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3 rounds | 8 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 3 months
Topics: DSANetworkingOperating system fundamentals
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Learn about linked list, array. Very helpful for fresher interviews in Aricent. 
Tip 2 : Read a bit about the company before interview
Tip 3 : Never stop solving problems.

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: above 7 CGPA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Mention your role and the impact your project created - example - API developer , improved efficiency matrix by 3x - Be ready to answer how did you measure efficiency matrix like question from your project.
Tip 2 : Add links to your projects, github profile, achievements etc.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Online Coding Test
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date8 Aug 2014
Coding problem3

It was an on campus drive - It started after the pre-brief session. We were asked to work on systems in our labs. There were few basic computer science questions

1. Cycle Detection in a Singly Linked List

Moderate
15m average time
80% success
0/80
Asked in companies
ProtiumMicrosoftFreshworks

You are given a Singly Linked List of integers. Return true if it has a cycle, else return false.


A cycle occurs when a node's next points back to a previous node in the list.


Example:
In the given linked list, there is a cycle, hence we return true.

Sample Example 1

Problem approach

Straight forward solution would be to use two pointers fast and slow.

Try solving now

2. Two Sum

Easy
10m average time
90% success
0/40
Asked in companies
FacebookAmazonSAP Labs

You are given an array of integers 'ARR' of length 'N' and an integer Target. Your task is to return all pairs of elements such that they add up to Target.

Note:

We cannot use the element at a given index twice.

Follow Up:

Try to do this problem in O(N) time complexity. 
Problem approach

I used two loops- first one to pick one value and subtract it from k ( k - first ) and the second nested loop to check whether any element equals to (k-first) 
This was not the optimized approach but essentially completeness was more important.

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3. Reverse A LL

Moderate
30m average time
65% success
0/80
Asked in companies
AmazonPhonePeMicrosoft

Ninjas is practicing problems on the linked list. He came across a problem in which he has given a linked list of ‘N’ nodes and two integers, ‘LOW’ and ‘HIGH’. He has to return the linked list ‘HEAD’ after reversing the nodes between ‘LOW’ and ‘HIGH’, including the nodes at positions ‘LOW’ and ‘HIGH’.

Problem approach

Head node was given , used three pointers previous , current and last and swapped them. 
Make sure to add null checks at all places. The editor would just allow you to run only test cases or custom cases but all other test cases (including hard ones ) were hidden.

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02
Round
Medium
Face to Face
Duration45 Minutes
Interview date8 Aug 2014
Coding problem3

These rounds could go till 10 pm in the night, everyone from Aricent was really friendly and polite. They kept changing questions after repeating them two or three times. My interviewer made me comfortable and offered snacks before starting the interview as it was pretty late and we could not go out to eat . There were 6 panelists and 100+ students left after first online round.

1. Operating System Questions

OSI model working

Problem approach

Tip 1: try to remember all the layers using a trick like All Should Try New Dominos Pizza - Application Session Transport Data link Network Physical - it's important to list them down first 
Tip 2: Try to explain each layer and their role in detail

2. Operating System Question

What is difference between TCP/IP and UDP

Problem approach

Tip 1: Call out significant difference and their use cases like data loss and acknowledgements availability 
Tip 2:What is difference between TCP/IP and UDP

3. Networking Question

What do you understand from HTTP protocol.

Problem approach

Tip 1: I only knew full form and that HTTP uses TCP standard. 
Tip 2: Try to read RFCs/ documentation for this topic
Tip 3: Revise your networking concepts well

03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration15 Minutes
Interview date8 Aug 2014
Coding problem2

People who were getting selected from the face to face round were being called for HR round. HR round was kind of happening in a larger room where two three HRs were taking rounds in parallel. Everyone who went for HR round got selected.

1. Basic HR questions

Introduction

Problem approach

Tip 1: Keep it brief, everyone was exhausted by that time. 
 

2. Basic HR Question

Location preferences

Problem approach

Tip 1 : This was just for reference, They anyway gave gurgaon location to everyone from our college
 

Here's your problem of the day

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

Skill covered: Programming

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