Filter interviews by
Be the first one to contribute and help others!
To check if a directed graph is cyclic or not
Use Depth First Search (DFS) algorithm to traverse the graph
Maintain a visited set to keep track of visited nodes
Maintain a recursion stack to keep track of nodes in the current DFS traversal
If a node is visited and is already in the recursion stack, then the graph is cyclic
If DFS traversal completes without finding a cycle, then the graph is acyclic
Return a random byte from a stream of bytes with equal probability.
Create a variable to store the count of bytes read
Create a variable to store the current random byte
For each byte read, generate a random number between 0 and the count of bytes read
If the random number is 0, store the current byte as the random byte
Return the random byte
Check if a binary tree is a binary search tree or not.
Traverse the tree in-order and check if the values are in ascending order.
For each node, check if its value is greater than the maximum value of its left subtree and less than the minimum value of its right subtree.
Use recursion to check if all nodes in the tree satisfy the above condition.
Algorithm to find Nth-to-Last element in a singly linked list of unknown length
Traverse the list and maintain two pointers, one at the beginning and one at Nth node from beginning
Move both pointers simultaneously until the second pointer reaches the end of the list
The first pointer will be pointing to the Nth-to-Last element
If N=0, return the last element
Parse the list only once
Print all possible permutations of an array of integers
Use recursion to swap elements and generate permutations
Start with the first element and swap it with each subsequent element
Repeat the process for the remaining elements
Stop when all elements have been swapped with the first element
Print each permutation as it is generated
Design a stack that prints the minimum element pushed in O(1)
Use two stacks, one for storing elements and another for storing minimums
When pushing an element, compare it with the top of minimum stack and push the smaller one
When popping an element, pop from both stacks
To get the minimum element, just return the top of minimum stack
To find the starting point of a loop in a linked list, use Floyd's cycle-finding algorithm.
Use two pointers, one moving at twice the speed of the other.
When they meet, move one pointer to the head of the list and keep the other at the meeting point.
Move both pointers one step at a time until they meet again, which is the starting point of the loop.
To find a number in a matrix where all rows and columns are sorted non-decreasingly. Complexity of the solution.
Use binary search to find the number in each row and column
Start from the top-right corner or bottom-left corner to optimize search
Time complexity: O(m log n) or O(n log m) depending on the starting corner
I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Sep 2020. There was 1 interview round.
I was interviewed in Nov 2016.
Need more context. What needs to be done with the large rectangle?
What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Is it a 2D or 3D object?
What is the context of the problem?
Are there any constraints or limitations?
What tools or programming languages can be used?
Derive a formula to determine how many smaller rectangles fit into a bigger rectangle given their dimensions.
Calculate the number of times the smaller rectangle can fit into the bigger rectangle horizontally and vertically
Divide the width of the bigger rectangle by the width of the smaller rectangle to get the horizontal count
Divide the height of the bigger rectangle by the height of the smaller rectangle to get the ve...
At least 4 points are required to draw a rectangle.
A rectangle has 4 sides and 4 corners, so at least 4 points are needed to define those corners.
The points must be arranged in a specific order to form a closed shape with 4 sides.
Additional points can be used to add details or modify the shape of the rectangle.
The number of points required may vary depending on the software or tool used to draw the rectangle.
Answering how to calculate new coordinates of a scaled rectangle and providing a program for it.
To calculate new coordinates, multiply the original coordinates by the scaling factor
Scaling factor can be calculated by dividing the new length/breadth by the original length/breadth
Program can take input of original coordinates, scaling factor, and output new coordinates
Example: Original coordinates: (0,0), (0,5), (5,5), (...
posted on 14 Jul 2017
posted on 12 Jul 2016
I applied via Campus Placement
The question is about finding the minimum steps to reach from a source string to a destination string using three operations.
BFS and DFS are graph traversal techniques that can be used to solve this problem.
BFS is typically used when finding the shortest path or exploring all possible paths in a graph.
DFS is useful when searching for a specific path or exploring deeply into a graph.
In this case, BFS can be used to find...
posted on 10 May 2015
Locate sum of 2 numbers in a linear array (unsorted and sorted) and their complexities
For unsorted array, use nested loops to compare each element with every other element until the sum is found
For sorted array, use two pointers approach starting from the beginning and end of the array and move them towards each other until the sum is found
Complexity for unsorted array is O(n^2) and for sorted array is O(n)
Pointers are used to manipulate memory addresses and values in C++. Increment/decrement, address of and value at operators are commonly used.
Incrementing a pointer moves it to the next memory location of the same data type
Decrementing a pointer moves it to the previous memory location of the same data type
The address of operator (&) returns the memory address of a variable
The value at operator (*) returns the value sto
To determine if a point is inside or outside a rectangle, we check if the point's coordinates fall within the rectangle's boundaries.
Check if the point's x-coordinate is greater than the left edge of the rectangle
Check if the point's x-coordinate is less than the right edge of the rectangle
Check if the point's y-coordinate is greater than the top edge of the rectangle
Check if the point's y-coordinate is less than the b...
To find line that divides rectangle into 2 equal halves through a point inside it.
Find the center of the rectangle
Draw a line from the center to the given point
Extend the line to the opposite side of the rectangle
The extended line will divide the rectangle into 2 equal halves
There are multiple combinations of 8-bit and 16-bit signed numbers. How many such combinations are possible?
There are 2^8 (256) possible combinations of 8-bit signed numbers.
There are 2^16 (65,536) possible combinations of 16-bit signed numbers.
To find the total number of combinations, we can add the number of combinations of 8-bit and 16-bit signed numbers.
Therefore, the total number of possible combinations is 256 +
Find duplicates in an array of elements in 0(n) time and 0(1) space.
Use the property of inputs to your advantage
Iterate through the array and mark elements as negative
If an element is already negative, it is a duplicate
Return all the negative elements as duplicates
posted on 7 May 2017
I was interviewed in Feb 2017.
malloc is a function in C that dynamically allocates memory on the heap. It is used to allocate memory for variables or data structures.
malloc is used in C programming language.
It is used to allocate memory on the heap.
malloc is different from 'new' in C++ as it does not call constructors for objects.
C++ is a general-purpose programming language while Objective C is a superset of C used for iOS and macOS development.
C++ is widely used for developing applications, games, and system software.
Objective C is mainly used for iOS and macOS development.
C++ supports both procedural and object-oriented programming paradigms.
Objective C is an object-oriented language with dynamic runtime features.
C++ has a larger community a...
Class container is a class that holds objects of other classes, while class composition is a way to combine multiple classes to create a new class.
Class container holds objects of other classes, acting as a collection or container.
Class composition combines multiple classes to create a new class with its own behavior and attributes.
In class container, the objects are typically stored in a data structure like an array o...
Divide the horses into groups of 5 and race them. Take the top 2 from each race and race them again. Finally, race the top 2 horses to determine the top 3.
Divide the horses into 3 groups of 5 and race them.
Take the top 2 horses from each race and race them again.
Finally, race the top 2 horses to determine the top 3.
Developing a real-time data processing system for a high-traffic e-commerce website
Implemented a distributed system architecture to handle large volumes of data
Optimized algorithms for efficient data processing and storage
Utilized caching mechanisms to improve system performance
Worked closely with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues
Example: Successfully reduced data processing time by 50% by imple
Seeking new challenges and opportunities for growth.
Looking for a more challenging role to further develop my skills
Interested in exploring new technologies and industries
Seeking better career advancement opportunities
Want to work in a more collaborative team environment
The width of a tree is the maximum number of nodes at any level in the tree.
To calculate the width of a tree, we can perform a level order traversal and keep track of the maximum number of nodes at any level.
We can use a queue data structure to perform the level order traversal.
At each level, we count the number of nodes in the queue and update the maximum width if necessary.
posted on 6 Apr 2022
I was interviewed before Apr 2021.
Round duration - 75 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium
This was an online coding round where I had 2 questions to solve under 75 minutes. Both the coding questions were of Medium to Hard level of difficulty.
Given two strings, S
and X
, your task is to find the smallest substring in S
that contains all the characters present in X
.
S = "abdd"
X = "bd"
Find the smallest substring in S that contains all characters in X.
Use a sliding window approach to find the smallest substring in S that contains all characters in X.
Keep track of the characters in X using a hashmap.
Move the window by adjusting the start and end pointers until all characters in X are found.
Return the smallest substring encountered.
Given a binary tree where each node contains an integer value, and a value 'K', your task is to find all the paths in the binary tree such that the sum of the node values in ...
Find all paths in a binary tree where the sum of node values equals a given value 'K'.
Traverse the binary tree using DFS and keep track of the current path and its sum.
At each node, check if the current sum equals 'K' and add the path to the result.
Continue traversal to the left and right child nodes recursively.
Return the list of paths that sum up to 'K'.
Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium
This round had 2 questions of DS/Algo to solve under 60 minutes and 2 questions related to Operating Systems.
You are provided with a binary tree containing 'N' nodes. Your task is to determine if this tree is a Partial Binary Search Tree (BST). Return t...
Validate if a binary tree is a Partial Binary Search Tree (BST) by checking if each node's left subtree contains nodes with data less than or equal to the node's data, and each node's right subtree contains nodes with data greater than or equal to the node's data.
Check if each node's left subtree follows BST property (data <= node's data) and right subtree follows BST property (data >= node's data)
Recursively che...
Given an array of integers with 'N' elements, determine the length of the longest subsequence where each element is greater than the previous element. This...
Find the length of the longest strictly increasing subsequence in an array of integers.
Use dynamic programming to solve this problem efficiently.
Initialize an array to store the length of the longest increasing subsequence ending at each index.
Iterate through the array and update the length of the longest increasing subsequence for each element.
Return the maximum value in the array as the result.
Processes are instances of a program in execution, while threads are lightweight processes within a process.
A process is a program in execution, with its own memory space and resources.
Threads are lightweight processes within a process, sharing the same memory space and resources.
Processes are independent of each other, while threads within the same process can communicate and share data.
Example: A web browser running ...
Different types of semaphores include binary semaphores, counting semaphores, and mutex semaphores.
Binary semaphores: Can only have two states - 0 or 1. Used for mutual exclusion.
Counting semaphores: Can have multiple states. Used for managing resources with limited capacity.
Mutex semaphores: Similar to binary semaphores but with additional features like priority inheritance.
Named semaphores: Can be shared between proc...
Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Hard
In this round, I was asked 3 coding questions out of which I had to implement the first two and for the last question I was only asked the optimal approach. The main challenge in this round was to implement the first two questions in a production ready manner without any bugs and so I had to spent some time thinking about some Edge Cases which were important with respect to the question.
You are given an array arr
of length N
. For each element in the array, find the next greater element (NGE) that appears to the right. If there is no such greater ele...
The task is to find the next greater element for each element in an array to its right, if no greater element exists, return -1.
Use a stack to keep track of elements for which the next greater element is not found yet.
Iterate through the array from right to left and pop elements from the stack until a greater element is found.
Store the next greater element for each element in a separate array.
If the stack is empty afte...
Given a sorted array of 'N' integers, your task is to generate the power set for this array. Each subset of this power set should be individually sorted.
A power set of a set 'ARR' i...
Generate power set of a sorted array of integers with individually sorted subsets.
Use recursion to generate all possible subsets by including or excluding each element in the array.
Sort each subset before adding it to the power set.
Handle base case when all elements have been considered to add the subset to the power set.
Ninja is learning about sorting algorithms, specifically those that do not rely on comparisons. Can you help Ninja implement the counting sort algorithm?
Implement counting sort algorithm to sort an array of integers without comparisons.
Count the frequency of each element in the input array.
Create a prefix sum array to determine the position of each element in the sorted array.
Iterate through the input array and place each element in its correct position based on the prefix sum array.
Time complexity of counting sort is O(n+k), where n is the number of elements and k is
Tip 1 : Must do Previously asked Interview as well as Online Test Questions.
Tip 2 : Go through all the previous interview experiences from Codestudio and Leetcode.
Tip 3 : Do at-least 2 good projects and you must know every bit of them.
Tip 1 : Have at-least 2 good projects explained in short with all important points covered.
Tip 2 : Every skill must be mentioned.
Tip 3 : Focus on skills, projects and experiences more.
I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Apr 2022. There were 5 interview rounds.
Pointer and linked list
Pure technical on kernel programming
Multi-threaded programming can be achieved by creating multiple threads that run concurrently.
Identify the tasks that can be executed in parallel
Create threads using threading libraries in the chosen programming language
Synchronize the threads to avoid race conditions and deadlocks
Use locks, semaphores, and mutexes to manage shared resources
Optimize the performance by balancing the workload among threads
I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Oct 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.
A module in Python is a file containing Python code, which can define functions, classes, and variables.
Modules help organize Python code into reusable components
Modules can be imported into other Python scripts using the 'import' keyword
Examples of modules in Python include math, random, and os
based on 2 interviews
Interview experience
based on 29 reviews
Rating in categories
Sales Manager
32
salaries
| ₹0 L/yr - ₹0 L/yr |
Applications Engineer
11
salaries
| ₹0 L/yr - ₹0 L/yr |
Physical Design Engineer
9
salaries
| ₹0 L/yr - ₹0 L/yr |
Project Engineer
8
salaries
| ₹0 L/yr - ₹0 L/yr |
Physical Design Engineer Trainee
6
salaries
| ₹0 L/yr - ₹0 L/yr |
MathWorks
National Instruments
Analog Devices
Texas Instruments