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Write a function in language of your choice that takes in two strings, and returns true if they match. Constraints are as follows: String 1, the text to match to, will be alphabets and digits. String 2, the pattern, will be alphabets, digits, '.' and '*'. '.' means either alphabet or digit will be considered as a "match". "*" means the previous character is repeat 0 or more # of times. For example: Text: Facebook Pattern: F.cebo*k returns true
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Software Engineer Intern

Interviewed at Meta

3.7
Oct 23, 2012

Write a function in language of your choice that takes in two strings, and returns true if they match. Constraints are as follows: String 1, the text to match to, will be alphabets and digits. String 2, the pattern, will be alphabets, digits, '.' and '*'. '.' means either alphabet or digit will be considered as a "match". "*" means the previous character is repeat 0 or more # of times. For example: Text: Facebook Pattern: F.cebo*k returns true

I was asked two questions. Q 1. You are given two version numbers of a software, like Version 10.3.4 and Version 10.3.41. Write a program to find out which of the version numbers are the latest. If version 1 is latest output -1, if version number 2 is latest output +1 else output 0 if same version. Both the version numbers are taken as string. He also asks to make the program of minimum time complexity as we can. At the end he also asked the difference between an iterative program and one with recurrence and their advantages and disadvantages. Q 2. Given two files with a list of application IDs (or some kind of data) stored in them , write a program to compare the data in the two files and output all the common data found in each. What data structure would you use and why ? Give a minimum time and space complexity algorithm. Why did you choose the particular data Structure or algorithm ?
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Software Development Engineer Intern

Interviewed at Amazon

3.6
Feb 10, 2013

I was asked two questions. Q 1. You are given two version numbers of a software, like Version 10.3.4 and Version 10.3.41. Write a program to find out which of the version numbers are the latest. If version 1 is latest output -1, if version number 2 is latest output +1 else output 0 if same version. Both the version numbers are taken as string. He also asks to make the program of minimum time complexity as we can. At the end he also asked the difference between an iterative program and one with recurrence and their advantages and disadvantages. Q 2. Given two files with a list of application IDs (or some kind of data) stored in them , write a program to compare the data in the two files and output all the common data found in each. What data structure would you use and why ? Give a minimum time and space complexity algorithm. Why did you choose the particular data Structure or algorithm ?

Generate a new array from an array of numbers. Start from the beginning. Put the number of some number first, and then that number. For example, from array 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 1 You should get 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 1, 1 Write a program to solve this problem.
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Software Engineer Intern

Interviewed at Meta

3.7
Sep 21, 2011

Generate a new array from an array of numbers. Start from the beginning. Put the number of some number first, and then that number. For example, from array 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 1 You should get 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 1, 1 Write a program to solve this problem.

Given a TV remote, write a script that would give directions to input some letters. Starting from the upper left-hand corner. If the buttons were in 3 columns, and you wanted to type "feed", you would want the output of the program to say "right, right, down, PRESS, left, PRESS, PRESS, left, PRESS"
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Software Engineer Intern

Interviewed at Google

4.4
Jan 23, 2014

Given a TV remote, write a script that would give directions to input some letters. Starting from the upper left-hand corner. If the buttons were in 3 columns, and you wanted to type "feed", you would want the output of the program to say "right, right, down, PRESS, left, PRESS, PRESS, left, PRESS"

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