Find the degree of an array where degree of an array is the maximum frequency of any element in the array. Also find the smallest possible sub-array with the same degree. To begin with, make sure you understood the question correctly. Write a sample array on the whiteboard and ask them if the degree you…
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Does a string have all unique characters? Let’s find out how to answer this question in a technical interview The first solution that comes to mind is to have two for loops. In the outer for loop, you pick one character from the string, let’s call it c1. You then compare c1 to rest of…
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Find out middle element in a linked list. Let’s see how to answer this question in a technical interview. To begin with you can draw a linked list on the whiteboard. A linked list has nodes in it which are connected to each other. Each node has two components: the value and reference to next…
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Rotate Elements in a Matrix. Let’s find out how to answer this question in a technical interview. Let’s take a sample matrix 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 If we rotate it, this is how it will look like 5 1 2 3 9 …
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How do Hash Tables Work? To Begin with, what is a HashTable? Simply, it is a data structure that can map keys to values. Why is it important? You can look up the data in constant time i.e. O(1). How does it work? Internally, it’s an array of buckets or slots. There is something called Hash…
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In today’s post, I will be discussing an interview question related to arrays. This is similar to my previous post, in which I discussed how to find a pair with a given sum in an array. Suppose you are given an array. [1,9,7,6,3,5,2,8] And you are given a targetSum = 10. You have to find…
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In today’s post, I will be discussing an actual interview question related to arrays. Suppose, you are given an array like this: [2, 9, 5, 6, 3, 8, 2] and you have to find out if a pair exists in the array such that their sum equals 9. As a candidate, you need to understand…
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In today’s blog post, i am discussing the basics of array data structure for cracking technical interviews. Array Data Structure An array is a collection of items stored in contiguous memory locations. All the items stored in an array are usually of same data type. Arrays are the oldest and most important data structure and…
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In my previous post here, we discussed about the areas you need to master as a newbie. The areas like Algorithms, data structures, language specific questions, how web works and behavioral questions. As a senior engineer, you need to master all those areas plus a few more. Many times, people say that I am already…
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In today’s blog post, I will be discussing the areas you need to master in order to crack technical interviews as a newbie. First & foremost is data structures. You need to be very comfortable with different data structures. The main ones are: Array, Linked List, Stacks, Queues, HashMap, Graphs and Trees. You need to…
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