduce the number of morons who actually make it into the building for an interview. one time, one of our recruiters disobeyed his orders and simply let an applicant fill in the answers on a Word document, in his own time. here are my favourite extracts of what we got back:
Q:
1.
What does the first “A” in “AJAX” stand for?
a. Adaptive
b. ActiveX
c. Asynchronous
d. Atlas
A:
The A in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ajax</st1:place></st1:City> stands for
Asynchronous: - meaning that on in internet Programming/Network Programming e.g
over SSL or Socket programming, Packet or circuit switched with cipher
encryption based on various algorithms <o:p></o:p>
Multi-Tasking is enabled i.e. the data send
to the Server (Remote e.g) does not have to be sent back to the client via
protocols s.as TCP/IP,UDP,FTP,Custom…<o:p></o:p>
Enabling paralleling processing/software
development introducing all <o:p></o:p>
Sorts of interesting
concepts s.as Thread –Pools and Virtual Hosting via the Remote <o:p></o:p>
Server.<o:p></o:p>
Being the next request/task may be requested
other interesting issues in Internet programming in SOAP-XML::RPC via proxies
to Web Servers:e.g IIS 6.0 in Visual Studio 2005;or Apache HTTP Server in the
open source model<o:p></o:p>
/* Asynchronous
JavaScript for XML(extensible –Mark Up Language) : :[Serialized /UnSerialized]
processing*/<o:p></o:p>
Other issues of Web Design involve
XSLT,div-span::CSS Graphics and
GUIdevelopment of WinForms.<o:p></o:p>
At least he got the answer right - i'm not sure what the rest of it was all about though. note the inexplicable C# style comment block.
This is my all time fave:
Q:
On an ASP.NET webform which uses a Master Page, where does the custom content usually go?
a. In a Panel control.
b. Inside the BODY tag
c. In a ContentPlaceholder control.
d. In a Web User Control
A:
The Custom Content on
a Master Page of a ASP. NET application is a Server side app as indicated by
the name it self (Active-Server Page for .NET <o:p></o:p>
And the Custom content on its Master page separates the <o:p></o:p>
< HTML><o:p></o:p>
<@Script
Language =.NET language runat =Server%><o:p></o:p>
<% Code –Section--%><o:p></o:p>
…..[Package(1..n),Interfaces,LibraryFunctions(1..n)Classes,Subrouitnes
,Methods/Functions ::Instance,Constructors::getters-setters]<o:p></o:p>
</Script> <o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
<Custom
Content---%><o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
<BODY> [[!--------Most IMP Answers the Question----]<o:p></o:p>
Web Design-e.g Web Form including controls<o:p></o:p>
e.g. Auto Event=FireUp.fileext val=… name =.. style=;<o:p></o:p>
index=; z-value= .. for resolution in pixels
.etc…<o:p></o:p>
….Web form with Text Boxes ,Labels
Cntrls , Menus ,Radio Btns , Check Boxes<o:p></o:p>
::all part of the Generic Web Form
:defined by value ,name ,reference to e.tc<o:p></o:p>
….<o:p></o:p>
</BODY><o:p></o:p>
</HTML><o:p></o:p>