Nvidia interview questions
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CS fundamentals
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How do you synchronize threads in CUDA?
Explain C++ concepts such as virtual functions, inheritance, constructors, and static variables
Explain how computer memory works
Explain garbage collection in Java
Implement the memcpy function in C
Write code in C to create a thread
How is a new object created in C++?
How do we manipulate memory in CUDA?
How does Boost.Asio work internally?
What are virtual destructors in C++?
Explain the memory map of a C program
Explain deadlock prevention techniques
Can you modify GRUB? If yes, explain how
Explain the Linux booting process in detail
Explain D-Bus in detail and its usage in IPC.
Explain logical processors and hyperthreading
Explain volatile memory and volatile variables.
Implement memcpy and handle memory overlapping.
Operating Systems theory questions (medium level).
What are callback functions and where are they used?
What happens if a parent process is killed in Linux?
Explain the difference between CPU and GPU architecture
What is inheritance and how can it be implemented in C?
How are virtual functions implemented internally in C++?
Implement the ls command given a directory name as input
Explain the booting process of the Linux operating system
Describe the message flow between two computers over a network
Explain the difference between a macro and a function in C/C++.
Explain structure padding and use of the offset operator in C/C++
What is CUDA? Write a CUDA program to add two arrays element-wise
Explain how virtual functions work by writing a sample C++ program
Convert a number from little endian to big endian in constant time.
Explain sockets, pipes, and inter-process communication mechanisms.
Explain storage classes in C++ and where they are stored in memory.
How does information travel from secondary memory to CPU registers?
What is a perceptron and how is it different from a neural network?
What is cache, and how does loop ordering affect cache performance?
Explain what interrupts are in an operating system and how they work.
Find the output of a program involving static variables and recursion
How can unsupervised learning be implemented in deep neural networks?
Which operating system would be used for autonomous vehicles and why?
DSA
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Maximize Greatness of an Array
Print all permutations of a given string.
Write code to implement a Tic-Tac-Toe game
Find the minimum element in a sorted and rotated array.
Search an element in a sorted and rotated (pivoted) array
Keys and Rooms problem: determine if all rooms can be visited
Write a graphics program to simulate a bouncing ball animation
Find the kth largest element in a BST without modifying the BST
Write a sample CUDA program to perform reduction and sum an array
Aptitude
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Probability based aptitude problems
Permutation and Combination based aptitude problems
Analytical ability questions including quantitative puzzles and logical reasoning
Puzzles
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Heads or Tails puzzle
Solve the puzzle: ABCD × 4 = DCBA. Find A, B, C, and D.
Solve the lamp-bridge puzzle (classic bridge and torch problem)
System design
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Design solutions for cloud-based scenarios given by the interviewer
How can cache misses be reduced while multiplying two very large matrices?
Design a data structure to implement multi-threading and analyze maximum stack memory usage.
Behavioural
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How would you respond if you are offered a different role than expected?
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What questions does Nvidia ask?
Candidate interview reports most often cover CS fundamentals (63%) and DSA (24%).
How many rounds does Nvidia interview have?
Candidate interview reports show an average of 3.4 rounds per experience, with a typical sequence of Online test → Technical. Individual interview paths can vary.
Is the Nvidia interview hard?
Among questions with a reported difficulty, the mix is easy 28%, medium 62%, hard 10%.