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First round was a coding question with html, css, javascript to create 5 clickable boxes, change it's colors on click and update count

Round duration - 45 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Q1. 
Triplets with Given Sum Problem
Given an array or list ARR consisting of N integers, your task is to identify all distinct triplets within the array that sum up to a specified number K.
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The task is to identify all distinct triplets within an array that sum up to a specified number.
• Iterate through the array and use nested loops to find all possible triplets.

• Check if the sum of the triplet equals the specified number.

• Print the valid triplets or return -1 if no such triplet exists.
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Q2. 
Find Magic Index in Sorted Array
Given a sorted array A consisting of N integers, your task is to find the magic index in the given array, where the magic index is defined as an index i such that A[i] = i...read more
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Find the magic index in a sorted array where A[i] = i.
• Iterate through the array and check if A[i] = i for each index i.

• Since the array is sorted, you can optimize the search using binary search.

• Return the index if found, else return -1.
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Round duration - 50 Minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

Q1. 
Alien Dictionary Problem Statement
You are provided with a sorted dictionary (by lexical order) in an alien language. Your task is to determine the character order of the alien language from this dictiona...read more
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Given a sorted alien dictionary in an array of strings, determine the character order of the alien language.
• Iterate through the words in the dictionary to build a graph of character dependencies.

• Perform a topological sort on the graph to determine the character order.

• Return the character array representing the order of characters in the alien language.
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Q2. 
Jumping Numbers Problem Statement
Given a positive integer N, your goal is to find all the Jumping Numbers that are smaller than or equal to N.
A Jumping Number is one where every adjacent digit has an a...read more
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Find all Jumping Numbers smaller than or equal to a given positive integer N.
• Iterate through numbers from 0 to N and check if each number is a Jumping Number.

• For each number, check if the absolute difference between adjacent digits is 1.

• Include all single-digit numbers as Jumping Numbers.

• Output the list of Jumping Numbers that are smaller than or equal to N.
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Q3. 
Matching Prefix Problem Statement
Given an integer N representing the number of strings in an array Arr composed of lowercase English alphabets, determine a string S of length N such that it can be used t...read more
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Given an array of strings, find the lexicographically smallest string that can be used as a prefix to minimize the total cost of deleting prefixes from the strings.
• Iterate through the array to find the common prefix among all strings

• Choose the lexicographically smallest common prefix

• Delete the common prefix from each string in the array to minimize the total cost
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Round duration - 20 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Q1. Asked about fundamentals of javascript and react
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Q2. React lifecycle in functional components
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React lifecycle in functional components
• useEffect hook replaces lifecycle methods

• useEffect runs after every render by default

• useEffect can be controlled by dependencies array

• useEffect cleanup function can be used to clean up effects

• useLayoutEffect hook runs synchronously after DOM mutations
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Return numbers in array equal to sum

Q1. Questions on optimizations
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Q2. Question on React Js
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Medium level DSA question in JS

Round duration - 90 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

1 coding question which was quite easy. Some MCQ that includes basic questions related to html, css, javascript, oops, dbms and output.

Q1. 
LRU Cache Design Question
Design a data structure for a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache that supports the following operations:
1. get(key) - Return the value of the key if it exists in the cache; otherw...read more
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Design a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache data structure that supports get and put operations with a given capacity.
• Implement a doubly linked list to keep track of the order of keys based on their recent usage.

• Use a hashmap to store key-value pairs for quick access and updates.

• When capacity is reached, evict the least recently used item before inserting a new one.

• Update the order of keys in the linked list whenever a ke
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Round duration - 90 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

easy round. Had some frontend questions related to html ,css, js , etc Explain Closures in JavaScript. In how many ways can we specify the CSS styles for the HTML element?

Q1. 
String Palindrome Verification
Given a string, your task is to determine if it is a palindrome considering only alphanumeric characters.
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The input is a single string without any leading or trailing...read more
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Check if a given string is a palindrome considering only alphanumeric characters.
• Remove non-alphanumeric characters from the input string.

• Compare the string with its reverse to check for palindrome.

• Handle edge cases like empty string or single character input.

• Use two pointers approach for efficient comparison.
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Q2. DBMS Questions
normalization, indexing
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Normalization is the process of organizing data in a database to reduce redundancy and improve data integrity. Indexing is a technique to quickly retrieve data from a database.
• Normalization helps in reducing data redundancy by breaking down tables into smaller, related tables.

• Indexing is used to quickly retrieve data by creating indexes on columns in a table.

• Normalization ensures data integrity by minimizing data dupli...read more
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Round duration - 120 Minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

late at 8.00 pm

Q1. 
Priority CPU Scheduling Problem
Given 'N' processes with their “burst times”, where the “arrival time” for all processes is ‘0’, and the ‘priority’ of each process, your task is to compute the “waiting ti...read more
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Implement Priority CPU Scheduling algorithm to compute waiting time and turn-around time for processes.
• Implement a function that takes in burst times, priorities, and number of processes as input

• Sort the processes based on priority, with lower process ID as tiebreaker

• Calculate waiting time and turn-around time for each process based on the scheduling algorithm
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Q2. Can you explain the concept of data spooling in operating systems?
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Data spooling is a process where data is temporarily stored in a buffer before being sent to an output device.
• Data spooling helps in managing the flow of data between different devices by storing it temporarily.

• It allows for efficient processing of data by decoupling the input/output operations.

• Examples of data spooling include print spooling, where print jobs are stored in a queue before being sent to the printer.
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Q3. What is the difference between inheritance and generalization in the context of database management systems?
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Inheritance is a relationship between a superclass and subclass, while generalization is a relationship between entities with common characteristics.
• Inheritance involves a parent-child relationship where the child class inherits attributes and methods from the parent class.

• Generalization involves grouping entities with common attributes into a higher-level entity.

• Inheritance is a specific form of generalization in obje...read more
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Coding a frontend UI from provided image. And creating a fucntional star rating system

Q1. Designing a Component API in React using Typescript.
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Designing a Component API in React using Typescript involves defining props, state, and methods for the component.
• Define the props interface to specify the expected input data for the component

• Use typescript types to ensure type safety and prevent runtime errors

• Define the state interface to manage the internal state of the component

• Implement methods to handle user interactions and component logic

• Document the component
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Q2. Create a function that can clear all the timer ids at once.
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Function to clear all timer ids at once
• Create an array to store all timer ids

• Iterate through the array and clear each timer id using clearTimeout() function
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