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Java Backend Interview Q&A for StreamX

The document outlines a Java backend project for a video streaming application called StreamX, detailing the technologies used, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JDBC for data operations. It describes a three-tier architecture consisting of a presentation layer, service layer, and data layer, and explains the integration of frontend and backend using AJAX. Additionally, it covers error handling, potential optimizations for video loading, and streaming protocols for video on demand and live streaming.

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Java Backend Interview Q&A for StreamX

The document outlines a Java backend project for a video streaming application called StreamX, detailing the technologies used, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JDBC for data operations. It describes a three-tier architecture consisting of a presentation layer, service layer, and data layer, and explains the integration of frontend and backend using AJAX. Additionally, it covers error handling, potential optimizations for video loading, and streaming protocols for video on demand and live streaming.

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Java Backend Project Interview Q&A - StreamX

1. Which technologies did you use, and why?

Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap - for responsive UI similar to Amazon MiniTV.
Backend: Java with JDBC and SQL - to handle data operations securely and efficiently.

2. Explain your project architecture.

Three-tier architecture:
- Presentation Layer: Frontend UI with Bootstrap.
- Service Layer: Java classes handling logic.
- Data Layer: JDBC connecting to SQL for video data.

3. How did you merge frontend and backend?

Used AJAX (fetch()) from frontend to call Java backend endpoints.


Backend fetched data via JDBC and returned JSON which frontend displayed dynamically.

4. Name all entities and describe the main workflow.

Entities: Video (id, title, url, thumbnail, description), UserAction (optional).


Workflow: Load -> Request data -> DB fetch -> Render UI -> Play video.

5. Why not use React/Vue?

Project was UI-heavy but simple. Plain JavaScript + Bootstrap was faster to implement and learn.

6. How did you manage JDBC connections?

Standard process: Register driver, get connection, prepare statement, execute query/update, process result, and close
all resources.

7. How would you switch from JSON to DB storage?

We used DAO pattern. To switch, just change the DAO implementation from file-based to JDBC.

8. How would you optimize video loading?

Implement lazy loading or pagination, use caching, and apply DB indexing for better performance.
Java Backend Project Interview Q&A - StreamX

9. How did you handle frontend errors?

AJAX responses were wrapped in try-catch, and UI showed user-friendly error messages like 'Failed to load videos'.

10. What streaming protocol would you use for real video streaming?

For VOD: HLS or MPEG-DASH. For live: WebRTC or RTMP for low latency.

11. Explain JDBC architecture.

Three layers: JDBC API (your code), DriverManager (driver selector), JDBC Driver (communicates with DB).

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