Friday, December 4, 2009

Get Started with Forex Trading

Before you can get started with forex trading, there are so many questions to answer. How do I choose a broker? Should I use a demo account? What do I need to know before making my first trade?
Let’s answer these questions one at a time, in order of importance.

1. Choose a broker
Making a decision on which broker to use is personal for each trader. Some brokers offer certain options that some traders will thrive on, while other traders will hate the broker for those same options. It is important to review and compare the options of each broker closely and choose the one that makes you feel most comfortable.


2. Open a Demo Account
Once you have made your decision on which broker you like the best, it is time to open a demo account. Most brokers will offer at least a 30 day trial of their trading platform giving you a chance to trade on the platform using play money. Using a demo account is a good opportunity to make sure that you feel comfortable using the broker’s trading tools. You would not want to trade real money without being fully comfortable with the trading platform. A demo account will not only help you get a grip on how to use the broker’s trading platform, but also trading the market in real time.

3. Learn About Leverage
Forex trading is typically carried out using leverage, or trading on margin. Margin is a useful tool, but it can be very dangerous if it isn’t used correctly. Forex brokers typically offer anywhere from 50:1 leverage up to 400:1 leverage. The higher the number, the less money required to put on a large trade. The use of leverage is something that needs to be taken with a lot of care.

4. Practice Reading Charts
Before you start making trades you should get familiar with charts and how they work. It is a good idea to get familiar with the different time frames and the different types of charts. The shorter time frames will give you an idea of how the market is moving minute to minute. The longer time frames can show you how the market moves over longer periods and will show the larger trends. Most charting software will offer charts as lines, candlesticks, or bars. Take plenty of time to try out different looks and time frames to find the style that you are comfortable with.

* Learn about candlesticks
* Learn to understand support and resistance

5. Making the first live trade
The first trade is a nervous and exciting experience. The demo account prepares you for the technical aspects of trading, but when real money is on the line, emotions will come into play. It is important that you keep a level head and do your best to trade with the same methods that you practiced on the demo account. It may prove to be difficult, but if you master your emotions and use sound money management, anything is possible after this step. If your first trade loses money, do not give up, just piece together where you think you went wrong, and try again.

Forex trading is a constant learning experience. Trading mistakes can be expensive. If you learn from those mistakes and do your best to avoid them in the future, you can become a very successful forex trader.

Mistakes That Forex Traders Make

1. Using Too Much Leverage
One of the biggest advantages of forex trading is the ability to use leverage or trading on margin. One of the most common mistakes that forex traders make is using too much leverage. Using too much leverage is when you have a small account balance, but make a big trade. If the market moves against your position by just a small amount, it can result in large losses. Commonly, the beginning forex trader will get emotional and nervous and close the trade for a sizable loss.

2. Over Trading
Over Trading occurs when traders try to look for trading opportunities that are not really there. It happens to new traders very often, because they just want to trade. The result is usually a poorly executed trade that results in an eventual loss. Over trading can also result in traders making too many trades at once and using too much margin.

3. Picking Tops and Bottoms
Many new traders attempt to try to pinpoint where a currency pair will turn around and start moving the opposite direction. This is something that is difficult even for professional traders.

Benefits of Forex Trading

1. 24 Hour Market
Since the forex market is worldwide, trading is continuous as long as there is a market open somewhere in the world. Trading starts when the markets open in Australia on Sunday evening, and ends after markets close in New York on Friday.

2. High Liquidity
Liquidity is the ability of an asset to be converted into cash quickly and without any price discount. In forex this means we can move large amounts of money into and out of foreign currency with minimal price movement.

3. Low Transaction Cost
In forex, typically the cost for a transaction is built into the price. It is called the spread. The spread is the difference between the buying and selling price.

4. Leverage
Forex Brokers allow traders to trade the market using leverage. Leverage is the ability to trade more money on the market than what is actually in the trader's account. If you were to trade at 50:1 leverage, you could trade $50 on the market for every $1 that was in your account. This means you could control a trade of $50,000 using only $1000 of capital.

5. Profit Potential from Rising and Falling Prices
The forex market has no restrictions for directional trading. This means, if you think a currency pair is going to increase in value; you can buy it, or go long. Similarly, if you think it could decrease in value you can sell it, or go short.

How Does Forex Trading Work?

Forex trading is typically done through a broker or market maker. As a forex trader you can choose a currency pair that you expect to change in value and place a trade accordingly. For example, if you had purchased 1,000 Euros in January of 2005, it would have cost you around $1,200 USD. Throughout 2005 the Euro’s value vs. the U.S. Dollar’s value increased. At the end of the year 1,000 Euros was worth $1,300 U.S. Dollars. If you had chosen to end your trade at that point, you would have a $100 gain.

Forex trades can be placed through a broker or market maker. Orders can be placed with just a few clicks and the broker then passes the order along to a partner in the Interbank Market to fill your position. When you close your trade, the broker closes the position on the Interbank Market and credits your account with the loss or gain. This can all happen literally within a few seconds.

What is Forex Trading?

Forex Trading is trading currencies from different countries against each other. Forex is acronym of Foreign Exchange.

For example, in Europe the currency in circulation is called the Euro (EUR) and in the United States the currency in circulation is called the US Dollar (USD). An example of a forex trade is to buy the Euro while simultaneously selling US Dollar. This is called going long on the EUR/USD.

ICC World Cup 2011 Schedule

Schedule:

* Sat Feb 19 1st match - India v Bangladesh

* Sun Feb 20 3rd match - Sri Lanka v Canada

* Sun Feb 20 2nd match - Kenya v New Zealand

* Mon Feb 21 4th match - Australia v Zimbabwe

* Tue Feb 22 5th match - England v Netherlands

* Wed Feb 23 6th match - Kenya v Pakistan

* Thu Feb 24 7th match - South Africa v West Indies

* Fri Feb 25 9th match - Bangladesh v Ireland

* Fri Feb 25 8th match - Australia v New Zealand

* Sat Feb 26 10th match - Pakistan v Sri Lanka

* Sun Feb 27 11th match - India v England

* Mon Feb 28 12th match - Netherlands v West Indies

* Mon Feb 28 13th match - Canada v Zimbabwe

* Tue Mar 1 14th match - Kenya v Sri Lanka

* Wed Mar 2 15th match - England v Ireland

* Thu Mar 3 17th match - Canada v Pakistan

* Thu Mar 3 16th match - Netherlands v South Africa

* Fri Mar 4 19th match - Bangladesh v West Indies

* Fri Mar 4 18th match - New Zealand v Zimbabwe

* Sat Mar 5 20th match - Australia v Sri Lanka

* Sun Mar 6 21st match - India v Ireland

* Sun Mar 6 22nd match - England v South Africa

* Mon Mar 7 23rd match - Canada v Kenya

* Tue Mar 8 24th match - New Zealand v Pakistan

* Wed Mar 9 25th match - India v Netherlands

* Thu Mar 10 26th match - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe

* Fri Mar 11 28th match - Bangladesh v England

* Fri Mar 11 27th match - Ireland v West Indies

* Sat Mar 12 29th match - India v South Africa

* Sun Mar 13 30th match - Canada v New Zealand

* Sun Mar 13 31st match - Australia v Kenya

* Mon Mar 14 33rd match - Bangladesh v Netherlands

* Mon Mar 14 32nd match - Pakistan v Zimbabwe

* Tue Mar 15 34th match - Ireland v South Africa

* Wed Mar 16 35th match - Australia v Canada

* Thu Mar 17 36th match - England v West Indies

* Fri Mar 18 37th match - New Zealand v Sri Lanka

* Fri Mar 18 38th match - Ireland v Netherlands

* Sat Mar 19 40th match - Bangladesh v South Africa

* Sat Mar 19 39th match - Australia v Pakistan

* Sun Mar 20 41st match - Kenya v Zimbabwe

* Sun Mar 20 42nd match - India v West Indies



* Wed Mar 23 Quarter Final - TBC v TBC

* Thu Mar 24 Quarter Final - TBC v TBC

* Fri Mar 25 Quarter Final - TBC v TBC

* Sat Mar 26 Quarter Final - TBC v TBC



* Tue Mar 29 Semi Final - TBC v TBC

* Wed Mar 30 Semi Final - TBC v TBC



* Sat Apr 2 Final - TBC v TBC

World Cup 2011 Group Stage

Group A:
Australia
Pakistan
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Canada
Kenya

Group B:
India
South Africa
England
West Indies
Bangladesh
Ireland
Netherlands

2011 World Cup Match Venue

Mumbai: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai will host the final of the 2011 World Cup and two additional matches, the tournament's local organising committee announced after a meeting in that city on Wednesday. Mohali will host one semi-final and Ahmedabad a quarter-final, and each will also get two other games.

The rest of the 29 matches allotted to India have been divided equally between Eden Gardens, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Nagpur; their four games each will also include one India game.

The remaining matches will be divided between Bangladesh (eight games) and Sri Lanka
(12) and the full schedule of the 14-nation tournament is to be announced in Mumbai on November 9.

Sri Lanka will stage the other semi-final and one quarter-final, while Bangladesh will host the opening ceremony on February 18 and two quarter-finals.

Host selection for 2011 World Cup

The ICC originally announced its decision on which countries would host the 2011 World Cup on 30 April 2006. Australia and New Zealand also bid for the tournament, and a successful Australasian bid for the 2011 World Cup would have seen a 50-50 split in games, with the final still up for negotiation. The Trans–Tasman bid, Beyond Boundaries, was the only bid for 2011 delivered to ICC headquarters in Dubai ahead of the 1 March deadline. Considerable merits of the Australasian bid were the superior venues and infrastructure and the total support of both the New Zealand and Australian governments on tax and customs issues during the tournament, according to Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland. The New Zealand government had also given assurance that Zimbabwe would be allowed to compete in the tournament, following political discussions in the country whether their cricket team should be allowed to tour Zimbabwe in 2005. The Australian bid also won the support of former West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

ICC President Ehsan Mani said the extra time taken by the Asian bloc to hand over its bid compliance book had harmed the four-nation bid. However, when the time came to vote, Asia won the hosting rights by ten votes to thre. The Pakistan Cricket Board has revealed that it was the vote of the West Indies Cricket Board that swung the matter, as the Asian bid had the support of the four bidding countries along with South Africa and Zimbabwe. It was reported in Pakistani newspaper Dawn that the Asian countries promised to hold fund-raising events for West Indian cricket during the 2007 World Cup, which may have influenced the vote. However, chairman of the Monitoring Committee of the Asian bid, I. S. Bindra, said it was their promise of extra profits in the region of US$ 400 million that swung the vote, that there "was no quid pro quo for their support", and that playing the West Indies had "nothing to do with the World Cup bid".

International cricket politics lie at the heart of the dispute. Since cricket is the most popular sport in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Asia is of fundamental financial importance to the International Cricket Council. However, historically, international cricket has been controlled by the "Old Commonwealth" nations of England, Australia, and New Zealand, supported by South Africa.[citation needed] The centre of cricketing politics has moved, over time, with the money, and the Asian nations, particularly India under the guidance of Jagmohan Dalmiya, looking for greater control in the direction of international cricket, and in 2005 Dalmiya said that the Indian subcontinent should host every third World Cup.

Voting Results:
Country Votes
India Indian Subcontinent 10
Australia Australasia 3

2011 Cricket World Cup

The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the tenth Cricket World Cup, and will be hosted by three South Asian Test cricket playing countries; India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It will be Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a Cricket World Cup. The World Cup will use cricket's One Day International format, with fourteen national cricket teams scheduled to compete. The World Cup will take place during the months of February and March 2011, with the first match being played on 19 February 2011.

The World Cup was originally to have been hosted by Pakistan as well, but in the wake of the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team in Lahore, the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab, the International Cricket Council (ICC) were forced to strip Pakistan of its hosting rights. The headquarters of the organising committee were originally situated in Lahore, but have now been shifted to Mumbai.Pakistan was supposed to hold 14 matches, including one semi-final.8 of vPakistan's Matches have been awarded to India, 4 to Sri Lanka and 2 to Bangladesh.

Friday, November 27, 2009

How To Make Money In Forex?

As you might already know, forex is an acronym for foreign exchange -- is the international currency market where money is being sold and bought. Forex certainly is a new and exciting way to make money in the huge global currency market.

Making money in forex is very similar to stocks, options, or futures. You will be provided with a list of currency pairs each is coming along with graphs which you can select and trade. You can sell (or short) if you expect the graph to go down and you can buy (long) if you expect the graph to go up.

How Can I Make Money in Forex Trading?

When you buy a currency in the forex market, you are actually doing two trades. You are selling one currency and buying the other. You have known what currency you are betting for/against, as opposed to the stock market where you only need to know one stock.

Unlike stock trading, most online forex firms don't charge commission. They make money by giving you a worse spread then they get and by charging you interest on margin. This spread is usually two or three pips (explained below).

Margins are huge in currency trading; you can easily be accepted for 200 to margin on-line. Some forex firms will give you up to 400:1 margin. To be honest, there is very little regulation in this industry, which means you can move $2,000,000 worth of currency with only $10,000 in your account. You can even open an account with as little as $300.

Profits in forex are measured in "pips" or "points." A pip is 1/1000 of dollar. For example if you buy the dollar (USD) against the euro (EUR), and it went in your direction from $1.300 to $1.299, you have made a 1 pip profit. On a $10k order at full margin (200:1), this is equivalent to $50 in profit.

How Much I Can Earn?

Virtually, the limit is the sky. As much as how long you trade and keep earning. Trading will be within 24 hours 5 days a week. How fast you can earn is depending on the volatility of the market. If it is very volatile (moving ups and down quickly), you probably can earn a lot of pips if you are lucky.

However, average earning for professional trader is 100 to 200 pips a day that is equal to 100% to 200% return on investment. George Soros, the heart of inspiration for every forex trader, made a history in September 22, 1992 when he bagged US$1 Billion and ruined the Bank of England. This called The Black Wednesday.

REASONS TO START TRADING FOREX!

More and more well informed investor and entrepreneurs are diversifying their traditional investments like stocks, bonds & commodities with foreign currency because of the following reasons:

1) FOREX is the largest financial market in the world.

With a daily trading volume of over $1.5 trillion, the spot FOREX market can absorb trading sizes that dwarf the capacity of any other market. In fact, when compared with the $50 billion daily market for equities or the $30 billion futures market, it becomes quickly apparent this gives you, and millions of other FOREX traders, almost infinite trading liquidity and flexibility.

2) FOREX is a True 24-hour market.

The FOREX Market never sleeps. Trading positions can be entered and exited at any moment around the globe, around the clock, 5.5 days a week. There is no waiting for an opening bell as in the case of trading stocks. It is a 24- hour, continuous electronic (ONLINE) currency exchange that never closes. This is very desirable for you if you want to trade on a part-time basis, because you can choose when you want to trade: morning, noon or night.

3) There is never a Bear Market in FOREX.

You can have access to a seamless exchange of currencies. Currencies trade in "pairs" (for example, US dollar vs. JPY (YEN) or US dollar vs. CHF (Swiss franc), one side of every currency pair (for example, USD/CHF) is constantly moving in relation to the other. Thus, when you buy a particular currency, you are actually simultaneously selling the other currency in that particular pair. As the market moves, one of the currencies will increase in value versus the other. Of course, it is up to you to choose the correct currency to be long ( you bought) or short( you sold).

Learn Online Forex Trading

Forex (short for Foreign Exchange) is trading where the commodity is currency.

The return for the investor is rather the relative exchange value of one currency against another currency. Therefore forex trading is always expressed in currency pairs such as us dollars and uk sterling or us dollars and euros.
We all have heard of the European Union's adoption of the euro currency. This radical change has had tremendous impacts on the various financial markets. For instance, the different countries that have begun using the euro have seen substantial increases in their currency profile strength. They each had exhibited weaker economies than they do now.


Simple Tips To Target Bigger Gains Instantly

Enclosed we are going to give you a simple tip that many forex traders ignore in their pursuit of profits but if you learn it, you will increase your profit potential and enjoy greater currency trading success.

If you want bigger forex profits now then read on.

If you have a forex trading strategy it should have one aim and one aim only -

Making bottom line profits

To do this you need to get catch and hold the big currency trends that offer you the big profits and have the odds heavily in your favour when you enter them - and they don't come around often.

These trades only come around a few times a year in each currency, so the rule is:

Cut down your trading and bet big on the trades that offer you the most favourable odds.

Where Most Traders Go Wrong!

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

WIPRO Question Paper - 1

1) John weighe twice as much as Marcia. Marcia's weight is 60% of Bob's weight.Dave weighs 50% of
Lee's weighs 190% of John's wight. Which of these 5 persons wighs the least?
A) Bob B) Dave C) John D) Lee E) Marcia
Ans) E

2) A trip takes 6 hours to compleate. After traveling 1/4 of an hour,1 3/8hours, and 2 1/3 hours, how much
time does need to compleate the trip?
a) 2 1/12hours
b) 2hours, 2 1/2 minutes
c) 2 hours,5minutes
d) 2 1/8 hours
ANS) B

3) It takes 30 days to fill a laboratory dish with bacteria. If the size ofthe bactiria doubles each day, how long
did it take for the bactiria to fill one half of dish?
Ans) D ( 29days)

4) A car wash can wash 8 cars in 18 minutes, At this rate, how many cars can the car wash wash in 3 hours?
ANS) C ( 80)

5) If the ratio of the areas of 2 queres is 2:1, then the ratio of the perimeters of the squares is
ANS) C ( sqrt(2):1 )

6) There are three types of tickets available for a concert: orchestra, which cost $12 each; balcony, which cost$9
each: and box, which cost $25 each. There were P orchestra tickets , B balcony tickets, and R box tickets sold
for the concert.Which of the following expressions gives the percentage of ticket proceeds due to the sale
of chestra tickets?
Ans) B 100*12P/(12P+9B+25R)

7). In a survey of town of Wasco, it was found that 65% of the people surveyed watched the news on television,
40% read newspaper, and 25% read a newspaper and watched the news on television.What percent of the
people surveyed neither watched the news on the television nor read a newspaper?.
Ans: (E)20%

8). City B is 5 miles east of City A. City C is 10 miles southeast of City B. Which of the following is the closest to
the distancefrom City A to City C?
Ans: (D) 14 miles

9). If the area of a square increases by 69%, then the side of the square increased by
Ans: (B) 30%

10). There are 30 socks in a drawer. 60% of the socks are red and the rest are blue. What is the minimum number
of socks that must be taken from the drawer without looking in order to be certain that atleast two blue socks
have been chosen?
Ans: (E) 20

1) problem on stock, face value, brokerage 4 questions see RS Agrawal, edition 1998, 454page,tabulation(ex 5)
loan disbusrense by 5 banks 6 questions are intermixed.

2) Averages-7( 124page of RS AGrawal) problem on example 3 problem on age

3) page-291- 16th, simple interest-2.5%
4) problem on calculation of cost price, given market price discount on ANS) 270
5) Frequency of the letter in give strings

Reasoning
1) problem on series non verbel series around -12 questions
2) problem on direction test
3) problem on logical venn diagrams - 10 questions refer test of reasonong Agrawal page 239
4) blood relations problem ans) Nephew
5) analogy, bouquet: flower :: chain: link--ans
6) try questions non verbel reasoning 97edition RSAgrawal
Questions: 1,2,4,6,16,14,22,23,24,21
7) pick oddex 2,4,6,5,8,10 ans 8
8) Data intepretation years Vs Banks six questions Freshersworld.com
check in RS Agrawal
Technical
1) OP of the program
main()
{
char a='\123'
printf ("%c \n",a);
return 0;
}
1)ascii value of 121
2)1
3) 3
4) none of these

2) 2 questions were based on GSM Freshersworld.com
(i) which .... is used to by GSM to interact with PSTN
(ii) dont remember

3) Which key in any windows screen is used to invoke file menu
Ans :alt+f

4) Which is layer 3 connection less protocol
a) IP
b) ARP
c) TCP
d) UDP

5) Which is the latest OS
a) XP
b) NT
c) 98
d) 2000

6) stacks and queues are
a) primitive Data strucs
b) Non - primitive data strucs
c) non linear ....
d) data types
7) For mobile comm
a) downlink freq > uplink freq
b) uplink > downlink
c) none
d equal

8) Pipelining : ....
9) Some question based on prototype model (s/w engg)
10 Which is linear model
a) water fall model
b) classical
c) chaos model

11) In queue where do u insert a data
a) front
b) rear
c)middle

IBM Question Paper - 2

1. Speed of boat in still water is 10kmph..if it travels 24km downstream,16km upstream in the same
amount of time,what is the speed of the stream?
(a)3kmph
(b)3.5kmph
(c)2kmph
(d)...

2. A cube of 3 units is painted on all sides.If this cube is divided into cubes of 1 unit,how many cube
have none of their faces painted?
(a)...
(b)2
(c)1
(d)0
(e)none of these

3. If a person sells a product for rs141/- he suffers a loss of 6%.if he has to have a profit of 10%,
at what price should he sell it?
(a)
(b)rs.175
(c)..
(d)rs.165
ans.rs.165 (i think,check)

4. A ball falls from a height of 8ft ,bounces back to half the distance & continues till it comes to rest.
what is the total distance travelled by the ball?
(a)24ft
(b)...
(c)infinite
(d)cannot be determined
ans:(a)

5. Which of the following is the sum of 3 consecutive prime nos?
(a)49
(b)59
(c)both a &b
(d)....
ans:c

6. If the area of a square has increased by 69%,by what % has its side increased?
7. In a class the average age is 16yrs.if the teacher who is 40 yrs of age is also included ,the average becomes 17yrs,how many students were there?

8. If 3 houses are to be painted,mr A can paint a house in 6 days(nos are not same)...mr B can do the same in 8 days...& mr.C in 12 days.if mr A does the work for 8 days & leaves for vacation, & mr B continues the work
for the next 6 days, for how many days should mr.C work?
ans:11 days(check)

9. 4 thieves rob a bakery of the breadone after the other.each thief takes half of what is present ,& half a bread...if at the end 3 bread remains,what is the no of bread that was present initiallly?
ans:63(check)
10. If the 1rst day of 1999 is a sunday,what is the last day?
(a)sunday
(b)monday Freshersworld.com
(c)....
(d)cannot be determined.
11. If A driver drives a car four times a lap 10,20 30,60 kmph what is his average speed.

ans:20kmph

In a group there are two kinds of people type A & type B.type A people answer for any question as YES & that of type B as NO.if they can not answer to these question then they remain silent. the mayor asks question to them as follows........

12. If he asks a person are u type A
a.YES b.NO c. Silent d.Can not be determined

13. He asks two persons X &Ysimultaneously whether u of same type
a. YES b. NO c.YES or NO d. Silent e. can not be determined

14. Pointing to a person X he asks Y what is his type
a. YES b. No c. Silent d can not be determined

15. Pointing to a person X he asks Y if I ask him whether r u type A ,will he answer YES.Y says NO .what type of B is
a. YES b. NO . c. Silent d. can not be determined

16. Six squares of same dimension are kept side by side to make a rectangle with a perimeter of 182 cm. what is the perimeter of each square.
ans) 52.

17. One student takes 20 mins to reach school if he goes at a speed of 15kmph .At what speed should he go to reach in 15 mins ( nos are not same) ans: 16kmph( check)
18. How many rational numbers are there between 0 & 5
ans:infinite

19. A certain number of bullets were shared by 3 people equally.Each of them fired 4 bullets and the sum of the remaining bullets was equal to the initial share each had got.what was the initial number of bullets?
ans:18..( 18/3=6;
6-4=2,6-4=2,6-4=2;
2+2+2=6=ans)
Technical:

20. A trigger is
(a) a statement ..start of database..
(b)statements that r executed as a side effect to the modification to the database
(c)...
(d)...
ans (b)

21. What does the following statement mean?
int (*a)[4]
(a)'a' is a pointer to an array of 4 integers
(b)'a' is an array of pointers to integer
(c)'a' is a pointer to function returning an integer
(d)...
ans:a

22. Best method to find out whether a given array already sorted,is sorted or not in min. time
ans. insertion sort (check)

23. A primary key in one table also present in some other table is called
(a)foreign key
(b)secondary key
(c)subordinate key
(d)...
ans. foreign key

24. Which of the following is a real time system?
(a)robotics control
(b)airline ticket reservation(ans)
(d)...

25. A question to convert a big no in decimal to octal(check only for the last 2 nos in ans is sufficient)

26. Which of the following is an example of a spooling device?
(a)..
(b)line printer..
(c)
(d)
(e)...

27. If in a table:account no,account holders name,account type ,.....(something else was given)are the fields,which of them could be the primary key?
(a)account no(ans)
(b)account holders name
(c)account type
(d)..

28. If a file is opened in "r+" mode(in C),it means
(a) write
(b)read
(c)...
(d).....

29. What is the difference between 123 and 0123 in c?
(a)120
(b)40
(c)0
(d)...
ans:40

30. Software Configuration Management process is -
(a)developing & managing software for .....software....
(b)developing & managing hardware for....software.......
(c)...
(d)..

IBM Question Paper - 1

1. In 1978, a kg of paper was sold at Rs25/-. I f the paper rate
increases at 1.5% more than inflation rate which is of 6.5% a year
, then what wil be the cost of a kg of paper after 2 years?
a)29.12 (b) 29.72 (c) 30.12 (d) 32.65 (e) none of these

2. In A,B,C are having some marbles with each of them. A has giben
B and C the same number of marbles they already have to each of them.
then, B gave C and A the same no. of marbles they have, then C gave
A and B the same no. of marbles they have. At the
end A,B,and C have equal no. of marbles.
(i) If x,y,z are the marbles initially with A,B,C respectively.
then the no of marbles B have at the end
(a) 2(x-y-z) (b) 4(x-y-z) etc.
(ii)If the total no. of marbles are 72, then the no. of marbles with A at the starting
a. 20 b. 30 c. 32

3. If a car starts from A towards B with some velocity due to some
problem in the engine after travelling 30km.If the car goes with
4/5 th of its actuval velocity the car reaches B 45min later to the
actual time. If the car engine fails ofter travelling
45km, the car reaches the destination B 36min late to the actual
time , what is the initial velocity of car and what is the distance between A and B in km
ans) 20 & 130.

4. A person has Rs 100/- in his pocket, he can as 25 pencils or 15books.
He kept 15% of the money for travelling expenses and purchased 5
pencils.So how many books he can purchase with the remaining money.


5. A square plot of some size , at four corners equal squares of
some size are cut and is formed as open box. If this open box carries
128ml of oil. What is the size of the plate i.e. side
a.17 b.14 c.13

6.The very first process created by the kernal that runs
till the kernal process is haltes is
a)init
b)getty
c)
d)
e)none
(Ans is a)

7.Result of the following program is
main()
{
int i=0;
for(i=0;i<20;i++)
{
switch(i)
case 0:i+=5;
case 1:i+=2;
case 5:i+=5;
default i+=4;
break;}
printf("%d,",i);
}
}
a)0,5,9,13,17
b)5,9,13,17
c)12,17,22
d)16,21
e)syntax error
(Ans is d )

8) What is the result
main()
{
char c=-64;
int i=-32
unsigned int u =-16;
if(c>i){
printf("pass1,");
if(c printf("pass2");
else
printf("Fail2");}
else
printf("Fail1);
if(i printf("pass2");
else
printf("Fail2")
}
a)Pass1,Pass2
b)Pass1,Fail2
c)Fail1,Pass2
d)Fail1,Fail2
e)none
(Ans is c)

9) In the process table entry for the kernel process, the process id value is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 255 e) it does not have a process table entry
Ans) a

10) Which of the following API is used to hide a window
a) ShowWindow
b) EnableWindow
c) MoveWindow
d) SetWindowPlacement
e)None of the above
Ans) a

11) what will the following program do?
void main()
{
int i;
char a[]="String";
char *p="New Sring";
char *Temp;
Temp=a;
a=malloc(strlen(p) + 1);
strcpy(a,p); //Line no:9//
p = malloc(strlen(Temp) + 1);
strcpy(p,Temp);
printf("(%s, %s)",a,p);
free(p);
free(a);
} //Line no 15//

a) Swap contents of p & a and print:(New string, string)
b) Generate compilation error in line number 8
c) Generate compilation error in line number 5
d) Generate compilation error in line number 7
e) Generate compilation error in line number 1
Ans) b

Group Discussion - Satyam

Group Discussion:

The topic for GD was ‘Privatization of Engineering Colleges’

The other topics were:
1) Tourism in India.
2) India’s performance in the recent Test match against
Australia.
3) Arranged Marriage Or Love Marriage.
In GD groups consisting of 8 people are formed.
The HR himself gave the topic to us. There was no time given after the topic was said. The time for the discussion was 5min.There was a panel of two for the GD.

In other groups the time for the discussion was 10 minutes. They were also given 2mins after the topic was given. Some groups could choose their topic.

Do not worry about the GD, it was the first time I attended a GD.I spoke only 3 to 4 sentences.
Do not remain silent, and when u speak it should be in relevant to the topic.
Do not try to stop someone when he/she is speaking.
Do not dominate, give a fair chance to others.
4 out of 8 people were selected in our batch.


Interview:

There was a panel of three people.2 technical and 1 HR.
Questions asked were:
I was asked in which areas I’m interested in. (like music, sports, writing etc.)
Why Satyam. (see their website before the test)
3) Project
Family Background.
Career Aspirations.

I was asked lot of questions regarding my project. So be thorough with your project and the language(s) in which it is done.

My interview lasted for 20-30 minutes.
Be cool and confident while answering. If u do not know something say it frankly.
Be careful while u answer, do not say something that u do not know.

Before the Interview, the HR Manager told us that they are only seeing whether u have the potential to work in a team or not.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

HCL SYSTEM SOFTWARE PAPER

NOTE : Please check answers once again.

only this much i got , which is available here


section 1.


1.which of the following involves context switch,
a) system call b)preveliged instruction
c)floating point exception
d)all the above
e)none of the above
ans: a

2.In OSI, terminal emulation is done in
a)semion b)appl.. c)presenta... d)transport
ans: b

3....... 25MHz processor , what is the time taken by the instruction which needs 3 clock cycles,
a)120 nano secs b)120 micro secs
c)75 nano secs d)75 micro secs


4. For 1 MBmemory no of address lines required,
a)11 b)16 c)22 d) 24
ans: 16

5. Semafore is used for
a) synchronization b0 dead-lock avoidence
c)box d) none
ans : a


6. class c: public A, public B

a) 2 member in class A,B should not have same name
b) 2 member in class A,C " '' '' ''
c) both
d) none

ans : a


7. question related to java


8. OLE is used in

a)inter connection in unix
b)interconnection in WINDOWS
c)interconnection in WINDOWS NT

9.No given in HEX ---- write it in OCTAL

10.macros and function are related in what aspect?
a)recursion b)varying no of arguments
c)hypochecking d)type declaration

11.preproconia.. does not do one of the following
a)macro ...... b)conditional compliclation
c)in type checking d)including load file

ans: c

SECTION B
__________

1.enum day = { jan = 1 ,feb=4, april, may}
what is the value of may?
a)4 b)5 c)6 d)11
e)none of the above


2.main
{
int x,j,k;
j=k=6;x=2;
x=j*k;
printf("%d", x);
ans x=1


3. fn f(x)

{ if(x<=0)
return;

else f(x-1)+x;
}
ans fn(5) ....?


4. i=20,k=0;
for(j=1;j{
k+=j<10?4:3;
}

printf("%d", k);
ans k=4



5. int i =10
main()
{
int i =20,n;
for(n=0;n<=i;)
{
int i=10
i++;
}
printf("%d", i);
ans i=20

6. int x=5;
y= x&y
( MULTIPLE CHOICE QS)
ans : c


7. Y=10;
if( Y++>9 && Y++!=10 && Y++>10)
printf("........ Y);
else printf("".... )


ans : 13


8. f=(x>y)?x:y
a) f points to max of x and y
b) f points to min of x and y
c)error
d) ........

ans : a


9. if x is even, then

(x%2)=0
x &1 !=1
x! ( some stuff is there)

a)only two are correct
b) three are correct
c), d) ....


ans : all are correct

10. which of the function operator cannot be over loaded

a) <=
b)?:
c)==
d)*

ans: b and d

NOKIA MOBILE SECRET CODES

NOKIA

* Use at Own Risk
CODE FUNCTION PERFORMED
*3370# This Nokia code activates Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR) - Your Nokia cell phone uses the best sound quality but talk time is reduced my approx. 5%

#3370# Deactivate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR)

*4720# Activate Half Rate Codec - Your phone uses a lower quality sound but you should gain approx 30% more Talk Time

#4720# With this Nokia code you can deactivate the Half Rate Codec

*#0000# Displays your phones software version, 1st Line : Software Version, 2nd Line : Software Release Date, 3rd Line :
Compression Type

*#9999# Phones software version if *#0000# does not work

*#06# For checking the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI Number)

#pw+1234567890+1# Provider Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols)

#pw+1234567890+2# Network Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols)

#pw+1234567890+3# Country Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols)

#pw+1234567890+4# SIM Card Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols)

*#147# This lets you know who called you last (Only vodofone)

*#1471# Last call (Only vodofone)

*#21# This phone code allows you to check the number that "All Calls" are diverted to

*#2640# Displays phone security code in use

*#30# Lets you see the private number

*#43# Allows you to check the "Call Waiting" status of your cell phone.

*#61# Allows you to check the number that "On No Reply" calls are diverted to

*#62# Allows you to check the number that "Divert If Unreachable (no service)" calls are diverted to

*#67# Allows you to check the number that "On Busy Calls" are diverted to

*#67705646# Phone code that removes operator logo on 3310 & 3330

*#73# Reset phone timers and game scores

*#746025625# Displays the SIM Clock status, if your phone supports this power saving feature "SIM Clock Stop Allowed", it means you will get the best standby time possible

*#7760# Manufactures code

*#7780# Restore factory settings

*#8110# Software version for the nokia 8110

*#92702689# Displays - 1.Serial Number, 2.Date Made, 3.Purchase Date, 4.Date of last repair (0000 for no repairs), 5.Transfer User Data. To exit this mode you need to switch your phone off then on again

*#94870345123456789# Deactivate the PWM-Mem

**21*number# Turn on "All Calls" diverting to the phone number entered

**61*number# Turn on "No Reply" diverting to the phone number entered

**67*number# Turn on "On Busy" diverting to the phone number entered

12345 This is the default security code

press and hold # Lets you switch between lines



[Secret Codes for 3330] Imei Information :-
To view the imei number on this model simply type *#06#
Software version type *#0000#
*#170602112302# shows the SW version.

Service Provider Lock Information :-
Service Provider Lock Service Provider lock is the lock to your phone which is implement by your service provider e.g. Orange onto your sim card. The phone is usually locked to a certain SP but it can be unlocked allowing you access to other service providers that provide a better deal. The same effect can also be used by using a Dual sim, you could have two sim cards in one phone allowing you to switch between sims and SP 1. First sim = Orange 2. Second sim = One2One
Short Message Serivce Centre Numbers ( FREE SMS ):-
SMSC (Short Message Serivce Centre Numbers) SMS Centre number allow you to send free sms, by changing your message centre number like this:
1. Go to messages
2. Message Settings
3. Set 1
4. Message Centre Number
5. Then change the number to one from SMSC Number section (from SMSC #'s given below)

What does this do?

Instead of paying for your messages, you can alter a number in your phone to send to a different centre. This cannot charge you, and consequently you have free SMS!

How does it work?

When you send a text message, it is first transmitted to your network's routing centre, called the Short Message Service Centre, or SMSC. This SMSC is generally a telephone number, normally a memorable one- i.e. Orange's is 0973 100973. Here, it is sent to the recipient's network's SMSC, where it is then forwarded to their phone. The whole process takes only seconds, but the vital part is when it reaches your SMSC, because then it is forwarded, and you are charged according to your tariff. If you, however, change your SMSC number to one below, the network who forward the message will not know who you are, and consequently cannot charge you. Clever huh?

Does it always work?

No! It can take hours to find a number that hasn't been blocked by your network- they usually carry out checks monthly and bar any numbers known to be forwarding SMS. Also, I understand that Orange and all networks in Denmark have barred all numbers aside from their own- so it won't work with Orange or Danish networks.

ISDN Number :-
ISDN number For checking ISDN number enter *#92772689#
Warranty Menu To view the warranty menu enter *#92702689# [*#war0anty#]
1) shows the serial nr.
2) shows when the cel phone was made mmyy
3) shows when the cel. phone was purchased mmyy
4) shows how many times the cel. phone has been repaired.
5) makes you capebel of transferring user data if you have the gear for it
6) shows how many houres the phone has been on Warranty

Menu To view Warranty menu enter *#92702689# [*#war0anty#] Phone asks 'warranty code:'
Press the following warranty code: 6232 (OK) : Displays the Month and Year of Manufacture (MMYY)
7332 (OK) : Displays the date of the last repairment - if found ('DATE NOT SAVED'...) 7832 (OK) : Displays (if found) the date where the phone was purchased ('DATE NOT SAVED'...)
9268 (OK) : Displays Serial Number
37832 (OK) : Set the Purchasing Date MMYY (Warning: You can only do this once - So be careful ...)
87267 (OK) : Transfers ALL phone numbers, pictures, sounds from one phone to another eg. if broken (via IRport.)

Sim Clock Stop :-
To view if sim clock can be stoped enter *#746025625# [*#sim0clock#] (Sim-clock-stop is a kind of standby mode which will save battery time) May not work with all firmware versions.

Enhanced Full Rate/Half Rate Enhanced Full Rate Codec :-
(EFR) For activation enter *#3370#
For deactivation enter *#3370*
Enhanced Full Rate Will give you much better sound quality when you enable it. The new Enhanced Full Rate CODEC adopted by GSM uses the ASELP (Algebraic Code Excitation Linear Prediction) compression technology. This technology allows for much great voice quality in the same number of bits as the older Full Rate CODEC. The older technology was called LPC-RPE (Linear Prediction Coding with Regular Pulse Excitation). Both operate at 13 kilobits.(but you take up more space on the network, so they can charge you more) - Talk-time is reduced with about 5%

Half Rate Codec
For activation enter *#4720#
For deactivation enter *#4720* In all cases the phone will automatically restart.
Half Rate will give you bad sound quality, which gives the service provider the opportunity to have more calls on the network, and you might get a lower charge from them. - Will give you 30% longer talk-time.

Imei Code :-
To View IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) enter *#06# Firmware Versions
Check To view the Firmware version enter *#170602112302#

Restore Factory Settings :-
To restore factory settings (Memory, language, counters not included) enter *#7780#
Manufacturer Information To view Week and Year of manufacture enter *#3283# [*# D A T E #] The last two digits are the year. If the year is 95, the first two digits are the month. For 96 the first two digits are the week of the year.

Firmware Version :-
To view the firmware version enter *#170602112302# or *#9999# On newer phones, the code has been changed to *#682371158412125#