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3 rounds | 5 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
I was not a bright student in college, but I always worked harder to get a recognized job. I had no such interests in my college life, but I still did coding and Machine Learning.
Application story
I learned about the openings and that the company's hiring drive will visit our college to hire candidates as Application Engineers. I did great in the selection process and got the offer letter.
Why selected/rejected for the role?
I had the appropriate skills and knowledge to prove I was the right man for the post. I also optimally solved coding questions.
Preparation
Duration: 2 months
Topics: Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, Algorithms, DBMS, Puzzles.
Tip
Tip

Tip 1: Search the Top Interview question of your topic on Google and read thoroughly.
Tip 2: Be prepared for general Questions also. E.g., Tell me something about yourself, why you want to join, about the company, etc.
Tip 3: Practice as many questions as you can, as it will help you to build logic in a short time.
Tip 4: Do at least 2 projects

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: 6
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1: Make short, up-to-the-point things in your resume.
Tip 2: Mention your projects, skills, and experiences in detail.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration60 mins
Interview date12 Jan 2022
Coding problem2

First-round was the Coding round on Skype in the morning around 10 am.

We had to write programs on paper and share the photo personally on Skype with the Interviewer.

There were set including 2 questions.

We had the choice of writing the program in C,C++,Java,C# (Python was strictly Prohibited).
Time allotted for both programs- 40 minutes

We had to implement the given function only (it was mandatory) and had to write the complexity of the problem also.

We had to keep our Camera ON failing to which candidate could have face on-the-spot rejection.

1. Missing Number

Moderate
30m average time
70% success
0/80
Asked in companies
SamsungFacebookApple

You are given an array/list ‘BINARYNUMS’ that consists of ‘N’ distinct strings which represent all integers from 0 to N in binary representation except one integer. This integer between 0 to ‘N’ whose binary representation is not present in list ‘BINARYNUMS’ is called ‘Missing Integer’.

Your task is to find the binary representation of that ‘Missing Integer’. You should return a string that represents this ‘Missing Integer’ in binary without leading zeros.

Note

1. There will be no leading zeros in any string in the list ‘BINARYNUMS’.

Example:

Consider N = 5 and the list ‘binaryNums’=  [“0”, “01”, “010”, “100”, “101”].  This list consists of the binary representation of numbers [0, 1, 2, 4, 5]. Clearly, the missing number is 3 and its binary representation will be “11”. So you should return string “11”.
Problem approach

first calculate sum all array elements and then find the sum n elements of AP and subtract the result from previous sum. You will get the answer.

Try solving now

2. Special Sum

Easy
15m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
SamsungalibabaHexaview Tech

You are given an array ‘ARR’ of length ‘N’. There are two operations, ‘FIRST_SUM’ and ‘LAST_SUM’ for every index ‘i’ (1 <= i <= N) in the array,

i) FIRST_SUM(i) calculates the sum of first i numbers.

ii) LAST_SUM(i) calculates the sum of last N-i+1 numbers.

Also for every ‘i’, SPECIAL_SUM(i) can be calculated as:

SPECIAL_SUM(i) = FIRST_SUM(i) + LAST_SUM(i)

Your task is to return the minimum SPECIAL_SUM for 0 <= i <= N - 1.

For example:

Given ‘N’ = 4 and ‘ARR’ = [1, 2, 3, 4].
Then the minimum special sum will be 5 for i = 0 (0-based indexing), which is (1 + 4) = 5.Sum of 1 integer from beginning and end.
For i = 1 it will be (1 + 2) + (3 + 4) = 10
For i = 2 it will be (1 + 2 + 3) + (2 + 3 + 4) = 15
For i = 3 it will be (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) + (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) = 20
All of which are greater than 5.  
Problem approach

simple loop iteration

Try solving now
02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration70 mins
Interview date12 Jan 2022
Coding problem2

Second round was the technical round which held after 4 hours of the coding round same day (at 2 pm). In my second round, Interviewer asked the questions from Data structures and algorithms, OOPS concepts, DBMS, one puzzle and one chess question (because in my introduction I said that I am a chess player)

1. Technical Questions

1. Which Data Structure is best, Linked List or Array and why?(Learn)
2. Comparison of Time complexity of insertion, deletion, and searching in an array and linked list.
3. SQL Query to count the total no. of employees in a table.
4. What is Normalization? Explain 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, and BCNF.(Learn)
5. Explain OOPS. Give real life examples of Abstraction.(Learn)

2. Puzzle

Four people are trying to cross a sketchy rope bridge in the middle of the night. Only two can cross at a time. They only have one flashlight, and so one person must bring it back across the bridge to the starting side before anyone else can cross. One person takes 1 minute to cross, another takes 2 minutes to cross, another takes 5 minutes to cross, and the last person takes 10 minutes to cross. Hypothetically, if the 2-minute person and the 5-minute person crossed together, that would take a total of 5 minutes (but someone needs to bring the flashlight back, resulting in 7 minutes spent if the 2-minute person returns with the light). Everyone needs to get across in 17 minutes or less, otherwise they will be ripped apart and consumed by zombies.(Learn)

03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration30 mins
Interview date12 Jan 2022
Coding problem1

Asked me general questions to check my analytical mind.

1. Basic HR Questions

Introduce yourself, why do you want to join the company, what do you know about the company etc.

Here's your problem of the day

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

Skill covered: Programming

How do you remove whitespace from the start of a string?

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