Google Engineering Student Interview Questions and Answers

A generic swap function swaps two values of any data type.

• The function should take two parameters of any data type.

• Use a temporary variable to store the value of one parameter.

• Assign the value of the second parameter to the first parameter.

• Assign the value of the temporary variable to the second parameter.

Search for an element in a rotated sorted linked list.

• Find the pivot point where the list is rotated.

• Divide the list into two sublists based on the pivot point.

• Perform binary search on the appropriate sublist.

• Handle edge cases such as empty list and list with only one element.

Search an element in a rotated sorted array

• Find the pivot point where the array is rotated

• Divide the array into two sub-arrays based on pivot point

• Perform binary search on the appropriate sub-array

• Repeat until element is found or sub-array size is 1

Find 5 missing numbers in an array of size 95 containing numbers in range 1 to 100.

• Create a boolean array of size 100 and mark the present numbers

• Iterate through the boolean array and find the missing numbers

• Alternatively, use a HashSet to store the present numbers and find the missing ones

Given a Sudoku board, find possible numbers for an empty cell.

• Iterate through empty cells and check possible numbers using row, column, and box constraints.

• Use a set to keep track of possible numbers for each empty cell.

• Return the set of possible numbers for the given empty cell.

Find integer average of 4 unsigned integers without typecasting

• Add all the integers and divide by 4

• Use bit shifting to divide by 4

• Handle overflow by using long long data type

• Use unsigned int data type for input

Code to identify 32 bit or 64 bit architecture of a processor

• Check if the operating system is 32 bit or 64 bit

• If OS is 32 bit, processor is 32 bit

• If OS is 64 bit, check if processor supports 64 bit architecture

• Use CPUID instruction to check if processor supports 64 bit architecture

Convert binary number to base 64 integer

• Divide the binary number into groups of 6 bits

• Convert each group of 6 bits to decimal

• Map the decimal value to the corresponding base 64 character

• Concatenate the base 64 characters to form the final integer

Print all downward paths from any node in a binary tree with sum of elements equal to N.

• Traverse the binary tree and keep track of the sum of elements in the path from root to current node.

• If the sum equals N, print the path from root to current node.

• Recursively traverse the left and right subtrees with updated sum.

• Use a stack to keep track of the current path being traversed.

• Example: Binary tree with root 1, left chil...read more

Yes, it is possible to get the accurate result from the given data.

• The coordinates (i,j,k) where metallic balls are present can be determined by finding the set elements in both matrix1 and matrix2.

• Additional data is not required as the given data is sufficient to determine the coordinates.

• The coordinates can be obtained by iterating through the elements of matrix1 and matrix2 and checking for set elements.

Backend server code for a tic tac toe game

• Create a RESTful API using a framework like Express.js

• Implement game logic to check for winning conditions

• Use a database to store game state and user information

• Handle user authentication and authorization

• Implement real-time updates using WebSockets

Program to store and reconstruct a tree from a file with efficient techniques.

• Use a recursive approach to traverse the tree and write each node to the file

• Include information about the node's parent and children in the file

• Use a unique identifier for each node to reconstruct the tree from the file

• Use a data structure like a hash table to store the nodes and their identifiers for efficient reconstruction