Patterns interview questions

12 real Patterns questions from the Message Queues bank, as asked in Indian campus drives and tech interviews. Every question has a verified answer and an AI-tutor explanation on placd — free to start.

1. What is Decoupling?

Junior
  1. A.writing messages to a database table in the same transaction as state changes, then relaying them to avoid lost or dual-written events
  2. B.a design where components communicate by emitting and reacting to notifications of state changes rather than direct calls
  3. C.separating senders from receivers through an intermediary so neither needs the other to be available at the same moment
  4. D.using a queue to absorb traffic spikes by holding work until slower consumers can drain it
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2. Which term means: "separating senders from receivers through an intermediary so neither needs the other to be available at the same moment"?

Junior
  1. A.Outbox pattern
  2. B.Buffering
  3. C.Event-driven architecture
  4. D.Decoupling
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3. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Decoupling — using a queue to absorb traffic spikes by holding work until slower consumers can drain it
  2. B.Decoupling — a design where components communicate by emitting and reacting to notifications of state changes rather than direct calls
  3. C.Decoupling — separating senders from receivers through an intermediary so neither needs the other to be available at the same moment
  4. D.Decoupling — writing messages to a database table in the same transaction as state changes, then relaying them to avoid lost or dual-written events
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4. What is Event-driven architecture?

Mid
  1. A.separating senders from receivers through an intermediary so neither needs the other to be available at the same moment
  2. B.writing messages to a database table in the same transaction as state changes, then relaying them to avoid lost or dual-written events
  3. C.using a queue to absorb traffic spikes by holding work until slower consumers can drain it
  4. D.a design where components communicate by emitting and reacting to notifications of state changes rather than direct calls
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5. Which term means: "a design where components communicate by emitting and reacting to notifications of state changes rather than direct calls"?

Mid
  1. A.Outbox pattern
  2. B.Event-driven architecture
  3. C.Decoupling
  4. D.Buffering
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6. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Event-driven architecture — separating senders from receivers through an intermediary so neither needs the other to be available at the same moment
  2. B.Event-driven architecture — writing messages to a database table in the same transaction as state changes, then relaying them to avoid lost or dual-written events
  3. C.Event-driven architecture — using a queue to absorb traffic spikes by holding work until slower consumers can drain it
  4. D.Event-driven architecture — a design where components communicate by emitting and reacting to notifications of state changes rather than direct calls
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7. What is Buffering?

Mid
  1. A.separating senders from receivers through an intermediary so neither needs the other to be available at the same moment
  2. B.writing messages to a database table in the same transaction as state changes, then relaying them to avoid lost or dual-written events
  3. C.using a queue to absorb traffic spikes by holding work until slower consumers can drain it
  4. D.a design where components communicate by emitting and reacting to notifications of state changes rather than direct calls
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9. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Buffering — using a queue to absorb traffic spikes by holding work until slower consumers can drain it
  2. B.Buffering — a design where components communicate by emitting and reacting to notifications of state changes rather than direct calls
  3. C.Buffering — writing messages to a database table in the same transaction as state changes, then relaying them to avoid lost or dual-written events
  4. D.Buffering — separating senders from receivers through an intermediary so neither needs the other to be available at the same moment
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10. What is Outbox pattern?

Senior
  1. A.using a queue to absorb traffic spikes by holding work until slower consumers can drain it
  2. B.writing messages to a database table in the same transaction as state changes, then relaying them to avoid lost or dual-written events
  3. C.a design where components communicate by emitting and reacting to notifications of state changes rather than direct calls
  4. D.separating senders from receivers through an intermediary so neither needs the other to be available at the same moment
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11. Which term means: "writing messages to a database table in the same transaction as state changes, then relaying them to avoid lost or dual-written events"?

Senior
  1. A.Buffering
  2. B.Decoupling
  3. C.Event-driven architecture
  4. D.Outbox pattern
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12. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.Outbox pattern — separating senders from receivers through an intermediary so neither needs the other to be available at the same moment
  2. B.Outbox pattern — a design where components communicate by emitting and reacting to notifications of state changes rather than direct calls
  3. C.Outbox pattern — writing messages to a database table in the same transaction as state changes, then relaying them to avoid lost or dual-written events
  4. D.Outbox pattern — using a queue to absorb traffic spikes by holding work until slower consumers can drain it
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