Ofbusiness Interview Questions and Answers

Find the largest element in an array without using any STL functions.

• Iterate through the array and compare each element with the current largest element.

• Update the largest element if a larger element is found.

• Return the largest element at the end.

Implement a queue using two stacks

• Use two stacks - one for enqueue operation and one for dequeue operation

• When dequeue is called, check if the second stack is empty. If it is, pop all elements from the first stack and push them onto the second stack

• Time complexity for enqueue operation is O(1) and for dequeue operation is O(n)

Three ants are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle. Each ant randomly picks a direction and starts moving. What is the probability that they do not collide?

• Calculate the probability of each ant moving in a different direction (1/3 * 1/3 * 1/3 = 1/27)

• Calculate the probability of each ant moving in the same direction (1/3)

• Subtract the probability of colliding (1/27) from 1 to get the probability of not colliding (26/27)

Reverse a given string

• Use a loop to iterate through the characters of the string and build a new string in reverse order

• Alternatively, you can use built-in functions like reverse() or StringBuilder in some programming languages

• Make sure to handle edge cases like empty string or null input

AI stands for Artificial Intelligence, chatbots are AI-powered programs that simulate conversation with users.

• AI is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, typically computer systems.

• Chatbots are AI-powered programs that can simulate conversation with users through text or voice.

• Chatbots are commonly used in customer service, marketing, and other business applications.

• Examples of chatbots include Siri, Alexa, and customer service chatbots on websites.

Move zeros to the end of the array without changing the order.

• Iterate through the array and count the number of zeros

• Create a new array with all the non-zero elements

• Append the counted number of zeros at the end of the new array