Intrebari interviu Google post tehnic

1. Rezolva urmatoarea ecuatie criptica, stiind ca valorile pentru M si E pot fi interschimbate. Nu sunt permise zero-uri la inceput.

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2. Scrie un haiku prin care sa fie descrise metode posibile pentru predictia sezonalitatii traficului de cautari.

Motorul de c?utare MathWorld pare a fi incetinit in luna mai a acestui an. Studen?i se pregatesc pentru sesiune.

3.

1
1 1
2 1
1 2 1 1
1 1 1 2 2 1

Ce linie urmeaza?

4. In prima ta zi la Google, observi ca un coleg de birou este autorul unei carti pe care o citeai in primul an de facultate. Cum reactionezi?

A) Ai o atitudine umila si il intrebi daca poti avea un autograf
B) Stai nemiscat si eviti orice zgomot care ar putea sa ii atraga atentia asupra ta
C) Citezi formula ta preferata din carte si ii spui ce a insemnat pentru tine citirea acelei carti
D) Ii arati cum exemplul 17b s-ar fi putut rezolva cu mai putine linii de cod.

[Raspunsul la acest exercitiu ramane la alegerea cititorului.]

5. Care din urmatoarele variante exprima filozofia Google?

A) "Ma simt norocos"
B) "Nu fii rau"
C) "Oh, am rezolvat deja problema."
D) "Nu ar trebui sa fii niciodata la o distanta mai mare de 15 metri fata de mancare"
E) Toate cele de mai sus

[Raspunsul la acest exercitiu ramane la alegerea cititorului.]

6. In cate moduri diferite poti colora un poliedru cu 20 fete, avand una din trei culori pe fiecare fata?
Ce culori ai alege?

[Raspunsul la acest exercitiu ramane la alegerea cititorului.]

7.Este ora 2 PM dintr-o duminica insorita. Te afli la cateva minute distanta fata de Oceanul Pacific, fata de padurea in care se fac drumetii si fata de un centru cu atractii culturale. Unde alegi sa mergi?

[Raspunsul la acest exercitiu ramane la alegerea cititorului.]

8. In opinia ta, care este cea mai interesanta ecuatie matematica derivata vreodata?

9. Care va fi urmatoarea mare imbunatatire in tehnologia motoarelor de cautare?

10. Care este dimensiunea optima a unei echipe care lucreaza pentru un proiect, peste care membrii suplimentari nu contribuie in mod productiv echivalent la cresterea procentuala a numarului de personal?

A) 1
B) 3
C) 5
D) 11
E) 24

[Raspunsul la acest exercitiu ramane la alegerea cititorului.]

11. Ti se da un triunghi ABC. Cum poti folosi doar un compas si o rigla pentru a gasi un punct P astfel incat triunghiurile ABP, ACP si BCP sa aiba perimetrele egale? (Se presupune ca ABC este construit astfel incat sa existe o solutie).

12. Ce numar urmeaza in urmatorul sir de numere: 10, 9, 60, 90, 70, 66, ?

A) 96
B) 1000000000000000000000000000000000
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000000000000000000000000000000000
C) Orice raspuns de mai sus
D) Nici un raspuns de mai sus

13. Descrie in maximum 29 de cuvinte ce ti-ai dori sa realizezi daca ai lucra la Google Labs.

INTREBARI ENGLEZA

1. Solve this cryptic equation, realizing of course that values for M and E could be interchanged. No leading zeros are allowed.
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2. Write a haiku describing possible methods for predicting search traffic seasonality.
MathWorld's search engine seemed slowed this May. Undergrads prepping for finals.

3.

1
1 1
2 1
1 2 1 1
1 1 1 2 2 1

What's the next line?

4. On your first day at Google, you discover that your cubicle mate wrote the textbook you used as a primary resource in your first year of graduate school. Do you:

A) Fawn obsequiously and ask if you can have an autograph.
B) Sit perfectly still and use only soft keystrokes to avoid disturbing her concentration
C) Quote your favorite formula from the textbook and explain how it's now your mantra.
D) Show her how example 17b could have been solved with 34 fewer lines of code.

[This exercise is left to the reader.]

5. Which of the following expresses Google's over-arching philosophy?

A) "I'm feeling lucky"
B) "Don't be evil"
C) "Oh, I already fixed that"
D) "You should never be more than 50 feet from food"
E) All of the above
[This exercise is left to the reader.]

6. How many different ways can you color an icosahedron with one of three colors on each face?
What colors would you choose?

[This exercise is left to the reader.]

7. It's 2PM on a sunny Sunday afternoon in the Bay Area. You're minutes from the Pacific Ocean, redwood forest hiking trails and world class cultural attractions. What do you do?
[This exercise is left to the reader.]

8. In your opinion, what is the most beautiful math equation ever derived?

9. What will be the next great improvement in search technology?

10. What is the optimal size of a project team, above which additional members do not contribute productivity equivalent to the percentage increase in the staff size?

A) 1
B) 3
C) 5
D) 11
E) 24

[This exercise is left to the reader.]

11. Given a triangle ABC, how would you use only a compass and straight edge to find a point P such that triangles ABP, ACP and BCP have equal perimeters? (Assume that ABC is constructed so that a solution does exist.)

12. What number comes next in the sequence: 10, 9, 60, 90, 70, 66, ?

A) 96
B) 1000000000000000000000000000000000
0000000000000000000000000000000000
000000000000000000000000000000000
C) Either of the above
D) None of the above

13. In 29 words or fewer, describe what you would strive to accomplish if you worked at Google Labs.

[This exercise is left to the reader.]