Technical interviews for IT freshers usually test fundamentals rather than obscure facts. Practice explaining concepts in simple language and connecting them to real situations.
Questions to Practice
- What is an operating system?
- What is the difference between RAM and storage?
- What is an IP address?
- What is DNS?
- What is DHCP?
- What is TCP?
- What is UDP?
- What is a firewall?
- What is virtualization?
- What is cloud computing?
- What is a database?
- What is SQL?
- What is an API?
- What is Git?
- What is a process?
- What is a thread?
- What is encryption?
- What is MFA?
- What is malware?
- How would you troubleshoot no internet access?
- How would you troubleshoot a slow PC?
- What happens when you open a website?
- Authentication vs authorization?
- What is a backup?
- How would you learn an unfamiliar technology?
Do Not Just Memorize
Interviewers often ask follow-up questions. Understanding the idea and being able to explain a practical example is more valuable than memorizing a definition.