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3 rounds | 7 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 2.5 months
Topics: Data Structures and Algorithms,Object-Oriented Programming System, Operating system,Database Management System
Tip
Tip

Try to do Data Structures and Algorithms based questions and firstly attempt it yourself before going to the solution, also try to do it as quickly as you can. Also prepare for theory subjects like Operating system, Database Management System, etc which I prepared through Coding Ninjas subjective notes and they are very accurate and up to mark.

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: No criteria
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Keep your resume simple and complete. Mention some good level projects, your previous experiences and coding achievements if any.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Telephonic
Duration90 minutes
Interview date9 May 2022
Coding problem2

1. Detect and Remove Loop

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

Given a singly linked list, you have to detect the loop and remove the loop from the linked list, if present. You have to make changes in the given linked list itself and return the updated linked list.

Expected Complexity: Try doing it in O(n) time complexity and O(1) space complexity. Here, n is the number of nodes in the linked list.

Problem approach

Detect cycle in a linked list.

use the slow and fast pointers

Try solving now

2. Number of Pairs with Given Sum

Moderate
39m average time
60% success
0/80
Asked in companies
Goldman SachsAmazonSamsung

You have been given an integer array/list(arr) and a number 'Sum'. Find and return the total number of pairs in the array/list which when added, results equal to the 'Sum'.

Note:
Given array/list can contain duplicate elements.

(arr[i],arr[j]) and (arr[j],arr[i]) are considered same.
Try solving now
02
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration90 minutes
Interview date10 May 2022
Coding problem3

1. Delete a Node from Linked List

Moderate
40m average time
67% success
0/80
Asked in companies
CIS - Cyber InfrastructureAmazonGroww

You have been given a linked list of integers. Your task is to write a function that deletes a node from a given position, 'POS'.

Note :
Assume that the Indexing for the linked list always starts from 0.

If the position is greater than or equal to the length of the linked list, you should return the same linked list without any change.
Illustration :
The following images depict how the deletion has been performed.

Image-I :

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Image-II :

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Problem approach

You have been given a linked list of integers. Your task is to write a function that deletes a node from a given position, 'POS'.

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2. Inplace rotate matrix 90 degree

Easy
12m average time
80% success
0/40
Asked in companies
OLX GroupSalesforceUrban Company (UrbanClap)

You are given a square matrix of non-negative integers of size 'N x N'. Your task is to rotate that array by 90 degrees in an anti-clockwise direction without using any extra space.

For example:

For given 2D array :

    [    [ 1,  2,  3 ],
         [ 4,  5,  6 ],
         [ 7,  8,  9 ]  ]

After 90 degree rotation in anti clockwise direction, it will become:

    [   [ 3,  6,  9 ],
        [ 2,  5,  8 ],
        [ 1,  4,  7 ]   ]
Problem approach

You are given a square matrix of non-negative integers 'MATRIX'. Your task is to rotate that array by 90 degrees in an anti-clockwise direction using constant extra space.

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3. Operating System Questions

What are semaphores?
What is memory management unit?
What is a deadlock?
What are the necessary conditions for a deadlock to occur?
What is demand paging?
What is the need of virtual memory?

03
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration45 minutes
Interview date14 May 2022
Coding problem2

1. Longest Common Subsequence

Moderate
0/80
Asked in companies
ShareChatOptumSamsung

You have been given two Strings “STR1” and “STR2” of characters. Your task is to find the length of the longest common subsequence.

A String ‘a’ is a subsequence of a String ‘b’ if ‘a’ can be obtained from ‘b’ by deletion of several (possibly, zero or all) characters. A common subsequence of two Strings is a subsequence that is common to both Strings.

Problem approach

your DP approach 
There are 2 case
one for same character 
one for different character

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2. Edit Distance

Moderate
30m average time
70% success
0/80
Asked in companies
OYOGoldman SachsHCL Technologies

You are given two strings 'S' and 'T' of lengths 'N' and 'M' respectively. Find the "Edit Distance" between the strings.

Edit Distance of two strings is the minimum number of steps required to make one string equal to the other. In order to do so, you can perform the following three operations:

1. Delete a character
2. Replace a character with another one
3. Insert a character
Note:
Strings don't contain spaces in between.
Problem approach

Make 2 string equal using the 3 operation 
Delete, insert and update

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