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A Software Engineer was asked
Q. If the element is not present, return the nearest element to it.
Ans. 

The question is asking for a solution to find the nearest element to a given element in an array.

  • Iterate through the array and calculate the absolute difference between each element and the given element.

  • Keep track of the minimum difference encountered and the corresponding element.

  • Return the element with the minimum difference as the nearest element.

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A Software Engineer was asked
Q. Given two lines, one with 10 points and the other with 12 points, how many triangles are possible?
Ans. 

There are 3 possible triangles that can be formed using the two lines.

  • To form a triangle, we need three points.

  • With two lines, we have a total of four points.

  • By choosing any three points, we can form a triangle.

  • Therefore, there are 3 possible triangles.

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A Software Engineer was asked
Q. Given an array of strings, identify the index of the most recent duplicate. For example, given the array ["google", "yahoo", "yahoo", "google"], both "google" and "yahoo" are repeated, but "google" is the m...
Ans. 

Identify the most recent duplicate in an array of strings.

  • Iterate through the array and keep track of the indices of each string using a hashmap.

  • If a string is already present in the hashmap, update its index.

  • After iterating through the array, find the string with the highest index in the hashmap.

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A Software Engineer was asked
Q. Given a Binary Search Tree (BST), return the kth smallest element in the BST.
Ans. 

The function should return the element k from a Binary Search Tree (BST).

  • Traverse the BST in-order and keep track of the current element

  • If the current element is equal to k, return it

  • If the current element is greater than k, move to the left subtree

  • If the current element is less than k, move to the right subtree

  • Repeat until the element is found or the entire tree is traversed

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A Software Engineer was asked
Q. What happens when you enter google.com in a browser?
Ans. 

Entering gogle.com triggers DNS lookup, establishes a connection, and retrieves the website content for display.

  • 1. DNS Lookup: The browser queries a DNS server to resolve 'gogle.com' to an IP address.

  • 2. TCP Connection: A TCP connection is established with the server using the resolved IP address.

  • 3. HTTP Request: The browser sends an HTTP GET request to the server for the webpage.

  • 4. Server Response: The server proc...

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A Software Engineer was asked
Q. How will you compress images?(Told 3 methods)
Ans. 

There are three common methods to compress images: lossless compression, lossy compression, and resizing.

  • Lossless compression reduces file size without losing any image quality. Examples include PNG and GIF formats.

  • Lossy compression reduces file size by discarding some image data. Examples include JPEG format.

  • Resizing reduces file size by changing the dimensions of the image. It can be done manually or using image...

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A Software Engineer was asked
Q. How will you rotate matrix by 90 degrees clockwise and anticlockwise?
Ans. 

To rotate a matrix by 90 degrees clockwise, transpose the matrix and then reverse each row. To rotate anticlockwise, reverse each row and then transpose.

  • Transpose the matrix by swapping elements at (i, j) with (j, i)

  • Reverse each row of the transposed matrix

  • To rotate anticlockwise, reverse each row of the original matrix and then transpose

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Riverbed Technology Interview Experiences

4 interviews found

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

9 Questions

  • Q1. How will you rotate matrix by 90 degrees clockwise and anticlockwise?
  • Ans. 

    To rotate a matrix by 90 degrees clockwise, transpose the matrix and then reverse each row. To rotate anticlockwise, reverse each row and then transpose.

    • Transpose the matrix by swapping elements at (i, j) with (j, i)

    • Reverse each row of the transposed matrix

    • To rotate anticlockwise, reverse each row of the original matrix and then transpose

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How will you compress images?(Told 3 methods)
  • Ans. 

    There are three common methods to compress images: lossless compression, lossy compression, and resizing.

    • Lossless compression reduces file size without losing any image quality. Examples include PNG and GIF formats.

    • Lossy compression reduces file size by discarding some image data. Examples include JPEG format.

    • Resizing reduces file size by changing the dimensions of the image. It can be done manually or using image proc...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Identify most recent duplicate ? {"google","yahoo","yahoo","google"}-both google and yahoo are repeated but google is first return index 3
  • Ans. 

    Identify the most recent duplicate in an array of strings.

    • Iterate through the array and keep track of the indices of each string using a hashmap.

    • If a string is already present in the hashmap, update its index.

    • After iterating through the array, find the string with the highest index in the hashmap.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Two lines with 10 and 12 points, how many triangles possible?
  • Ans. 

    There are 3 possible triangles that can be formed using the two lines.

    • To form a triangle, we need three points.

    • With two lines, we have a total of four points.

    • By choosing any three points, we can form a triangle.

    • Therefore, there are 3 possible triangles.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Return the element k from a BST
  • Ans. 

    The function should return the element k from a Binary Search Tree (BST).

    • Traverse the BST in-order and keep track of the current element

    • If the current element is equal to k, return it

    • If the current element is greater than k, move to the left subtree

    • If the current element is less than k, move to the right subtree

    • Repeat until the element is found or the entire tree is traversed

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. If the element not present return the nearest element to it?
  • Ans. 

    The question is asking for a solution to find the nearest element to a given element in an array.

    • Iterate through the array and calculate the absolute difference between each element and the given element.

    • Keep track of the minimum difference encountered and the corresponding element.

    • Return the element with the minimum difference as the nearest element.

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  • Q7. About Projects in detail
  • Q8. Operating system basic like fork etc
  • Q9. Networking basics-What happens if you enter gogle.com in browser?
  • Ans. 

    Entering gogle.com triggers DNS lookup, establishes a connection, and retrieves the website content for display.

    • 1. DNS Lookup: The browser queries a DNS server to resolve 'gogle.com' to an IP address.

    • 2. TCP Connection: A TCP connection is established with the server using the resolved IP address.

    • 3. HTTP Request: The browser sends an HTTP GET request to the server for the webpage.

    • 4. Server Response: The server processes...

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The questions were on basic datastructure, algorithm , networking and operating system
Tips: If GATE qualified then minimum effort required
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 30

Skills: Coding Skills, Critical Thinking, Operating System Basics, Networking Basics
College Name: IIT Madras

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Oct 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basics of C on pointers and strings
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Leetcode easy/medium question
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioral round with Manager and Director
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview before Mar 2024, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. TCP/ip stack related
  • Q2. Slowness troubleshooting, IPsec etc

Developer Interview Questions & Answers

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: First round technical and basic aptitude test 52 students attended. Second round was coding round, 2 problems were given on basic Data Structures 25 students were shortlisted for this round out of which 9 were called for interview rounds.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Next was 4 round of interviews (3 technical + HR round). All 4 interviews were conducted for each student and finally 2 got selected. In interview Deep understanding of networking concepts were tested with some basic data structure, unix, Operating System and oops concepts

General Tips: Be confident and be to yourself.
Interviewers were very relaxed and cool, so same is expected from you, you will be given proper time to answer
Skill Tips: Karumanchi, rs agarwal, tanenbaum for networking.
Skills:
College Name: NIT Surathkal

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Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Questions from C, Data structure, OS,Database
  • Q2. Technical + HR

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: This round was simple.
It consist of 5 sections ..1.Aptitude (10 questions). 2.Operating System Basics and Unix Commands(16 questions) 3.Data Structure(9 questions) 4.Output C Questions(6 questions) 5.Programming questions out of 4 any 2 you can do.(2 questions from data structure and 2 from sorting)
Tips: If you know the basics of all these topics then you can easily clear this round.Try to score as more marks as possible because this score counts in the next round too.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Moderate
Tips: Be confident and don't get panic.If you don't know anything simply say no don't waste time.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Moderate

Skill Tips: Be Confident and keep calm.You must have the complete knowledge of the projects which you have written in your resume.
Skills: C, Data Structure, os, Database
College Name: VIT VELLORE
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

30 mins Aptitude Question

Round 2 - Coding Test 

30 mins - 3 Coding Question

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Describe Rest API
  • Q2. What is various Response code. Diffenrence b/w 200 & 201, 400 & 403
  • Ans. 

    Response codes indicate the status of a HTTP request. 200 & 201 are success codes, while 400 & 403 are client error codes.

    • 200 - OK: Request was successful

    • 201 - Created: Request was successful and a new resource was created

    • 400 - Bad Request: The server cannot process the request due to a client error

    • 403 - Forbidden: The server understood the request, but refuses to authorize it

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Skills evaluated in this interview

I appeared for an interview in Dec 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Total of 8 questions:

4 MCQ(oops and expected output type questions) + other 2 were coding questions, out of which one is some class implementation question.

  • Q1. 

    Count Subarrays with Sum Divisible by K

    Given an array ARR and an integer K, your task is to count all subarrays whose sum is divisible by the given integer K.

    Input:

    The first line of input contains an...
  • Ans. 

    Count subarrays with sum divisible by K in an array.

    • Iterate through the array and keep track of the running sum modulo K.

    • Use a hashmap to store the frequency of remainders.

    • For each prefix sum, check how many previous prefix sums have the same remainder.

    • Return the total count of subarrays with sum divisible by K.

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Round 2 - Video Call 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This round was with the USA team, the panel consisted of 2 members. It took place at around 9 PM IST. The interviewer's focus was on approach.

  • Q1. 

    Sort an Array in Wave Form

    You are given an unsorted array ARR. Your task is to sort it so that it forms a wave-like array.

    Input:

    The first line contains an integer 'T', the number of test cases.
    For ea...
  • Ans. 

    Sort an array in a wave-like pattern where each element is greater than or equal to its adjacent elements.

    • Iterate through the array and swap elements at even indices with their adjacent odd indices to form a wave pattern.

    • There can be multiple valid wave arrays, so any valid wave array is acceptable.

    • Ensure the first element is greater than or equal to the second element to start the wave pattern.

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  • Q2. 

    Convert a Number to Words

    Given an integer number num, your task is to convert 'num' into its corresponding word representation.

    Input:

    The first line of input contains an integer ‘T’ denoting the number o...
  • Ans. 

    Convert a given integer number into its corresponding word representation.

    • Implement a function that takes an integer as input and returns the word representation of that number.

    • Break down the number into its individual digits and convert each digit into its word form.

    • Handle special cases like numbers between 10 and 19, and multiples of 10.

    • Combine the word forms of individual digits to form the final word representation...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Video Call 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 40 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It was a managerial round. The position of the person taking the interview was of a technical architect. As was informed by the recruiter, previously he was a technical architect at Amazon.

  • Q1. How does Facebook store comments in its database?
  • Ans. 

    Facebook stores comments in its database using a combination of relational and non-relational databases.

    • Comments are typically stored in a relational database like MySQL for structured data storage.

    • For scalability and performance, Facebook may also use a NoSQL database like Cassandra or HBase for storing comments in a denormalized format.

    • Metadata related to comments such as likes, timestamps, and user information may b...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as Software Developer in NoidaEligibility criteriaShortlisting was done on the basis of coding test.Clearwater Analytics interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Algorithm Design, DBMS, Object Oriented Design, Machine LearningTime required to prepare for the interview - 2 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Practice the most frequent and most common questions DSA questions asked in companies like Amazon, Microsoft.
Tip 2 : Focus on solving the questions on your own as much as you can. 
Tip 3 : Don't waste your time on the number of questions while compromising quality.
Tip 4 : Do mock interviews with your friend if it's been a long since you have given the interview.
Tip 5 : For virtual interviews, always have a backup of data(you may use mobile data if Wi-Fi goes out). While during an interview try to maintain eye contact every now and then.
Tip 6 : Keep your resume short to 1 page and have far/good knowledge of the tech stack you have mentioned

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Keep it short to 1 page
Tip 2 : Prepare it well.
Tip 3 : Focus more on the problem and the solution. Rather than tools used to solve the problem

Final outcome of the interviewRejected

Skills evaluated in this interview

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I appeared for an interview before Sep 2021.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Reference from whom ?
  • Q2. How much experience do you have ?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just go with the flow with your experience and never add on the work which you don’t know
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Related to awk language
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Related to awk language

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1st Round was good , was taken by Lead . Most of the questions on Hibernate and relational mapping with example. Core java some questions,
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Core java , spring , spring boot , IOC container, Dependency Injection
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Only core java and logical questions Hash code and equals String handling logical questions Static and non static And other logical questions
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What’s your salary expectation and why that much ?”
  • Ans. 

    I expect a salary of $X because of my experience, skills, and the market value for software engineers.

    • I have X years of experience in software engineering, which has allowed me to develop a strong skill set.

    • I have expertise in programming languages such as Java, Python, and C++.

    • I have successfully completed projects that required complex problem-solving and critical thinking.

    • I have a deep understanding of software deve...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Tangoe Software Engineer interview:
  • Core Java
  • Hibernate
  • JPA
  • Spring Boot
  • spring tr
  • REST API
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - If you are looking for work life balance with no pressure . This is the right place for you . But Again you should satisfy your offered CTC which is fixed . Because salary increment is really poor .

Riverbed Technology Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Riverbed Technology interview?
Riverbed Technology interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Riverbed Technology interview process are Technical and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for Riverbed Technology interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Riverbed Technology. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Riverbed Technology expect are Agile, Networking, Linux, Python and C++.
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