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2 rounds | 4 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 3 months
Topics: Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Mention some good projects on resume
Tip 2 : Be confident
Tip 3 : Good with computer science basics and ds and algo

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

Tip 1 : Good Projects
Tip 2 : Having some achievements is plus point

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration45 mins
Interview date27 Jul 2022
Coding problem2

1. Python based Question

"Docstring, Lambda. Parse in python and Delete a file in python"

Problem approach

Be honest and explain well about your project.
Study in-depth whatever language you have learne

2. Count Consonants In a String

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

Given a string ‘STR’ which consists of uppercase and lowercase characters and spaces. Count the number of consonants in the string.

A consonant is an English alphabet character that is not vowel (a, e, i, o, and u). Examples of constants are b, c, d, f, etc.

Example :

Given string 'STR' : ‘Coding Ninjas’ there are 8 consonants i.e ‘C’,’d’,’n’,’g’,’N’,’n’,’j’,’s’, because these characters do not belong to set above mentioned set of vowels.
Problem approach

Given a string ‘STR’ which consists of uppercase and lowercase characters and spaces. Count the number of consonants in the string.
A consonant is an English alphabet character that is not vowel (a, e, i, o, and u). Examples of constants are b, c, d, f, etc.
Example :
Given string 'STR' : ‘Coding Ninjas’ there are 8 consonants i.e ‘C’,’d’,’n’,’g’,’N’,’n’,’j’,’s’, because these characters do not belong to set above mentioned set of vowels.

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02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration45 mins
Interview date27 Jul 2022
Coding problem2

1. Kth largest element in the unsorted array

Moderate
10m average time
90% success
0/80
Asked in companies
BNY MellonHSBCPayPal

You are given an array consisting of 'N' distinct positive integers and a number 'K'. Your task is to find the kth largest element in the array.

Example:
Consider the array {2,1,5,6,3,8} and 'K' = 3, the sorted array will be {8, 6, 5, 3, 2, 1}, and the 3rd largest element will be 5.
Note:
1) Kth largest element in an array is the kth element of the array when sorted in non-increasing order. 

2) All the elements of the array are pairwise distinct.
Problem approach

You are given an array consisting of 'N' distinct positive integers and a number 'K'. Your task is to find the kth largest element in the array.

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2. DBMS Question

Explain different languages present in DBMS.

Problem approach

DDL(Data Definition Language): It contains commands which are required to define the database.
E.g., CREATE, ALTER, DROP, TRUNCATE, RENAME, etc.
DML(Data Manipulation Language): It contains commands which are required to manipulate the data present in the database.
E.g., SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, DELETE, etc.
DCL(Data Control Language): It contains commands which are required to deal with the user permissions and controls of the database system.
E.g., GRANT and REVOKE.
TCL(Transaction Control Language): It contains commands which are required to deal with the transaction of the database.
E.g., COMMIT, ROLLBACK, and SAVEPOINT.

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