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Spring Boot Assessment Test

This Spring Boot test evaluates candidates' proficiency in the Spring Framework, focusing on their ability to develop robust and scalable Java applications. It is designed to assess the technical skills required for roles such as Java Developer and Backend Developer.

Proficiency Level
Beginner-Expert
Experience
0-8 years
Duration
60 mins
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Use Case

  • Evaluates Spring Boot fundamentals, security, authentication, and configuration knowledge.
  • Assesses ability to handle exception mechanisms and microservices with Spring Security.
  • Tests understanding of Spring JPA, database connectivity, and lazy initialization.
  • Identifies top talent through practical RESTful API creation with Spring Boot.

Skills Covered

Spring Framework
Verified
IT-Programming Languages/Frameworks
L2
Medium
Spring
Spring Boot
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About

Spring Boot Assessment Test

This Spring Boot test is designed to evaluate the proficiency of candidates in using the Spring Framework to develop robust and scalable Java applications. It focuses on assessing the technical skills necessary for roles such as Java Developer and Backend Developer. The test covers various aspects of Spring Boot, including dependency injection, aspect-oriented programming, data access, and RESTful web services. It aims to identify candidates who can effectively utilize Spring Boot to build high-performance applications.

Target Audience

Java Developer, Backend Developer

Prerequisites
  • Strong understanding of Java programming language
  • Familiarity with object-oriented programming concepts
  • Experience with Spring Framework and its core features
  • Knowledge of RESTful web services and API development
  • Understanding of dependency injection and aspect-oriented programming
  • Experience with database integration and data access using Spring
  • Familiarity with build tools like Maven or Gradle
Test Overview
Duration
60 mins
Questions
11
Passing Score
70%

Questions

Understanding the security.oauth2.client.* property
L2
L2
OAuth2
Spring Boot
Spring Security
What this question evaluates
This question evaluates the candidate's understanding of Spring Boot, specifically the configuration of OAuth2 properties. It requires knowledge of how properties can be bound to different instances and their role in achieving specific functionality.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Easy
Time:
0.75 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Designing an exception handling mechanism
L2
L2
Spring Boot
Spring Security
Spring Security 5.1
What this question evaluates
This question evaluates the candidate's understanding of exception handling mechanisms in the context of implementing a microservice that provides Jackson support in Spring Security 5.1. They should be able to identify the appropriate exception to be handled when designing this mechanism.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Easy
Time:
0.75 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Configuring authentication and authorization
JWT
JWT
L3
Spring
Spring Boot
What this question evaluates
This question evaluates the candidate's understanding of authentication and authorization in a Spring Boot application using JSON Web Tokens (JWT). It requires knowledge of Spring Boot, Spring Security, and JWT configuration. The candidate must be able to identify the correct code snippet that demonstrates the proper configuration.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
1 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Starting a server
L2
L2
Spring
Spring Boot
What this question evaluates
This question evaluates the candidate's familiarity with Spring Boot and the knowledge of starting up the server on a randomly selected port. It requires understanding of the different options available to configure the server port in the context of Spring Boot framework.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
1 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
A Spring JPA entity class
CRUD operations
CRUD operations
Java
SQL
Spring Boot
Spring Data JPA
What this question evaluates
This question assesses the candidate's understanding of Spring JPA entity classes, especially the role of different annotations in enabling automatic generation of SQL queries for CRUD operations.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
1 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Connecting to a MySQL database
L3
L3
Spring
Spring Boot
Starter dependency
What this question evaluates
This question evaluates the candidate's familiarity with Spring Boot and MySQL database connectivity. It requires understanding of Spring Boot application architecture and configuration, specifically the pom.xml file and starter dependencies. The candidate must be able to identify the appropriate starter dependency that enables connectivity to MySQL.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
1 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Enabling lazy initialization
L2
L2
Lazy initialization
Spring
Spring Boot
What this question evaluates
This question evaluates the candidate's knowledge of Spring Boot and its configuration options. It specifically tests their understanding of lazy initialization and how it can be enabled programmatically. The candidate should be familiar with Spring Boot's SpringApplication and SpringApplicationBuilder classes.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
1 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Maven Configuration Purpose
Dependency Management
Dependency Management
Java
Maven
Spring Boot
Spring Boot Microservices
What this question evaluates
This question tests the candidate's understanding of Maven configuration for a Spring Boot project, focusing on the use of custom repositories. It requires knowledge of Maven, Spring Boot, and web services.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Hard
Time:
1.25 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Modifying Repository for QueryDSL
Database Management
Database Management
Java
Queryds
Repository Interface Configuration
Spring Boot
What this question evaluates
This question evaluates the candidate's comprehension of Spring Boot application, particularly with reference to the support of database queries using querydsl. The knowledge needed entails correctly modifying the repository interface in given context.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Hard
Time:
1.25 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
A sports brand
L3
L3
Spring Boot
Spring Microservices
What this question evaluates
This question evaluates the candidate's familiarity with microservices architecture in the context of a Spring Boot application. It tests their understanding of service discovery and client fallback mechanisms. The candidate must be able to identify the correct microservice that provides fallback capabilities to prevent HTTP errors.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Hard
Time:
1.25 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Create a simple RESTful API using Spring Boot
Authentication
Authentication
CRUD Operations
RESTful API
Spring Boot
Spring Security
What this question evaluates
This question assesses the candidate's ability to create a secure RESTful API using Spring Boot and Spring Security. It evaluates understanding of CRUD operations, HTTP endpoints, Spring Data JPA, and authentication with roles.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
45 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
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Score
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Verified
80%
IT-Programming Languages/Frameworks
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L2
82%
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