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DE SHAW

Developer

WRITTEN TEST
  • Aptitude

Topics

  • Quantitative Aptitude
  • Verbal Ability
  • Logical Reasoning
  • Code Snippets
  • Complete Coding
GROUP DISCUSSION: NO
SKILLS REQUIRED
  • C/C++/Java
  • Data structures and Algo
  • Operating System
  • Computer Networks
  • DBMS
INTERVIEW GUIDELINES
ROUND1: Technical Interview 1
ROUND2: Technical Interview 2

Questions for Technical Round

  • Define FDM, WDM, and TDM?
  • Define cycle stealing.
  • How are hashmaps implemented in Java?
  • What do you know about graph theory?
  • What is a semantic gap?
  • What is 3-bit parity?
  • When is a switch said to be congested?
  • What do you mean by checksum error correction?
  • Given a string, find number of strings using ‘n’ distinct alphabets eg. given aabb and n=2, answer=aab, abb, ab and aabb
  • What is UNIX scripting?
  • Write down the network layers?
  • Mention any five operating systems which have been derived from UNIX
  • Give a real world application of linked lists
  • Differentiate between HTTP and HTTPS
  • Explain indexing mechanism in DBMS

Puzzle Questions

  • Spider and Triangle problem
  • Burning Rope problem
  • Mislabeled Jar puzzle
  • Fisherman and fishes
  • There are 25 horses and 5 tracks without a timer, how many minimum races are required to determine the winner?
ROUND3: HR interview

Questions

  • Tell me about yourself.
  • What was the biggest failure?
  • How will you rank money,power,love and fame?Justify.
  • How was your previous interview?
  • Which do you prefer working with figures or with words?
  • What are the qualities that make you think that you are fit for this job?
  • What kinds of people do you not like to work with?
MPLOYEE.ME TIPS
  • Strengthen the basics of Computer Science subjects like Operating Systems, DBMS, Networks,Algorithms and Data Structures.
  • Handle problematic situations with thoughtful solutions
  • Even when you are explaining the approach to a question, try to parallelly think about how you would code it

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