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2 rounds | 3 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 3 Months
Topics: DSA, Computer Netwrok, Operating System, Database managemt system
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Good grasp in JAVA
Tip 2 : Good understanding of Core subjects
Tip 3 : Good CGPA

Application process
Where: Referral
Eligibility: 7 CGPA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Clear and concise
Tip 2 : Atleast one technical internship

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date2 Aug 2022
Coding problem2

Got Asked two medium-hard problems

1. Rat in a Maze

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

You are given a starting position for a rat which is stuck in a maze at an initial point (0, 0) (the maze can be thought of as a 2-dimensional plane). The maze would be given in the form of a square matrix of order 'N' * 'N' where the cells with value 0 represent the maze’s blocked locations while value 1 is the open/available path that the rat can take to reach its destination. The rat's destination is at ('N' - 1, 'N' - 1). Your task is to find all the possible paths that the rat can take to reach from source to destination in the maze. The possible directions that it can take to move in the maze are 'U'(up) i.e. (x, y - 1) , 'D'(down) i.e. (x, y + 1) , 'L' (left) i.e. (x - 1, y), 'R' (right) i.e. (x + 1, y).

Note:
Here, sorted paths mean that the expected output should be in alphabetical order.
For Example:
Given a square matrix of size 4*4 (i.e. here 'N' = 4):
1 0 0 0
1 1 0 0
1 1 0 0
0 1 1 1 
Expected Output:
DDRDRR DRDDRR 
i.e. Path-1: DDRDRR and Path-2: DRDDRR

The rat can reach the destination at (3, 3) from (0, 0) by two paths, i.e. DRDDRR and DDRDRR when printed in sorted order, we get DDRDRR DRDDRR.
Problem approach

Form a recursive function, which will follow a path and check if the path reaches the destination or not. If the path does not reach the destination then backtrack and try other paths.

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2. Rat In a Maze All Paths

Moderate
40m average time
60% success
0/80
Asked in companies
AckoAdobeOptum

You are given a 'N' * 'N' maze with a rat placed at 'MAZE[0][0]'. Find and print all paths that rat can follow to reach its destination i.e. 'MAZE['N' - 1]['N' - 1]'. Rat can move in any direc­tion ( left, right, up and down).

Value of every cell in the 'MAZE' can either be 0 or 1. Cells with value 0 are blocked means the rat can­not enter into those cells and those with value 1 are open.

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02
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration30 Minutes
Interview date4 Aug 2022
Coding problem1

Asked few Operating System questions

1. OS Questions

1)Explain Beladys anamoly 
2)Scheduling Algorithm
3)Threads

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Be loud
Tip 2 : Be up to the point 
Tip 3 : Only tell relevant information

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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