Zypp Electric Android Developer Interview Questions and Answers for Freshers

Round duration - 120 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Machine Coding Round
2 Hours in Total
15 Mins for Question Explaination and Doubts
1.5 Hours for coding
15 mins to discuss the approach 

Timing - 3 to 5 pm (They are flexible)
Interviewer was very patient and helped me understand the question

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

2 Data Strucutre Questions
Timing 5-6 pm (They are flexible)
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Q1. 
Unique Binary Search Trees Problem Statement
Given an integer 'N', your task is to compute the number of structurally unique BSTs (binary search trees) that can be formed using an exact number of 'N' uniq...read more
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The task is to compute the number of structurally unique BSTs that can be formed using an exact number of unique values.
• Use dynamic programming to solve the problem efficiently.

• The number of structurally unique BSTs can be calculated using Catalan numbers.

• For N nodes, the number of structurally unique BSTs is given by the Nth Catalan number.

• Example: For N=3, the number of structurally unique BSTs is 5.
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Subsequences of String Problem Statement
You are provided with a string 'STR' that consists of lowercase English letters ranging from 'a' to 'z'. Your task is to determine all non-empty possible subsequen...read more
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Generate all possible subsequences of a given string.
• Use recursion to generate all possible subsequences by including or excluding each character in the string.

• Maintain a current index to keep track of the characters being considered.

• Append the current character to each subsequence generated so far.

• Recursively call the function with the next index to include or exclude the next character.

• Base case: When the current ind...read more
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Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

HIRING MANAGER ROUND

Discussion about the organisation now questions

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

4 Questions which were of Easy, Medium, and Hard level.

Q1. 
Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree III
The structure of a binary tree has been modified so that each node includes a reference to its parent node.
Problem Statement
You are provided with two nodes,...read more
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This question is about finding the lowest common ancestor of two nodes in a binary tree with parent references.
• Traverse from the given nodes to their respective root nodes and store the paths in two separate lists.

• Compare the two lists and find the last common node.

• Return the last common node as the lowest common ancestor.
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Q2. 
Maximum Subarray Problem Statement
Ninja has been given an array, and he wants to find a subarray such that the sum of all elements in the subarray is maximum.
A subarray 'A' is considered greater than a...read more
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The problem is to find a subarray with the maximum sum in a given array.
• Iterate through the array and keep track of the maximum sum and the current sum.

• If the current sum becomes negative, reset it to 0.

• Update the maximum sum if the current sum is greater.

• Also keep track of the start and end indices of the subarray with the maximum sum.

• Return the subarray using the start and end indices.
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Round duration - 50 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Q1. 
Next Greater Element Problem Statement
Given a list of integers of size N, your task is to determine the Next Greater Element (NGE) for every element. The Next Greater Element for an element X is the firs...read more
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The task is to find the next greater element for each element in an array.
• Iterate through the array from right to left.

• Use a stack to keep track of the elements that have a greater element to their right.

• For each element, pop elements from the stack until a greater element is found or the stack is empty.

• If a greater element is found, it is the next greater element for the current element.

• If the stack becomes empty, the...read more
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Q2. 
Trapping Rain Water Problem Statement
You are given a long type array/list ARR of size N, representing an elevation map. The value ARR[i] denotes the elevation of the ith bar. Your task is to determine th...read more
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The question asks to find the total amount of rainwater that can be trapped in the given elevation map.
• Iterate through the array and find the maximum height on the left and right side of each bar.

• Calculate the amount of water that can be trapped at each bar by taking the minimum of the maximum heights on both sides and subtracting the height of the bar.

• Sum up the amount of water trapped at each bar to get the total amo
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Round duration - 30 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It is just a formality round, asked basic questions like relocation and joining date etc

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Q1. 
0/1 Knapsack Problem Statement
A thief is planning to rob a store and can carry a maximum weight of 'W' in his knapsack. The store contains 'N' items where the ith item has a weight of 'wi' and a value of...read more
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Yes, the 0/1 Knapsack problem can be solved using dynamic programming with a space complexity of not more than O(W).
• Use a 1D array to store the maximum value that can be stolen for each weight capacity from 0 to W.

• Iterate through each item and update the array based on whether including the item would increase the total value.

• The final value in the array at index W will be the maximum value that can be stolen.
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Q2. 
Find the Second Largest Element
Given an array or list of integers 'ARR', identify the second largest element in 'ARR'.
If a second largest element does not exist, return -1.
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Input:
ARR = [2,...read more
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Find the second largest element in an array of integers.
• Iterate through the array to find the largest and second largest elements.

• Handle cases where all elements are identical.

• Return -1 if a second largest element does not exist.
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Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

System Design Round

Q1. Design a system for Twitter, discussing its architecture, key components, and scalability considerations.
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Design a scalable system for Twitter with key components and architecture.
• Use microservices architecture for scalability and fault isolation.

• Key components include user service, tweet service, timeline service, and notification service.

• Use a distributed database like Cassandra for storing tweets and user data.

• Implement a message queue like Kafka for handling real-time updates and notifications.

• Use a caching layer like ...read more
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Round duration - 30 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It is just a formality

Round duration - 90 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

1 easy and 2 medium-hard DSA problems to solve

Q1. 
Hurdle Game Problem Statement
Kevin is playing a hurdle game where he must jump over hurdles to clear levels. Each level ‘i’ consists of ‘i’ hurdles (e.g., Level 6 has 6 hurdles).
Given the total number ...read more
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Given the total number of hurdles Kevin has jumped, determine how many levels he has cleared.
• Iterate through levels while subtracting hurdles from total jumped until remaining hurdles are less than current level

• Return the current level as the number of levels cleared
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Q2. 
N Queens Problem
Given an integer N, find all possible placements of N queens on an N x N chessboard such that no two queens threaten each other.
Explanation:
A queen can attack another queen if they ar...read more
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The N Queens Problem involves finding all possible placements of N queens on an N x N chessboard without threatening each other.
• Use backtracking algorithm to explore all possible configurations.

• Keep track of rows, columns, and diagonals to ensure queens do not threaten each other.

• Generate valid configurations recursively and backtrack when a solution is not possible.
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Q3. 
Count Ways To Travel Triangular Pyramid
Bob is given a triangular pyramid with vertices 'O', 'X', 'Y', and 'Z'. He is also provided with an integer 'N'. Bob can move to any adjacent vertex in a single ste...read more
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Calculate the number of ways Bob can complete a journey in a triangular pyramid after N steps.
• Bob can move to any adjacent vertex in a single step

• Bob must return to vertex 'O' after exactly 'N' steps

• Calculate the number of different ways Bob can complete the journey

• Return the result modulo 1000000007

• Consider the constraints provided
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Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

2 DSA problems and computer subject questions

Q1. 
Generate Binary Strings with No Consecutive 1s
Given an integer K, your task is to produce all binary strings of length 'K' that do not contain consecutive '1's.
Input:
The input begins with an integer ...read more
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Generate all binary strings of length 'K' with no consecutive '1's in lexicographically increasing order.
• Use backtracking to generate all possible binary strings of length 'K' with no consecutive '1's.

• Start with an empty string and recursively add '0' or '1' based on the condition of no consecutive '1's.

• Sort the generated strings in lexicographically increasing order before outputting them.
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Q2. 
Shuffle Two Strings Problem Statement
You are provided with three strings A, B, and C. The task is to determine if C is formed by interleaving A and B. C is considered an interleaving of A and B if:
• T...read more
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Check if a string is formed by interleaving two other strings.
• Iterate through characters of A, B, and C simultaneously to check if C is formed by interleaving A and B.

• Use dynamic programming to efficiently solve the problem.

• Handle edge cases like empty strings or unequal lengths of A, B, and C.

• Example: A = 'aab', B = 'abc', C = 'aaabbc' should return True.
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Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

DSA round

Q1. 
Ninja and Intersection of Lines
You are given coordinates for two lines on a 2D plane: Line 'AB' is defined by points 'A' and 'B', and Line 'PQ' is defined by points 'P' and 'Q'. Your task is to find the ...read more
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Find the intersection point of two lines on a 2D plane given their coordinates.
• Calculate the slopes of both lines using the given coordinates.

• Use the slope-intercept form of a line to find the equations of the two lines.

• Solve the equations simultaneously to find the intersection point.

• Return the coordinates of the intersection point with precision up to 6 decimal places.
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Q2. 
Cycle Detection in Directed Graph
Determine if a given directed graph contains a cycle. If the graph has at least one cycle, return true. Otherwise, return false.
Input:
The first line of input contains...read more
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Detect cycles in a directed graph and return true if a cycle exists, false otherwise.
• Use Depth First Search (DFS) to detect cycles in the directed graph.

• Maintain a visited array to keep track of visited vertices and a recursion stack to detect back edges.

• If a vertex is visited and is present in the recursion stack, then a cycle exists.

• Example: For the input 4 4, the graph has a cycle 0 -> 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 1.
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Round duration - 30 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It is a managerial round

Q1. How does a URL work and what is a load balancer?
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A URL is a web address that specifies the location of a resource on the internet. A load balancer distributes incoming network traffic across multiple servers to ensure optimal resource utilization and prevent overload.
• A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and the mechanism for retrieving it.

• URLs typically consist of a protocol (such as HTTP ...read more
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Q1. Some Algo question based on Stock buy and sell
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Q2. Projects and puzzles from gfg
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Q1. Intersection of Linked list
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Intersection of two linked lists is finding the common node(s) between them.
• Traverse both lists and compare each node to find the common node(s).

• Use a hash table to store the nodes of one list and check for their presence in the other list.

• Calculate the length of both lists and move the pointer of the longer list to match the length of the shorter list, then compare each node.
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Q2. Projects and Puzzles
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Q1. Why This Company
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Q2. What motivates you to work here
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Q3. Some other Hr questions
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Q1. Sort and Merge two linked list
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Sort and merge two linked lists
• Traverse both linked lists simultaneously

• Compare the values of nodes and merge them in sorted order

• Handle cases where one list is longer than the other
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Q1. How many ways we can share data between one app to another app?
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There are multiple ways to share data between apps, including using intents, content providers, broadcast receivers, and shared preferences.
• Using Intents: Allows apps to send and receive data through an Intent object.

• Content Providers: Enable apps to share data with other apps by exposing a structured set of data through a URI.

• Broadcast Receivers: Apps can send broadcasts to other apps to share data or events.

• Shared Pr...read more
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Q2. Lifecycle of activity. What would be the state if app is running in the background. When it will be in onStop and onRestart state?
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The app lifecycle includes states like running in the background, onStop, and onRestart.
• App running in the background: When the app is not visible but still running, it is in the background state.

• onStop state: Occurs when the activity is no longer visible to the user.

• onRestart state: Follows onStop and is called when the activity is being re-displayed to the user.
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Q3. What is AIDL in Android development?
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AIDL stands for Android Interface Definition Language, used for inter-process communication in Android development.
• AIDL is a tool used to define the programming interface that clients and servers use to communicate with each other in Android.

• It allows different Android components to communicate with each other across different processes.

• AIDL files define the methods that can be called remotely, along with the data type
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Q4. Working experience with JNI
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JNI stands for Java Native Interface, used to integrate Java code with native code written in languages like C/C++.
• Experience in writing Java code that interacts with native code through JNI

• Understanding of how to create and use JNI libraries

• Knowledge of passing data between Java and native code using JNI functions
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Q5. What is a service?
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A service is a piece of code that performs specific tasks or functions to support the overall functionality of a software application.
• Services are often used for tasks such as data processing, communication with external systems, or background tasks.

• Examples of services include web services, REST APIs, and microservices.

• Services can run independently of the user interface and can be accessed by multiple components with
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Q6. Difference between Threads and Coroutines.
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Threads are independent sequences of execution within a process, while coroutines are cooperative routines that can pause and resume.
• Threads are managed by the operating system, while coroutines are managed by the programmer.

• Threads run concurrently and can execute in parallel on multiple cores, while coroutines are typically single-threaded.

• Threads have their own stack and memory space, while coroutines share the same...read more
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Q7. How we can perform background tasks in Android?
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Background tasks in Android can be performed using services, AsyncTask, JobScheduler, or WorkManager.
• Use Services for long-running tasks in the background

• AsyncTask for short background tasks that need to interact with the UI

• JobScheduler for deferrable background tasks that require network connectivity

• WorkManager for tasks that need to run reliably across different Android versions
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