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2 rounds | 4 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
In the past, computers were a luxury beyond reach for many, myself included. Despite attending a private school with limited computer access, I was captivated by my first encounter in 3rd grade, creating a simple program in Logo. My enthusiasm for computers only grew, leading me to self-study HTML, CSS, and more by 10th grade. Even without a personal computer, I delved into computer science, creating my first working program, a calculator, in C++. Despite initially pursuing ECE in college, my passion for programming persisted. While facing limited job opportunities post-graduation, I eventually secured a spot at Infosys through off-campus placement. Though my initial JAVA exam at Infosys ended in failure, I persevered and succeeded in the retest. I further honed my skills in MAINFRAME and other languages, relying heavily on self-learning and online resources. Over my four years at Infosys, I mastered various programming languages, including Python, C++, PHP, Javascript, COBOL, and JAVA, while dedicating 70% of my time to continuous learning. My next goal is to delve into AI and ML. In addition to my professional role, I also engage in freelance work to further expand my skills and earn extra income.
Application story
This is an on-campus placement opportunity for me; the company visited my campus for the placement.
Preparation
Duration: 3 months
Topics: Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Prepare your resume well. 
Tip 2 : Deploy your projects so that the interviewer can view it. Also provide a hyperlink on your resume.
Tip 3 : Be thorough with Data Structures and Algorithms. Also prepare well topics such as OS,DBMS.

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

Tip 1 : Deploy your projects so that the interviewer can view it. Also provide a hyperlink on your resume
Tip 2 : It's not important to have fancy projects. Only mention those on which you're confident.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration45
Interview date19 Aug 2022
Coding problem2

1. Longest Unique Substring

Easy
0/40
Asked in companies
IntuitAmazonGoldman Sachs

You are given a string 'Str' consisting of 'N' lowercase Latin letters. You have to find the longest substring of the given string without repeating characters.

String ‘B’ is a substring of string ‘A’ if it can be obtained from ‘A’ by deletion of several (possibly, zero or all) characters from the beginning and several (possibly, zero or all) characters from the end.

For Example :
If the given input string is "aabc", then you should return "abc" as the longest substring without repeating characters.
Note :
If there are multiple substrings with the same length, then you should print the substring which comes earlier in the given string. 
For Example :
If the given input string is "abcda", here “abcd” and “bcda” can be the longest unique substring but “abcd” comes earlier in the given string. So we will print “abcd” as the longest unique substring.
Problem approach

You are given a string 'Str' consisting of 'N' lowercase Latin letters. You have to find the longest substring of the given string without repeating characters.
String ‘B’ is a substring of string ‘A’ if it can be obtained from ‘A’ by deletion of several (possibly, zero or all) characters from the beginning and several (possibly, zero or all) characters from the end.
For Example :
If the given input string is "aabc", then you should return "abc" as the longest substring without repeating characters.

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2. Longest Sub-string with at most K Distinct Characters

Moderate
35m average time
65% success
0/80
Asked in companies
SAP LabsHikeBNY Mellon

You are given string S of length N, and an integer K. Your task is to find the length of the longest substring that contains at most K distinct characters.

Problem approach

You are given string S of length N, and an integer K. Your task is to find the length of the longest substring that contains at most K distinct characters.

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02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration45
Interview date19 Aug 2022
Coding problem2

1. Concatenated Words

Hard
0/120
Asked in companies
IntuitIntuitQualcomm

Ninja has given a list of unique words 'WORDS' of size 'N' and he wants to find all the words in the list formed after concatenating two or more words in the same list.

As Ninja's best friend, he asked you to help him with the above problem. So, your task is to find all words in the list which are formed after concatenating two or more words in the same list.

Note: One word can be concatenated multiple times. It is guaranteed that there is at least one word in the list, which is formed after concatenating two or more words.

Example:
Input: 'WORDS' = ["ninjas", "coding", "codingninjas"]
Output: ["codingninjas"]

Only word "codingninjas' is formed after concatenating two or more words in the list i.e "coding" and "ninjas".
Problem approach

Ninja has given a list of unique words 'WORDS' of size 'N' and he wants to find all the words in the list formed after concatenating two or more words in the same list.
As Ninja's best friend, he asked you to help him with the above problem. So, your task is to find all words in the list which are formed after concatenating two or more words in the same list.
Print words in any order.
Note: One word can be concatenated multiple times. It is guaranteed that there is at least one word in the list, which is formed after concatenating two or more words.
Example:
Input: 'WORDS' = ["ninjas", "coding", "codingninjas"]
Output: ["codingninjas"]

Only word "codingninjas' is formed after concatenating two or more words in the list i.e "coding" and "ninjas".

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2. Maximum Points

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

You are playing a video game, which contains an N x N grid. You start on the top left cell of the grid, and are free to move anywhere through the grid, any number of times.

Each cell in the grid has some number of points that you can collect from it and you can collect points at most once from each cell. Furthermore, it is possible to collect points from a cell, if and only if the cell lies on one of the two diagonals of the grid. Print the maximum number of points you can collect, given the grid.

For example:

If the grid is:
1 2
3 4
We can collect points from all cells as each cell lies on a diagonal. So, the maximum points will be 1+2+3+4 = 10.
Problem approach

You are playing a video game, which contains an N x N grid. You start on the top left cell of the grid, and are free to move anywhere through the grid, any number of times.
Each cell in the grid has some number of points that you can collect from it and you can collect points at most once from each cell. Furthermore, it is possible to collect points from a cell, if and only if the cell lies on one of the two diagonals of the grid. Print the maximum number of points you can collect, given the grid.
For example:
If the grid is:
1 2
3 4
We can collect points from all cells as each cell lies on a diagonal. So, the maximum points will be 1+2+3+4 = 10.

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