Matlab Interview Questions

1) Explain what is MatLab? Where MatLab can be applicable?

MatLab is a high-level programming language with an interactive environment for visualization, numerical computation and programming function.

Matlab can be applicable at numerous instances like

• Allows matrix manipulations
• Plotting of functions and data
• Implementation of algorithms
• Creation of user interfaces
• Analyze data
• Develop algorithm
• Create models and applications
• Interfacing with programs written in other languages ( C++, C, Java and Fortran)

2) What does MatLab consist of?

MatLab consists of five main parts

• MatLab Language
• MatLab working environment
• Handle Graphics
• MatLab function library
• MatLab Application Program Interface (API)

3) Explain MatLab API (Application Program Interface)?

MatLab API is a library that enables you to write Fortran and C programs that interact with MatLab. It contains the facilities for calling routines from MatLab, for reading and writing Mat files and calling Matlab as a computational engine.

4) What are the types of loops does Matlab provides?

Matlab provides loops like

• While Loop
• For Loop
• Nested Loops

5) List out the operators that MatLab allows?

Matlab allows following Operators

• Arithmetic Operators
• Relational Operators
• Logical Operators
• Bitwise Operations
• Set Operations