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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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
Group A:
Australia
Pakistan
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Canada
Kenya
Group B:
India
South Africa
England
West Indies
Bangladesh
Ireland
Netherlands
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
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.
Wankhede Stadium Mumbai.
The Wankhede Stadium, seen here during England's tour to India in 2006, is to be the venue for the 2011 World Cup Final
The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai has been announced as the venue for the 2011 ICC World Cup final, which is due to be co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
With a new revised format for the competition due to take place at the 2011 edition due to criticism of the last instalment in West Indies in 2007, the Indian board has announced a total of eight venues for the 29 games is it staging.
Mohali will host one of the semi-finals while Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Nagpur will also provides venues for the competitions.
Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, which has not hosted an ODI for the past three years, will also be a venue for four of the games.
Co-hosts Sri Lanka are due to stage 12 games while Bangladesh will be the venue for eight matches as well as the opening ceremony in Dhaka on February 18, 2011.
The revised format sees two groups of seven teams compete to go forward to a quarter-final knock out stage. Each group will both see 21 matches, and the top four teams in each group will progress to the quarter-finals.
The overall structure for the tournament will see the number of games reduced from 51 to 49, with the full itinerary due to be announced in Mumbai on November 9.
A 12-year-old has scored 439 runs in a school cricket tournament in Mumbai that was used as a launch pad for the career of current Indian superstar Sachin Tendulkar, local media reported on Thursday.
Sarfaraz Khan faced 421 balls and hit 12 sixes and 56 boundaries for his Springfield Rizvi school against a hapless Indian Education Society in a three-day Harris Shield match on Wednesday, the Times of India reported.
It was in this tournament in 1988 when Tendulkar, then a prodigal 15-year-old, made 329 during a 664-run partnership with childhood friend Vinod Kambli, who also went on to play international cricket.
Tendulkar made his Test debut a year later and became the most successful batsman in history with a world record 12,773 runs and 42 tons in Tests and 16,993 runs and 44 centuries in one-dayers.
As television cameras and reporters surrounded the young Khan after his mammoth knock, he joked that it was easier scoring 400 than posing for the media.
"I swear I will never hit another 400 in my life," the newspaper quoted Khan as saying. "Slogging on the field is way easier than posing."
The only time Khan took his eye off the ball was when his coach Raju Pathak signalled from the pavilion on the next target he needed to achieve, the paper said.
"I am a complete target person," said a confident Khan. "You tell me you want this and I'll give it to you.
"Once I touched my triple century, word came in about Sachin Tendulkar's mark of 358. That conquered, I managed 400. I was thrilled to bits."
Khan said the only time he had seen Tendulkar from up close was during the Indian Premier League last year when the master was giving batting tips to Mohammad Ashraful, a former captain of Bangladesh.
"I heard him tell Ashraful to watch the ball until the last moment before it left the bowler's hand, so that he gets more time to adjust his shot," said Khan.
"I have followed that advice and it has got me a lot of runs."
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
else
printf("Fail2");}
else
printf("Fail1);
if(i
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
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)..
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.
With 4 Golden Globe under its kitty,11 BAFTA and 10 Oscar nominations, Slumdog has re-written history. Lets see how our TV industry is reacting to the news...
Slumdog Millionaire is the story about an 18 year old orphan from the slum of Mumbai Jamal Malik, who is just one question away from winning Rs 2 crore on the TV game show 'Who wants to be Millionaire' or better known to us as 'Kaun Banega Corepati'. It’s the story of a boy and his journey from Rags to Riches!
Will we get the very coveted Academy awards? The film has made India proud as it is nominated in 10 categories, and now is in the league of movies such as Ben-Hur, Titanic , Gone with the wind and others with most number of nominations. The Film has bagged nominations in categories of Best Picture, Direction, Film Editing, Original Score and Original Songs(A.R .Rahman), Cinematography, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing(Resul Pookutty) and adapted screenplay. Also veteran Lyrists Gulzar gets his first Oscar nominations for the song Jai Ho! All of them are carrying the hopes of people of India who are very anxiously awaiting the moment when A.R.Rehman like in Golden Globes, will again say “Thanks from more than one billion of people of India”.. What a magical moment it will be!
So what is so special about the movie and why is the entire world going ga-ga over it?? Let's asks few of our very talented people of small screen about their thoughts on the movie, which is having the world under its feet at the moment...
Rajan Shahi: One of the most successful producers of TV at the moment,brain behind Bidaai and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata hai..
What is so special about the movie Slum dog Millionaire?
I have not watched it yet, but have heard so much about it that I am curious to know what it is.
Why do we always need Richard Attenborough(Gandhi, 1982) and Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionair,2008) to showcase India and bring glory at International stage? Does it mean that our directors lack the capability?
No I don't think we lack the capability in India. We have very talented directors here, but maybe the marketing standards and production values are lacking somewhere in the final product. We have made some brilliant films, but to get a name internationally, we need to improve on the above said factors.
TZP is out of race from Oscars, but which movie according to you is better between TZP Slumdog Millionaire ?
As I said, I have not yet seen Slumdog, so I will not be able to compare both. But TZP was a brilliant film.
Do you think we are experimental enough on small screen or we are waiting for a renaissance?
We are experimenting a lot in television, no doubts about that. However, we have certain amount of comfort zones in the genre we show, and we highlight that in our stories. I think the only exception that did very well was Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi. We need to work within the same frame work, and deliver stories which are more identifiable to the masses.
Sunjoy Wadhwa: Producer of shows such as Balika-Vadhu, Mohe Rang De, Sath-Phere and Grihasthi, master of TRP charts!
What is so special about the movie Slum dog Millionaire?
I think the movie apart from doing exceptionally well shows that intelligent minds can be cultivated anywhere. You just need to have the guts to go about it, and given an opportunity, we can tap the huge talent hidden in lower areas where we are not looking at.
Why do we always need Richard Attenborough(Gandhi, 1982) and Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionair,2008) to showcase India and bring glory at International stage? Does it mean that our directors lack the capability?
It's not that!! We are a very capable nation with brilliant directors and writers. But it is just that we are not looking at ourselves in a macroway. We are happy clinging to the microway. We need to see the bigger picture and tap our resources, and this is where people from outside are able to work on our concepts and get all the success.
TZP is out of race from Oscars, but which movie according to you is better between TZP Slumdog Millionaire ?
Definitely TZP was a better movie, which goes directly to your heart. Slumdog is also good but it has a commercial value too.
Do you think we are experimental enough on small screen or we are waiting for a renaissance?
We have surely started experimenting on the small screen, but we have lot more stuff to come. I think in the next two years, non-fiction will give us something beyond the normal singing and dancing shows. Our approach towards family drama needs to be different and we need to tap into various relationships as we have huge potential.
Neelima Bajpai: Producer of Hit TV Shows such as Banno Main Teri Dulhan and Santaan .
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
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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#