Architecture Interview Questions

Architecture Interview Questions

  1. What is interrupt?
  2. What is pipelining?
  3. Explain cache memory?
  4. What is Virtual Memory?
  5. What is an architectural pattern?
  6. Is it possible to calculate ROI for SOA?
  7. Explain domestic architecture artifacts?
  8. How to improve the cache performance?
  9. Explain the five stages in a DLX pipeline?
  10. Explain hard disk and what is its purpose?
  11. What are the five stages in a DLX pipeline?
  12. Explain the types of memory management?
  13. What are the types of memory management?
  14. What is write back and write through caches?
  15. How can you achieve loose coupling of services?
  16. Explain the difference between L1 and L2 cache?
  17. What is cache coherency and how is it eliminated?
  18. How do you sell the benefits of SOA to executives?
  19. What SOA design patterns have you used in the past?
  20. What do we mean by domestic architecture artifacts?
  21. Explain what does the term “green architecture” mean?
  22. What is a SOA service contract and why is it important?
  23. What is the difference between services and components?
  24. What personal qualities make for a good Enterprise Architect?
  25. How can you tell if an Enterprise Architecture is comprehensive?
  26. How do you maintain your skills and stay current with IT trends?
  27. What IT industry trends are you most interested in at the moment?
  28. What design principles do you use when architecting SOA services?
  29. What are the most important artifacts of an Enterprise Architecture?
  30. Have you ever helped to mediate opposing architectural viewpoints?
  31. Explain the difference between primary & secondary storage device?
  32. How does Enterprise Architecture support business goals and strategy?
  33. What tools have you used to create and manage Architectural artifacts?
  34. What recent technology trends are important to Enterprise Architecture?
  35. Can you give an example where you helped establish a IT governance process?
  36. What metrics can be used to validate conformance of a solution to an architecture?
  37. How do you manage changes to the Enterprise Architecture in a turbulent environment?
  38. Can you provide an example in which you provided break-through architectural thinking?
  39. How would you go about appraising an Enterprise Architecture in terms of completeness of scope?
  40. Can you give an example where you applied strategic architectural thinking to impact business results?