Second question was about using a hash table to store info about web history. Bloomberg seems to ask a lot about hash tables, probably due to their efficiency.
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The question about inner workings of templates in C++, syntax etc , was unexpected . I had coded and prepared from a more algorithm and data structure point of view . I knew some these c++ internals , but that was not the skill i was showcasing . I have given other interviews , and such software companies ,rarely ask these language specific questions . As a result whatever interviews i gave post this one , i claimed to know only C, lol.
Give an algorithm that will calculate and print out all possible combinations of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies in order to get a dollar.
How is memory managed in Java. Explain what the garbage collector is.
How does GC work in Java. C/C++ memory management and parameter passing mechanisms. Actual problem solving questions are easy and standard, have a look at careercup for some examples. They don't really bother changing them so you might get the same ones as on there.
Given a binary tree, find the maximum difference in depth between the nodes in the tree.
Generate a random stream of integers without using rand(). Follow Up: What modifications should be done to the program if to generate random stream of integers within limits (max, min) inclusive?
How would you form an index for a book? i.e. finding the words specified, ordering the page numbers per word (needed to discuss data structures a bit)
Three to four questions were on inheritance (virtual inheritance, multiple inheritance). There were a few questions on the standard library (cout, cin, cerr). What are predicates? What is polymorphism? Questions on the STL algorithms (find()).
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