Dish Network Senior Associate 1 Interview Questions and Answers

Technical aspects about linked list,trees, stacks

Topic related to humanities

I was given a case study to write multiple outputs by lookinginto a program.

Round duration - 40 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Round 1 was mainly focused on data structures and algorithms ,core java concepts and dbms

Q1. You are given a string. What is the minimum number of characters that need to be inserted to convert it into a palindrome?
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The minimum number of characters needed to convert a string into a palindrome is the length of the string minus the length of the longest palindromic subsequence of the string.
• Find the longest palindromic subsequence of the given string.

• Subtract the length of the longest palindromic subsequence from the length of the original string to get the minimum number of characters needed to convert it into a palindrome.
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Round duration - 40 to 50 min
Round difficulty - Medium

Focussed mainly on projects and system design

Round duration - 30 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Managerial round

Round duration - 20 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Round duration - 30 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

In this round, Interviewer tried to judge if my basics are clear or not. 
He focused majorly on CS fundamentals.
He was pretty cooperative and gave me time after asking questions.

Q1. Have you ever solved a complex Java problem on your own?
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Yes, I have solved a complex Java problem on my own.
• I once had to optimize a large-scale Java application by implementing multithreading to improve performance.

• I successfully debugged a memory leak issue in a Java program by analyzing heap dumps and identifying the root cause.

• I designed and implemented a custom data structure in Java to efficiently solve a specific problem.
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Q2. 
N-th Fibonacci Number Problem Statement
Given an integer ‘N’, your task is to find and return the N’th Fibonacci number using matrix exponentiation.
Since the answer can be very large, return the answer ...read more
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The task is to find the Nth Fibonacci number using matrix exponentiation and return the answer modulo 10^9 + 7.
• Implement a function to find the Nth Fibonacci number using matrix exponentiation.

• Return the answer modulo 10^9 + 7 to handle large values.

• Use the formula F(n) = F(n-1) + F(n-2) with initial values F(1) = F(2) = 1.

• Optimize the solution to achieve better than O(N) time complexity.

• Consider solving the problem us...read more
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Q3. 
Swap Kth Elements in an Array
Given an array ARR of size N, perform the operation to swap the Kth element from the beginning with the Kth element from the end of the array.
Example:
Input:
N = 5, K = 2
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Swap Kth elements in an array with given constraints.
• Create a function that takes the array, K value, and size of the array as input

• Swap the Kth element from the beginning with the Kth element from the end

• Handle edge cases like K being out of bounds or array size being less than 2
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Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

It was in late evening, interviewer was quite cool and asked me quite basic things about myself.

Q1. 
Covid Vaccination Distribution Problem
As the Government ramps up vaccination drives to combat the second wave of Covid-19, you are tasked with helping plan an effective vaccination schedule. Your goal is...read more
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Given constraints and rules, maximize vaccines administered on a specific day during a vaccination drive.
• Iterate through each test case and calculate the maximum number of vaccines administered on the specified day.

• Distribute the available vaccines evenly across the days while adhering to the rules.

• Ensure that the sum of vaccines administered does not exceed the maximum allowed.

• Maximize the vaccines administered on the
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Q1. What is vrrp and harp and how it functions?
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VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) and HARP (High Availability Redundancy Protocol) are protocols used for providing redundancy in network routing.
• VRRP is used to provide a virtual IP address that multiple routers can share, ensuring high availability in case of router failure.

• HARP is a proprietary protocol developed by Cisco that also provides redundancy by allowing multiple routers to share a virtual IP addres...read more
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Q2. What is router and firewall and state difference?
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A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks, while a firewall is a security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic.
• Router directs traffic between different networks based on IP addresses.

• Firewall filters network traffic based on predetermined security rules.

• Routers operate at layer 3 (network layer) of the OSI model, while firewalls operate at la...read more
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Q3. What is dwdm and it's components?
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DWDM stands for Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing, a technology used in fiber optic communications.
• DWDM is a technology that allows multiple data signals to be transmitted simultaneously over a single fiber optic cable.

• Components of DWDM include lasers, multiplexers, demultiplexers, optical amplifiers, and dispersion compensators.

• DWDM systems use different wavelengths of light to carry multiple data streams, incre...read more
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Q4. Osi reference model explanation?
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The OSI reference model is a conceptual framework that standardizes the functions of a telecommunication or computing system into seven distinct layers.
• The OSI model stands for Open Systems Interconnection model.

• It helps in understanding how different networking protocols work together.

• Each layer has specific functions and communicates with adjacent layers.

• Examples of layers include physical layer, data link layer, net
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