there are any), and then whatever
C# interview questions
and answers
1. What’s the advantage of using
System.Text.StringBuilder over
System.String? StringBuilder is
more efficient in the cases, where a
lot of manipulation is done to the
text. Strings are immutable, so each
time it’s being operated on, a new
instance is created.
2. Can you store multiple data
types in System.Array? No.
3. What’s the difference between
the System.Array.CopyTo() and
System.Array.Clone()? The first
one performs a deep copy of the
array, the second one is shallow.
4. How can you sort the elements
of the array in descending
order? By calling Sort() and then
Reverse() methods.
5. What’s the .NET datatype that
allows the retrieval of data by a
unique key?HashTable.
6. What’s class SortedList
underneath? A sorted HashTable.
7. Will finally block get executed
if the exception had not
occurred? Yes.
8. What’s the C# equivalent of C+
+ catch (…), which was a catch-
all statement for any possible
exception? A catch block that
catches the exception of type
System.Exception. You can also omit
the parameter data type in this case
and just write catch {}.
9. Can multiple catch blocks be
executed? No, once the proper
catch code fires off, the control is
transferred to the finally block (if
follows the finally block.
10.Why is it a bad idea to throw
your own exceptions? Well, if at
that point you know that an error
has occurred, then why not write the
proper code to handle that error
instead of passing a new Exception
object to the catch block? Throwing
your own exceptions signifies some
design flaws in the project.
11.What’s a delegate? A delegate
object encapsulates a reference to a
method. In C++ they were referred
to as function pointers.
12.What’s a multicast delegate? It’s
a delegate that points to and
eventually fires off several methods.
13.How’s the DLL Hell problem
solved in .NET? Assembly
versioning allows the application to
specify not only the library it needs
to run (which was available under
Win32), but also the version of the
assembly.
14.What are the ways to deploy an
assembly? An MSI installer, a CAB
archive, and XCOPY command.
15.What’s a satellite
assembly? When you write a
multilingual or multi-cultural
application in .NET, and want to
distribute the core application
separately from the localized
modules, the localized assemblies
that modify the core application are
called satellite assemblies.
16.What namespaces are
necessary to create a localized
application?System.Globalization,
System.Resources.
17.What’s the difference
between // comments, /* */
comments and ///
comments? Single-line, multi-line
and XML documentation comments.
18.How do you generate
documentation from the C# file
commented properly with a
command-line
compiler? Compile it with a /doc
switch.
19.What’s the difference between
<c> and <code> XML
documentation tag? Single line
code example and multiple-line code
example.
20.Is XML case-sensitive? Yes, so
<Student> and <student> are
different elements.
21.What debugging tools come
with the .NET SDK? CorDBG –
command-line debugger, and
DbgCLR – graphic debugger. Visual
Studio .NET uses the DbgCLR. To
use CorDbg, you must compile the
original C# file using the /debug
switch.
22.What does the This window
show in the debugger? It points
to the object that’s pointed to by this
reference. Object’s instance data is
shown.
23.What does assert() do? In debug
compilation, assert takes in a
Boolean condition as a parameter,
and shows the error dialog if the
condition is false. The program
proceeds without any interruption if
the condition is true.
24.What’s the difference between
the Debug class and Trace
class? Documentation looks the
same. Use Debug class for debug
builds, use Trace class for both
debug and release builds.
25.Why are there five tracing
levels in
System.Diagnostics.TraceSwitc
her? The tracing dumps can be
quite verbose and for some
applications that are constantly
running you run the risk of
overloading the machine and the
hard drive there. Five levels range
from None to Verbose, allowing to
fine-tune the tracing activities.
26.Where is the output of
TextWriterTraceListener
redirected? To the Console or a
text file depending on the parameter
passed to the constructor.
27.How do you debug an ASP.NET
Web application? Attach the
aspnet_wp.exe process to the DbgClr
debugger.
28.What are three test cases you
should go through in unit
testing? Positive test cases (correct
data, correct output), negative test
cases (broken or missing data,
proper handling), exception test
cases (exceptions are thrown and
caught properly).
29.Can you change the value of a
variable while debugging a C#
application? Yes, if you are
debugging via Visual Studio.NET,
just go to Immediate window.
30.Explain the three services
model (three-tier
application). Presentation (UI),
business (logic and underlying code)
and data (from storage or other
sources).
31.What are advantages and
disadvantages of Microsoft-
provided data provider classes
in ADO.NET? SQLServer.NET data
provider is high-speed and robust,
but requires SQL Server license
purchased from Microsoft. OLE-
DB.NET is universal for accessing
other sources, like Oracle, DB2,
Microsoft Access and Informix, but
it’s a .NET layer on top of OLE layer,
so not the fastest thing in the world.
ODBC.NET is a deprecated layer
provided for backward compatibility
to ODBC engines.
32.What’s the role of the
DataReader class in ADO.NET
connections? It returns a read-
only dataset from the data source
when the command is executed.
33.What is the wildcard character
in SQL? Let’s say you want to
query database with LIKE for
all employees whose name
starts with La. The wildcard
character is %, the proper query with
LIKE would involve ‘La%’.
34.Explain ACID rule of thumb for
transactions. Transaction must be
Atomic (it is one unit of work and
does not dependent on previous and
following transactions), Consistent
(data is either committed or roll
back, no “in-between” case where
something has been updated and
something hasn’t), Isolated (no
transaction sees the intermediate
results of the current transaction),
Durable (the values persist if the
data had been committed even if the
system crashes right after).
35.What connections does
Microsoft SQL Server
support? Windows Authentication
(via Active Directory) and SQL
Server authentication (via Microsoft
SQL Server username and
passwords).
36.Which one is trusted and which
one is untrusted? Windows
Authentication is trusted because
the username and password are
checked with the Active Directory,
the SQL Server authentication is
untrusted, since SQL Server is the
only verifier participating in the
transaction.
37.Why would you use untrusted
verificaion? Web Services might
use it, as well as non-Windows
applications.
38.What does the parameter
Initial Catalog define inside
Connection String?The database
name to connect to.
39.What’s the data provider name
to connect to Access
database? Microsoft.Access.
40.What does Dispose method do
with the connection
object? Deletes it from the memory.
41.What is a pre-requisite for
connection pooling? Multiple
processes must agree that they will
share the same connection, where
every parameter is the same,
including the security settings.

1. Which of the following can
be used to add alternating
color scheme in a
Repeater control?
Answer: AlternatingItemTem
plate
7. The .NET Framework
provides a runtime
environment called
Answer: CLR
8. If one has two different
web form controls in a
application and if one wanted
to know whether the values
in the above two different
web form control match
what control must be used?
Answer: CompareValidator
9. The actual work process of
ASP.NET is taken care by
Answer: aspnet_wp.exe
10. Give One word: Common
type system is built into
which of the following:
Answer: CLR
13. Find the term: The .NET
framework which provides
automatic memory
management using a
technique called
Answer: Garbage Collection
1. The namespace within the
Microsoft .NET framework
which provides the
functionality to implement
transaction processing is
Answer: System.EnterpriseSe
rvices
2. What is the base class
from which all Web forms
inherit?
Answer: Page Class
3. In ASP.NET the sessions
can be dumped by using
Answer: Session.Abandon
4. Suppose one wants to
modify a SOAP message in a
SOAP extension then how
this can be achieved. Choose
the correct option from
below:
Answer: One must override
the method ReceiveMessage
5. Which method do you
invoke on the
DataAdapter control to load
your generated dataset with
data?)
Answer: Fill( )
6. Which of the following is
TRUE about Windows
Authentication in ASP.NET?
Answer: Automatically
determines role membership
7. The technique that allow
code to make function calls
to .NET applications on other
processes and on other
machines is
Answer: .NET Remoting
8. The type of code found in
Code-Behind class is
Answer: Server-side code
9. Which of the following
transfer execution directly to
another page?
Answer: Server.Transfer
10. In ASP.NET in form page
the object which contains the
user name is
Answer: Page.User.Identity
11. Suppose a .NET
programmer wants to
convert an object into a
stream of bytes then the
process is called
Answer: Serialization
12. What tags one need to
add within the asp:datagrid
tags to bind columns
manually?
Answer: Set
AutoGenerateColumns Proper
ty to false on the datagrid
tag
13. In my .NET Framework I
have threads. Which of the
 following denote the possible
priority level for the threads?
Answer: All the Above
14. GIVE ONE WORD: In .NET
the operation of reading
metadata and using its
contents is known as
Answer: Reflection
15. Which of the following
allow writing formatted
output?
Answer: Response.Output.Wri
te()
16. How many classes can a
single .NET DLL contain?
Answer: Many
17. WSDL stands for
Answer: Web
Services Description Languag
e •
An organization has developed a
web service in which the values of
the forms are validated using
ASP.NET application. Suppose this
web service is got and used by
a customer then in such a scenario
which of the following is TRUE
• The customer can run on any
platform.”*
Which of the following denote page
code model in ASP.NET?
• single-file
• code-behind
• Both A) and B)*
In ASP.NET if one wants to maintain
session then which of the following
is used?
• In-process storage
• Session State Service
• Microsoft SQL Server
• All the Above*
There is a requirement as follows:
A client side already has 25 COM
objects and if the requirement is to
add a 26th function that must
exists only for .NET object without
affecting the existing one how to
achieve the above?
• By CCW* By RCW
None of the Above
In ASP.NET if one wants to set the
focus on a particular control
•
• Call FOCUS method*
•
1. On which of the operating
system below ASP.NET can
run?
Answer: Both A) and B)
2. There is a requirement as
follows:
A client side already has 25
COM objects and if the
requirement is to add a 26th
function that must exists only
for .NET object without
affecting the existing one
how to achieve the above?
Answer: By CCW
3. In ASP.NET if one uses
Windows authentication the
current request attaches an
object called as
Answer: WindowsPrincipal
 4. In ASP.NET if you want to
allows page developers a way to
specify static connections in
a content page then
the class used is
Answer: ProxyWebPartManager
5. The GridView control in
ASP.NET has which of the
following features
Answer: Both A) and B)
6. To set page title
dynamically in ASP.NET
which of the following is
used?
Answer: < head > section
7. the forms are validated
using
ASP.NET application.
Suppose this
web service is got and
used by
a customer then in
such a scenario which
of the following is TRUE
Answer: The customer can
run on any platform.
8. Give one word: What
model does ASP.NET request
processing is based on
Answer: Pipeline
9. ASP.NET separates the
HTML output from program
logic using a feature named
as
Answer: Code-behind
3. In ASP.NET application the
Global.asax file lie in which
directory
Answer: ROOT
4. In ASP.NET page
framework an automatic way
to associate page events and
methods is
Answer: AutoEventWireup
attribute of the Page
directive is set to true
5. The feature in ASP.NET 2.0
that is used to fire a normal
postback to a different page
in the application is called
Answer: Cross Page Posting
6. In ASP.NET if one wants to
set the focus on a particular
control
Answer: Call FOCUS method
7. Which of the following is
used to write error message
in event Log File?
Answer: System.Diagnostics
8. If in an
ASP.NET application one
want to create http handlers
which of the interface is used
Answer: IHttpHandlerFactory
9. I have an
ASP.NET application. I have a
page loaded from server
memory. At this instance
which of the following
methods gets fired
Answer: Load()
10. A developer wanted to
achieve graphics in his
display using ASP.NET. Which
of the following web controls
are available in ASP.NET to
achieve the above?
Answer: AdRotator
11. Which of the following
denote value that can be taken
by Cache-Control of ASP.NET?
Answer: All the Above
12. Which of the following
denote page code model in
ASP.NET?
Answer: Both A) and B)
13. The control used in
ASP.NET to display
information from data set but
with better formatting and
editing behavior is
Answer: DataList
14. Which of the following
denote New Data-bound
Controls used with ASP.NET
Answer: All the Above
15. Which of the following is
true about session in
ASP.NET?
Answer: ASP.NET
automatically delete sessions
 after configurable timeout
interval 1. C# (C-Sharp) was
16. Setting the following developed by
properties for object in
ASP.NET results in
Response.Buffer = True
Response.ExpiresAbsolute =
Now().Subtract(New
TimeSpan(1, 0, 0, 0))
Response.Expires = 0
Response.CacheControl =
"no-cache"
Answer: Avoid page to be
cached
17. In ASP.NET what does the
following return
<%
Response.Write(System.Envir
onment.WorkingSet.ToString(
))
%>
Answer: Gives the memory
working set
18. Forms based
authentication is otherwise
called in ASP.NET as Cookie
Authentication
because Forms authenticatio
n uses cookies to allow
applications to track users
throughout their visit.
Answer: Cookie
Authentication
19. If a developer of ASP.NET
defines style information in a
common location. Then that
location is called as
Answer: Theme
20. Which of the following
denote the web control
associated with Table control
function of ASP.NET?
Answer: TableRow
21. If one uses ASP.NET
configuration system to
restrict access which of the
following is TRUE?
Answer: The access is restricted
only to ASP.NET files
 example, write ___ of a
distributed application
Microsoft

a component
2. What is C# (C-Sharp) ?
9. This is because they all
have the same
An Programming Language
familiar Windows ___ at their
core.
3. C# (C-Sharp) belong to
which framework ?
IDE

.NET
10. What is OLE ?

4. What is CLR ?
Object Linking and Embedding

Common Language Runtime

11. What actually manages
your code ?
5. Object Oriented
Programming (OOP) is a style
CTS
of programming in which your
code is broken up into units,
12. When the . NET runtime
known as
loads and runs code, this is
the language that it expects to
objects and classes
find the code in.

6. There are, however, some

Just-in-Time Compilation
advanced features of C++,
such as __ that are not
13. When you compile
supported in .NET, and are
managed code, the ____
therefore, not available in
actually emits IL.
managed code.

translator
templates
14. ____ this is a minimum
7. Using C# you can, for
set of standards that
example, write a ___ web
guarantees that code can be
page
accessed from any language.

static
Common Type System
8. Using C# you can, for
15. Common Language
 1.Does C# support multiple-inheritance?
No. But you can use Interfaces.
Specification: This is a
minimum set of standards that 2.Where is a protected class-level variable
guarantees that code can be available?
It is available to any sub-class derived from base
accessed from any class

3.Are private class-level variables inherited?

Yes, but they are not accessible.
application
4.Describe the accessibility modifier “protected
16. Just-in-Time (JIT) internal”.
Compilation: This is the term It is available to classes that are within the same
assembly and derived from the specified base
for the process of performing class.
the ___ stage of compilation
6.Which class is at the top of .NET class
from IL into native machine hierarchy?
code. System.Object.

7.What does the term immutable mean?

The data value may not be changed.
Note: The variable value may be changed, but the
intermediate original immutable data value was discarded and
a new data value was created in memory.
17. The function call
8.What’s the difference between System.String
generated by a non-OOP and System.Text.StringBuilder classes?
compiler causes what is called System.String is immutable.
System.StringBuilder was designed with the
___ binding purpose of having a mutable string where a
variety of operations can be performed.

9.What’s the advantage of using

strong System.Text.StringBuilder over System.String?

StringBuilder is more efficient in cases where

18. You create a string there is a large amount of string manipulation.
reference: Strings are immutable, so each time a string is
changed, a new instance in memory is created.

10.Can you store multiple data types in

System.Array?
string s; No.

19. When you create a 11.What’s the difference between the

System.Array.CopyTo() and System.Array.Clone()?
reference, you want to The Clone() method returns a new array (a
connect it with a new object. shallow copy) object containing all the elements
in the original array. The CopyTo() method copies
You do so, in general, with the the elements into another existing array. Both
perform a shallow copy. A shallow copy means
the contents (each array element) contains
references to the same object as the elements in
round brackets the original array. A deep copy (which neither of
these methods performs) would create a new
instance of each element's object, resulting in a
20. There are six different different, yet identacle object.
places to store data. This is a
12.How can you sort the elements of the array in
general-purpose pool of descending order?
memory (also in the RAM By calling Sort() and then Reverse() methods.

area) where all C# objects 13.What’s the .NET collection class that allows an
live. element to be accessed using a unique key?
HashTable.

14.What class is underneath the SortedList class?

The stack A sorted HashTable.
15.Will the finally block get executed if an
exception has not occurred?
Yes.
16.What’s the C# syntax to catch any possible
exception?
A catch block that catches the exception of type
System.Exception. You can also omit the
parameter data type in this case and just write
catch {}.
17.Can multiple catch blocks be executed for a
single try statement?
No. Once the proper catch block processed,
control is transferred to the finally block .
18.Explain the three services model commonly
know as a three-tier application?
Presentation (UI), Business (logic and underlying
code) and Data (from storage or other sources).
Class Questions
1.What is the syntax to inherit from a class in
C#?
Place a colon and then the name of the base
class.
Example: class MyNewClass : MyBaseClass
2.Can you prevent your class from being inherited
by another class?
Yes. The keyword “sealed” will prevent the class
from being inherited.
3.Can you allow a class to be inherited, but
prevent the method from being over-ridden?
Yes. Just leave the class public and make the
method sealed.
4.What’s an abstract class?
A class that cannot be instantiated. An abstract
class is a class that must be inherited and have
the methods overridden. An abstract class is
essentially a blueprint for a class without any
implementation.
5.When do you absolutely have to declare a class
as abstract?
1. When the class itself is inherited from an
abstract class, but not all base abstract methods
have been overridden.
2. When at least one of the methods in the class
is abstract.
6.What is an interface class?
Interfaces, like classes, define a set of properties,
methods, and events. But unlike classes,
interfaces do not provide implementation. They
are implemented by classes, and defined as
separate entities from classes.
7.Why can’t you specify the accessibility modifier
for methods inside the interface?
They all must be public, and are therefore public
by default.
8.Can you inherit multiple interfaces?
Yes. .NET does support multiple interfaces.
9.What happens if you inherit multiple interfaces
and they have conflicting method names?
It’s up to you to implement the method inside
your own class, so implementation is left entirely
up to you. This might cause a problem on a
higher-level scale if similarly named methods
from different interfaces expect different data,
but as far as compiler cares you’re okay.
10. What’s the difference between an interface
and abstract class?
In an interface class, all methods are abstract -
there is no implementation. In an abstract class
some methods can be concrete. In an interface
class, no accessibility modifiers are allowed. An
abstract class may have accessibility modifiers.
11. What is the difference between a Struct and a
Class?
Structs are value-type variables and are thus
saved on the stack, additional overhead but faster
retrieval. Another difference is that structs cannot
inherit.
Method and Property
Questions
1. What’s the implicit name of the parameter that
gets passed into the set method/property of a
class?
Value. The data type of the value parameter is
defined by whatever data type the property is
declared .
2. What does the keyword “virtual” declare for a
method or property?
The method or property can be overridden.
3. How is method overriding different from
method overloading?
When overriding a method, you change the
behavior of the method for the derived class.
Overloading a method simply involves having
another method with the same name within the
class.
4. Can you declare an override method to be
static if the original method is not static?
No. The signature of the virtual method must
remain the same. (Note: Only the keyword virtual
is changed to keyword override)
5. What are the different ways a method can be
overloaded?
Different parameter data types, different number
of parameters, different order of parameters.
6. If a base class has a number of overloaded
constructors, and an inheriting class has a
number of overloaded constructors; can you
enforce a call from an inherited constructor to a
specific base constructor?
Yes, just place a colon, and then keyword base
(parameter list to invoke the appropriate
constructor) in the overloaded constructor
definition inside the inherited class.
Events and Delegates
1. What’s a delegate?
A delegate object encapsulates a reference to a
method.
2. What’s a multicast delegate?
A delegate that has multiple handlers assigned to
it. Each assigned handler (method) is called.
3. What’s the implicit name of the parameter that
gets passed into the class’ set method?
Value, and it’s datatype depends on whatever
variable we’re changing.
4. How do you inherit from a class in C#?
Place a colon and then the name of the base
class.
5. Does C# support multiple inheritance?
No, use interfaces instead.
6. When you inherit a protected class-level
variable, who is it available to?
Classes in the same namespace.
7. Are private class-level variables inherited?
Yes, but they are not accessible, so looking at it
you can honestly say that they are not inherited.
8. Describe the accessibility modifier protected
internal.?
It’s available to derived classes and classes within
the same Assembly (and naturally from the base
class it’s declared in).
9. C# provides a default constructor for me. I
write a constructor that takes a string as a
parameter, but want to keep the no parameter
one. How many constructors should I write?
Two. Once you write at least one constructor, C#
cancels the freebie constructor, and now you
have to write one yourself, even if there’s no
implementation in it.
10. What’s the top .NET class that everything is
derived from?
System.Object.
11. How’s method overriding different from
overloading?
When overriding, you change the method
behavior for a derived class. Overloading simply
involves having a method with the same name
within the class.
12. What does the keyword virtual mean in the
method definition?
The method can be over-ridden.
13. Can you declare the override method static
while the original method is non-static?
No, you can’t, the signature of the virtual method
must remain the same, only the keyword virtual is
changed to keyword override.
14. Can you override private virtual methods?
No, moreover, you cannot access private methods
in inherited classes, have to be protected in the
base class to allow any sort of access.
15. Can you prevent your class from being
inherited and becoming a base class for some
other classes?
Yes, that’s what keyword sealed in the class
definition is for. The developer trying to derive
from your class will get a message: cannot inherit
from Sealed class WhateverBaseClassName.
It’s the same concept as final class in Java.
16. Can you allow class to be inherited, but
prevent the method from being over-ridden?
Yes, just leave the class public and make the
method sealed.
17. What’s an abstract class?
A class that cannot be instantiated. A concept in
C++ known as pure virtual method. A class that
must be inherited and have the methods over-
ridden.
Essentially, it’s a blueprint for a class without any
implementation.
18. When do you absolutely have to declare a
class as abstract (as opposed to free-willed
educated choice or decision based on UML
diagram)?
When at least one of the methods in the class is
abstract. When the class itself is inherited from an
abstract class, but not all base abstract methods
have been over-ridden.
19. What’s an interface class?
It’s an abstract class with public abstract methods
all of which must be implemented in the inherited
classes.
20. Why can’t you specify the accessibility
modifier for methods inside the interface?
They all must be public. Therefore, to prevent you
from getting the false impression that you have
any freedom of choice, you are not allowed to
specify any accessibility, it’s public by default.
21. Can you inherit multiple interfaces?
Yes, why not.
22. And if they have conflicting method names?
It’s up to you to implement the method inside
your own class, so implementation is left entirely
up to you.
This might cause a problem on a higher-level
scale if similarly named methods from different
interfaces expect different data, but as far as
compiler cares you’re okay.
23. What’s the difference between an interface
and abstract class?
In the interface all methods must be abstract, in
the abstract class some methods can be concrete.
In the interface no accessibility modifiers are
allowed, which is ok in abstract classes.
24. How can you overload a method?
Different parameter data types, different number
of parameters, different order of parameters.
25. If a base class has a bunch of overloaded
constructors, and an inherited class has another
bunch of overloaded constructors, can you
enforce a call from an inherited constructor to an
arbitrary base constructor?
Yes, just place a colon, and then keyword base
(parameter list to invoke the appropriate
constructor) in the overloaded constructor
definition inside the inherited class.
26. What’s the difference between System.String immutable, so each time a string is
and System.StringBuilder classes?
System.String is immutable, System.StringBuilder changed, a new instance in memory is
was designed with the purpose of having a created.
mutable string where a variety of operations can
be performed. 9. Can you store multiple data
types in System.Array?
27. Is it namespace class or class namespace?
The .NET class library is organized into No.
namespaces. Each namespace contains a 10. What’s the difference between
functionally related group of classes so natural
namespace comes first. the System.Array.CopyTo() and
System.Array.Clone() ?
2. Who is a protected class-level
The Clone() method returns a new
variable available to?
array (a shallow copy) object
It is available to any sub-class (a class
containing all the elements in the
inheriting this class).
original array. The CopyTo() method
3. Are private class-level variables
copies the elements into another
inherited?
existing array. Both perform a shallow
Yes, but they are not accessible.
copy. A shallow copy means the
Although they are not visible or
contents (each array element)
accessible via the class interface, they
contains references to the same object
are inherited.
as the elements in the original array. A
4. Describe the accessibility
deep copy (which neither of these
modifier “protected internal”.
methods performs) would create a
It is available to classes that are within
new instance of each element's object,
the same assembly and derived from
resulting in a different, yet identacle
the specified base class.
object.
5. What’s the top .NET class that
11. How can you sort the
everything is derived from?
elements of the array in
System.Object.
descending order?
6. What does the term immutable
By calling Sort() and then Reverse()
mean?
methods.
The data value may not be changed.
12. What’s the .NET collection
Note: The variable value may be
class that allows an element to be
changed, but the original immutable
accessed using a unique key?
data value was discarded and a new
HashTable.
data value was created in memory.
13. What class is underneath the
7. What’s the difference between
SortedList class?
System.String and
A sorted HashTable.
System.Text.StringBuilder
14. Will the finally block get
classes?
executed if an exception has not
System.String is immutable.
occurred?
System.StringBuilder was designed
Yes.
with the purpose of having a mutable
15. What’s the C# syntax to catch
string where a variety of operations
any possible exception?
can be performed.
A catch block that catches the
8. What’s the advantage of using
exception of type System.Exception.
System.Text.StringBuilder over
You can also omit the parameter data
System.String?
type in this case and just write catch
StringBuilder is more efficient in cases
{}.
where there is a large amount of
16. Can multiple catch blocks be
string manipulation. Strings are
executed for a single try
statement?
No. Once the proper catch block
processed, control is transferred to the
finally block (if there are any).
17. Explain the three services
model commonly know as a three-
tier application.
Presentation (UI), Business (logic and
underlying code) and Data (from
storage or other sources).
C# Interview Questions | C Sharp
Interview Questions
1) Explain about C#?
C # is also known as c sharp. It is a
programming language introduced by
Microsoft. C# contains features similar
to Java and C++. It is specially
designed to work with Microsoft .NET
platform.
2) Explain about the rules for
naming classes in C#?
These are the rules for naming classes
in c sharp.
• Must begin with a letter. This letter
may be followed by a sequence of
letters, digits (0-9), or ‘_’. The first
character in a class name cannot be a
digit.
• Must not contain any embedded
space or symbol like ? - + ! @ # % & *
( ) { } [ ] , : ; ‘ “ \ and/. However an
underscore _ can be used wherever a
space is required.
• Must not use a keyword for a class
name.
3) What are the rules to be
followed while naming variables in
C#.
The following rules are used for
naming variables in C#.
* Must begin with a letter or an
underscore _ which may be followed
by a sequence of letters, digits (0-9),
or ‘_’. The first character in a variable
name cannot be a digit.
* Must not contain any embedded
space or symbol like ? - + ! @ # % & *
( ) { } [ ] , : ; ‘ “ \ and/. However an
underscore _ can be used wherever a
space is required.
• Must be unique
• Can have any number of characters
• Keywords cannot be used as variable
names.
4) What are the different types of
Data?
There are two different types of data
supported by C#. They are
1) Value types: -They directly contain
data. When you declare an int
variable, the system allocates memory
to store the value.
2) Reference type: -The reference
types do not maintain data but they
contain a reference to the variables,
which are stored in memory. This
means that if the value in the memory
location is modified by one of the
variables, the other variables
automatically reflect the changes
value
5) Explain about member
functions?
A function is a set of statements that
perform a specific task in response to
a message. The functions of a class
are called member functions in
Csharp. Member functions are
declared inside the class. The function
declaration introduces the function in
the class and the function definition
contains the function code.
6) Explain about comment entry?
Comments are a part of the program
and are used to explain the code.
Compilers ignore comment entries. If a
comment entry spans more than one
line, it has to be enclosed within ‘/*’
and ‘*/’. The symbol ‘//’ treats the rest
of code within the same line as a
comment.
7) What are operators?
Applications use operators to process
the data entered by a user. Operators
like + and – are used to process
variables and return a value. An
operator is a set of one or more
characters that is used for
computations or comparisons.
Operators can transform one or more
data values, called operands into a
new data value.
8) Explain about the break
statement?
A break statement is used to exit the
switch statement. This prevents the
execution of the remaining case
structures by ending the execution of
the switch case construct. Each break
statement terminates the enclosing
switch statement and the flow of
control. If none of the cases match the
default case is invoked.
9) Define encapsulation?
Encapsulation literally means to
enclose in or as if in a capsule.
Encapsulation is defined as the
process of enclosing one or more
items within a physical or logical
package. It involves preventing access
to nonessential details.
10) Define access specifier with
reference to class?
An access specifier defines the scope
of a class member. A class member
refers to the variables and functions in
a class. A program can have one or
more classes. You may want some
members of a class to be accessible to
other classes. But, you may not want
some other members of the class to
be accessible outside the class.
11) Describe about private access
specifier?
The private access specifier allows a
class to hide its member variables and
member functions from other class
objects and functions. Therefore, the
private member of a class is not
visible outside a class. If a member is
declared private, only the functions of
that class can access the member.
Even the instance of the class cannot
access its members
12) Explain about protected
internal access specifier?
This specifier allows a class to hide its
member variables and member
functions to be accessed from other
class objects and functions, except the
child class, within the application. The
protected internal access specifier
becomes important while
implementing inheritance.
13) Define parameter by value?
Pass by value is the default
mechanism for passing parameters to
a method. The simplest definition of a
value parameter is a data type name
followed by a variable name. When a
method is called, a new storage
location is created for each value
parameter. The values of the
corresponding expressions are copied
into them. The expression supplied for
each value parameter must be similar
to the declaration of the value
parameter.
14) State the methods through
which parameters can be passed?
Parameters can be passed by using
any one of the following mechanism.
Value: -They are sometimes called in
or out parameters; therefore, the data
can be transferred into the method
but cannot be transferred out.
Reference: -Are sometimes called in or
out parameters, therefore, the data
can be transferred into the method
and out again.
Output: -Are sometimes called out
parameters, data can be transferred
out of the method.
15) Explain about reference
parameter?
A reference parameter is a reference
to a memory location of a data
member. Unlike a value parameter, a
reference parameter does not create a
new storage location. Instead a
reference parameter represents the
same location in memory as the
variable that is supplied in the method
call.

16) How do you use a structure?

A structure is a value type data type.
When you want a single variable to
hold related data of various data
types, you can create a structure. To
create a structure you use the struct
keyword.

17) What is an enumerator?

Enumeration is a value data type,
which means that enumeration
contains its own values and cannot
inherit or pass inheritance.
Enumerator allows you to assign
symbolic names or integral constants.