
had the simplest technical interview questions ever and completely F'd it up...lol dude asked me about symmetric encryption...I told him what it is but told him i don't come across that too often....

now it literally popped in my mind as to what he meant...lol encrypting data at rest.. This is horrible.. I could go on and on about this..but my mind went blank because of the way he asked the question.
"What is ......?" questions are disrespectful, I always took offense to such questions.
In regards to technical interviews, they should ask scenario-based, behavioral-based questions.
Tell me about a time you had to...?
Describe a time when you....?
Give me an example of when you had to....?
How would you....?
Can you describe your experience in....& its impact on....?
What improvements have you made to...?
How have you addressed challenges in...?
Tell us about a .....project you led and its impact on....?
What strategies have you used to align ...., ....., ...., to improve ......?
Can you walk us through a major ........ project you worked on?
How do you measure success of ......?