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SDE - Intern

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2 rounds | 4 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 4 Months
Topics: LinkedLists, Binary Trees, Heaps, Segment Trees, Binary Search Trees, Graphs, Stack, Queue, Data Base Management Systems, Computer Networks, Projects mentioned in resume
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Be thorough with Data Structures and Algorithms..
Tip 2 : Practice Medium and Hard Difficulty Questions on Leetcode.
Tip 3 : Work on web development or mobile development projects and mention about them in your resume in detail.

Application process
Where: Other
Eligibility: Above 6.5 CGPA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Length of the resume should be of one page.
Tip 2 : Mention topics only if you are a pro in that topic.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Online Coding Interview
Duration90 Miinutes
Interview date5 Dec 2019
Coding problem2

The round has 2 sections each.

1) First Section consisted of 2 coding questions.
2) Second Section consisted of 28 multiple choice questions(MCQs)

1. Equation Solver

Easy
10m average time
90% success
0/40
Asked in companies
AmazonD.E.Shaw314e Corporation

You are given an equation of the addition of two numbers. One number among the two operands is missing in the given equation and is denoted by ‘x’. You have to find this missing number and return it.

For Example -

Consider the equation x + 10 = 15.
=> x = 15 - 10
=> x = 5 
The output, in this case, is 5.
Try solving now

2. Anagram Pairs

Moderate
30m average time
60% success
0/80
Asked in companies
CiscoThought WorksInfosys

You are given two strings 'str1' and 'str1'.


You have to tell whether these strings form an anagram pair or not.


The strings form an anagram pair if the letters of one string can be rearranged to form another string.

Pre-requisites:

Anagrams are defined as words or names that can be formed by rearranging the letters of another word. Such as "spar" can be formed by rearranging letters of "rasp". Hence, "spar" and "rasp" are anagrams. 

Other examples include:

'triangle' and 'integral'
'listen' and 'silent'
Note:
Since it is a binary problem, there is no partial marking. Marks will only be awarded if you get all the test cases correct. 
Try solving now
02
Round
Medium
Face to Face
Duration45 Minutes
Interview date21 Dec 2019
Coding problem2

This was my first technical round and the interviewer mainly tested my problem solving skills.

1. Minimum steps to reach target by a Knight

Moderate
25m average time
60% success
0/80
Asked in companies
OptumMicrosoftIntuit

You have been given a square chessboard of size ‘N x N’. The position coordinates of the Knight and the position coordinates of the target are also given.

Your task is to find out the minimum steps a Knight will take to reach the target position.

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Example:
knightPosition: {3,4}
targetPosition: {2,1}

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The knight can move from position (3,4) to positions (1,3), (2,2) and (4,2). Position (4,2) is selected and the ‘stepCount’ becomes 1. From position (4,2), the knight can directly jump to the position (2,1) which is the target point and ‘stepCount’ becomes 2 which is the final answer. 

Note:

1. The coordinates are 1 indexed. So, the bottom left square is (1,1) and the top right square is (N, N).

2. The knight can make 8 possible moves as given in figure 1.

3. A Knight moves 2 squares in one direction and 1 square in the perpendicular direction (or vice-versa).
Try solving now

2. OS Questions

1) Explain about Round Robin Scheduling Algorithm?
2) Asked about paging and virtual memory
3) Explain about thrashing phenomenon

Here's your problem of the day

Solving this problem will increase your chance to get selected in this company

Skill covered: Programming

Which SQL keyword removes duplicate records from a result set?

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