Zoho Software Developer Intern Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

It was a video call round, that began with a brief introduction of the interviewer followed by mine. Then the interviewer asked me to solve 2 data structure questions in a text editor while sharing my screen. Also, we had a brief discussion of the time complexity of the programs I had written, which I had to optimize to the best time complexity as well.

Q1. 
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.
Input
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 through the matrix in a spiral path by keeping track of boundaries.

• Print elements in the order of top, right, bottom, and left sides of the matrix.

• Handle cases where the matrix is not a square (N != M) separately.

• Consider edge cases like single row, single column, and empty matrix.
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Q2. 
Sort 0 1 2 Problem Statement
Given an integer array arr of size 'N' containing only 0s, 1s, and 2s, write an algorithm to sort the array.
Input:
The first line contains an integer 'T' representing the n...read more
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Sort an array of 0s, 1s, and 2s in linear time complexity.
• Use three pointers to keep track of the positions of 0s, 1s, and 2s in the array.

• Iterate through the array and swap elements based on the values encountered.

• This approach sorts the array in a single scan without using any extra space.
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It was a face-to-face round in the Hyderabad Office at 8 in the morning. This round consisted of various types of questions. It began with a brief description of my interest in technology and a discussion about any major problems I faced working and how I resolved it. Then it continued with various data structure questions, followed by operating system, database, and system design questions. I had majorly worked with the project Jarvis Personal Assistant, so I was asked to design the complete workflow of the project.

Q1. 
Mirror String Problem Statement
Given a string S containing only uppercase English characters, determine if S is identical to its reflection in the mirror.
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Input:
S = "AMAMA"
Output:
YES
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Determine if a given string is identical to its reflection in the mirror.
• Iterate through the string and compare characters from start and end simultaneously.

• If characters are not equal, return 'NO'.

• If all characters match, return 'YES'.
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Q1. 
Minimum Removals Problem Statement
Given an integer array ARR of size N and an integer K, determine the minimum number of elements that need to be removed so that the difference between the maximum and mi...read more
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Q2. 
Distance Between Two Nodes in a Binary Tree
Given a binary tree and the values of two distinct nodes, determine the distance between these two nodes in the tree. The distance is defined as the minimum num...read more
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Q3. 
Majority Element - II Problem Statement
Given an array/list ARR of integers with length 'N', identify all elements that appear more than floor(N/3) times within the array/list.
Input:
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Q4. 
Consecutive Elements
Given an array arr of N non-negative integers, determine whether the array consists of consecutive numbers. Return true if they do, and false otherwise.
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Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Q1. 
Spiral Order Traversal of a Binary Tree Problem Statement
Given a binary tree with 'N' nodes, your task is to print the nodes in spiral order traversal.
Example:
Input:
The binary tree is represented i...read more
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Print nodes of a binary tree in spiral order traversal.
• Use a queue to perform level order traversal of the binary tree.

• Alternate between printing nodes from left to right and right to left at each level.

• Handle null nodes represented by '-1' appropriately.

• Example: For input '1 2 3 -1 -1 4 5 -1 -1 -1 -1', the output should be '1 3 2 4 5'.
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Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Q1. 
Word Break Problem Statement
You are given a list of N strings called A. Your task is to determine whether you can form a given target string by combining one or more strings from A.
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Given a list of strings, determine if a target string can be formed by combining one or more strings from the list.
• Iterate through all possible combinations of strings from the list to form the target string.

• Use recursion to try different combinations of strings.

• Check if the current combination forms the target string.

• Return true if a valid combination is found, otherwise return false.
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Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Q1. Design an elevator system.
Ans. 
Design an elevator system for efficient vertical transportation.
• Divide building into zones to optimize elevator usage.

• Implement algorithms for efficient elevator scheduling.

• Include safety features like emergency stop buttons and overload sensors.

• Consider user interface for passengers to select floors and monitor elevator status.
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