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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16346813
Other questions included:
"Please spell 'diverticulitis'" (EMSI Engineering)
"How would you cure world hunger?" (Amazon)
"Would Mahatma Gandhi have made a good software engineer?" (Deloitte)
"Given 20 'destructible' light bulbs (which break at a certain height), and a building with 100 floors, how do you determine the height that the light bulbs break?" (Qualcomm)
"You have a bouquet of flowers. All but two are roses, all but two are daisies, and all but two are tulips. How many flowers do you have?" (Epic Systems).
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I'd say Windows 95 Service Pack 1
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I do not know the answer to any of those questions lol
I could make something up... but wow.
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I do not know the answer to any of those questions lol
I could make something up... but wow.
The roses one is probably the simplest question in the world, you couldn't get it?
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I do not know the answer to any of those questions lol
I could make something up... but wow.
The roses one is probably the simplest question in the world, you couldn't get it?
If it's not 3 then I have no idea.
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looks like companies getting their interview questions
http://www.brainhealthandpuzzles.com/easy_brain_teasers_2.html
correct 3
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Chogram posted:
Gilligan.USCG posted:
Chogram posted:
I do not know the answer to any of those questions lol
I could make something up... but wow.
The roses one is probably the simplest question in the world, you couldn't get it?
If it's not 3 then I have no idea.
Why would it not be 3?
There's 3 flower types total. Out of all 3, they're all that flower except 2. So there's 3 flowers.
The Qualcomm one is pretty easy too. Drop 1 bulb every 10 floors, once it breaks, go down 1 floor until you find the floor that it doesn't break on. This way 20 bulbs would be enough to find the answer
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Gilligan.USCG posted:
The Qualcomm one is pretty easy too. Drop 1 bulb every 10 floors, once it breaks, go down 1 floor until you find the floor that it doesn't break on. This way 20 bulbs would be enough to find the answer
Is switching floors considered instant and effortless? If so, then you'd only need 7 bulbs.
Also, Excel.
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Wolfpaw_We posted:
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The Qualcomm one is pretty easy too. Drop 1 bulb every 10 floors, once it breaks, go down 1 floor until you find the floor that it doesn't break on. This way 20 bulbs would be enough to find the answer
Is switching floors considered instant and effortless? If so, then you'd only need 7 bulbs.
Also, Excel.
I never said you would need all 20. The point is it can be done without going over 20. The # of bulbs you would need would be determined by the height at which they break. There's no way to tell how many you'd use without knowing that number.
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Wouldn't the light bulb one be more efficient by halving the floors each time. Start at 50, then 25, then 13, then 7, then 4, then 2, then 1.
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Wouldn't the light bulb one be more efficient by halving the floors each time. Start at 50, then 25, then 13, then 7, then 4, then 2, then 1.
No, because if it ends up being between 50 and 25 you're left guessing where to start. With the every 10 floor way, you're guaranteed to have 10 bulbs left over to find where between 10-20 or 20-30, etc it breaks
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Gilligan.USCG posted:
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Wouldn't the light bulb one be more efficient by halving the floors each time. Start at 50, then 25, then 13, then 7, then 4, then 2, then 1.
No, because if it ends up being between 50 and 25 you're left guessing where to start. With the every 10 floor way, you're guaranteed to have 10 bulbs left over to find where between 10-20 or 20-30, etc it breaks
Huh? You divide each section in half. If it is between 50 and 25 then you try it at 38. No matter where the correct floor is you can figure it out in 7 bulbs.
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AgzntOrange2 posted:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16346813
Other questions included:
"Please spell 'diverticulitis'" (EMSI Engineering)
"How would you cure world hunger?" (Amazon)
"Would Mahatma Gandhi have made a good software engineer?" (Deloitte)
"Given 20 'destructible' light bulbs (which break at a certain height), and a building with 100 floors, how do you determine the height that the light bulbs break?" (Qualcomm)
"You have a bouquet of flowers. All but two are roses, all but two are daisies, and all but two are tulips. How many flowers do you have?" (Epic Systems).
that last one is a simple algebra question -- four equations with four variables.
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Gilligan.USCG posted:
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Wouldn't the light bulb one be more efficient by halving the floors each time. Start at 50, then 25, then 13, then 7, then 4, then 2, then 1.
No, because if it ends up being between 50 and 25 you're left guessing where to start. With the every 10 floor way, you're guaranteed to have 10 bulbs left over to find where between 10-20 or 20-30, etc it breaks
then you move to 38, then halfway between 50 or 25 depending on if it breaks. Then half way. So like 44, then maybe 41, then 43
That's like 7 bulbs max.
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Achim_LC posted:
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Wouldn't the light bulb one be more efficient by halving the floors each time. Start at 50, then 25, then 13, then 7, then 4, then 2, then 1.
No, because if it ends up being between 50 and 25 you're left guessing where to start. With the every 10 floor way, you're guaranteed to have 10 bulbs left over to find where between 10-20 or 20-30, etc it breaks
Huh? You divide each section in half. If it is between 50 and 25 then you try it at 38. No matter where the correct floor is you can figure it out in 7 bulbs.
Ah yeah, I see how that would work
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Wouldn't the light bulb one be more efficient by halving the floors each time. Start at 50, then 25, then 13, then 7, then 4, then 2, then 1.
No, because if it ends up being between 50 and 25 you're left guessing where to start. With the every 10 floor way, you're guaranteed to have 10 bulbs left over to find where between 10-20 or 20-30, etc it breaks
Huh? You divide each section in half. If it is between 50 and 25 then you try it at 38. No matter where the correct floor is you can figure it out in 7 bulbs.
Ah yeah, I see how that would work[/quote]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_search_algorithm
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It's a binary search algorithm. Most efficient brute force method if everything is sorted properly.
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You only need 1 bulb. You drop it from the lowest floor and increase by 1 until it breaks. Duh.
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Achim_LC posted:
Wouldn't the light bulb one be more efficient by halving the floors each time. Start at 50, then 25, then 13, then 7, then 4, then 2, then 1.
that was how I was planning to do it.
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I'd punch the interviewer in the throat for asking me stupid questions, then point at the pic of his wife on his desk and tell him she had nice hooters before I farted and left.
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Microsoft asked me:
Which captain do you prefer, Kirk or Picard, and why?
I said Picard, because Kirk was a womanizer.
I would have said Picard because even though he is tough, he doesn't throw his weight around. He always tries to find a mutually beneficial outcome before resorting to ass-kicking.
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