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Q1. Advantage and disadvantage of framework.
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Frameworks provide structure and pre-built components for software development, but can also limit flexibility and require learning curve.
• Advantage: Provides structure and pre-built components for faster development

• Advantage: Can improve code quality and maintainability

• Disadvantage: Can limit flexibility and customization

• Disadvantage: Requires learning curve and potential dependency issues

• Example: ReactJS provides a fr...read more
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Q1. What is Oops? Advantage and disadvantage
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Oops stands for Object-Oriented Programming. It is a programming paradigm that uses objects to represent real-world entities.
• Advantages: code reusability, modularity, encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism

• Disadvantages: complexity, steep learning curve, performance overhead

• Example: creating a class 'Car' with properties like 'make', 'model', and 'year', and methods like 'start_engine' and 'stop_engine'
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Numerical and logical aptitude test

There are 5 rounds on datastructure and algorithm

Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a Data Structural round.

Q1. 
Distinct Islands Problem Statement
Given a two-dimensional array/list consisting of integers 0s and 1s, where 1 represents land and 0 represents water, determine the number of distinct islands. A group of...read more
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Count the number of distinct islands in a 2D array of 0s and 1s.
• Identify islands by performing depth-first search (DFS) on the grid

• Use a set to store the shape of each island and check for duplicates

• Consider translations to determine distinct islands
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Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a Data Structural round.

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Word Wrap Problem Statement
You are tasked with arranging 'N' words of varying lengths such that each line contains at most 'M' characters, with each word separated by a space. The challenge is to minimiz...read more
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The goal is to minimize the total cost of arranging 'N' words on each line with a maximum character limit 'M'.
• Calculate the cost of each line as the cube of extra space characters needed to reach 'M'.

• Minimize the total cost by arranging words to fit within the character limit on each line.

• Ensure each word appears fully on one line without breaking across lines.
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a System Design round.

Q1. Can you design a system similar to Red Bus that can handle bookings and onboard both vendors and customers to the platform?
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Design a system similar to Red Bus for handling bookings and onboarding vendors and customers.
• Implement a user-friendly interface for customers to search and book tickets

• Create a vendor portal for vendors to manage their offerings and availability

• Include payment gateway integration for secure transactions

• Develop a robust backend system for managing bookings, cancellations, and refunds

• Utilize a database to store user in...read more
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Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a System Design round

Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was an HR round.

Round duration - 1 hour
Round difficulty - Medium

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First Missing Positive Problem Statement
You are provided with an integer array ARR of length 'N'. Your objective is to determine the first missing positive integer using linear time and constant space. T...read more
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Find the smallest positive integer missing from an array of integers.
• Iterate through the array and mark positive integers as visited by changing the sign of the corresponding index.

• After marking all positive integers, iterate again to find the first positive integer with a positive value.

• Return the index of the first positive integer found plus one as the answer.
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Arrays, Graphs majorly asked
Practice Leetcode

Round duration - 45 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Had some small chit-chat regarding how Work from Home is going on for him and me. Later he introduced himself and asked the same.
Coming to technical questions, he asked me the algorithm and also asked me to code the questions mentioned below. Discussed the time complexities and edge cases.

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Spiral Matrix Problem Statement
You are given a N x M matrix of integers. Your task is to return the spiral path of the matrix elements.
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The first line contains an integer 'T' which denotes the nu...read more
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The task is to return the spiral path of elements in a given matrix.
• Iterate over the matrix in a spiral path by keeping track of the boundaries.

• Print the elements in the spiral path as you traverse the matrix.

• Handle cases where the matrix is not a square matrix separately.
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Group Anagrams Problem Statement
Given an array or list of strings called inputStr, your task is to return the strings grouped as anagrams. Each group should contain strings that are anagrams of one anoth...read more
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Group anagrams in an array of strings based on character frequency.
• Create a hashmap to store sorted strings as keys and corresponding anagrams as values.

• Iterate through the input strings, sort each string, and add it to the hashmap.

• Return the values of the hashmap as grouped anagrams.
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Round duration - 45 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round started without any introduction, and he directly jumped into the question. Asked me about the algorithm, and later coded it and ran it. And then he asked me to optimize it. Finally, he asked me if I had any questions.

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Tic-Tac-Toe Design Problem
Design a 2-player Tic-Tac-Toe game played on an N * N grid where Player 1 uses ‘X’ and Player 2 uses ‘O’. A move is always valid and occupies an empty spot.
If a player places ...read more
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Design a 2-player Tic-Tac-Toe game on an N x N grid where players take turns placing their marks, and the first player to get N marks in a row wins.
• Implement a function move(row, col, player) to handle each player's move and check for a win condition.

• Keep track of the board state and update it after each move.

• Check for winning conditions horizontally, vertically, and diagonally after each move.

• Return the result (0 for ...read more
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