Minimum time difference Given a list of 24-hour clock time points in “HH:MM” format. Write a program to find the minimum minutes difference between any two time-points in the list. Example: Given hours: [00:00, 03:00, 22:30] minimum time difference: 90 Given hours: [01:59, 03:00, 21:50, 22:30] minimum time difference: 40 Solution: Convert all the given … Read more Minimum time difference
Given an arithmetic expression which operators, operands and brackets. You need to find out the maximum depth of valid nested parentheses. If parentheses are not valid ( means not well formed ) then return -1. Example: Solution: Input: 1 + (2*((3+4)/(2-1)))/2+56 Maximum Depth: 3 Input: 1 + (4/2) Maximum Depth: 1 Input: ((1)) Maximum Depth: … Read more Maximum Depth of Valid Nested Parentheses
Given a sorted array of integers, Write an algorithm to make all array elements distinct or unique by doing minimum increments. Example: Given Input: [2, 2, 3, 5, 6, 6] Unique Array: [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7], Minimum Increments: 3 Explanation: Increment 2 to 3, 3 to 4 and 6 to 7. Given Input: … Read more Minimum Increments to make all array elements unique
Given a list of n Jobs with start time, end time and CPU load when it is active at any moment. If all the jobs are running at the same machine then find the maximum CPU load at any time, Also print the time at which the load was maximum. Input: Given a list of … Read more Maximum CPU Load Problem
Interval is defined as [start, end]- the start of the interval to the end of the interval. Given the list of Intervals write an algorithm to find the maximum number of intervals overlapping at any point in time. Example: Given Intervals: [[0,2], [3,7], [1,5], [7,8], [4,6]] Maximum overlapping: 3 Explanation: Interval (4, 5) is overlapping … Read more Count Maximum overlaps in a given list of time intervals
Given an array of integers and number K, write a program to find the number of pairs which has sum equal to K. Example: int input [] = {6, 3, 2, 9, 2, 2, 2, 1} int K = 4 Output: 7 int input [] = {5, 5, 5, 5} int K = 10 Output: … Read more Count number of pairs which has sum equal to K
Given a bench with n seats and few people sitting, You are going to sit on a vacant seat such that the distance between you and the nearest person to you is maximum. On the beach, the occupied seats are represented by 1 and vacant seats are represented by 0. Example: Input: [1, 0, 1, … Read more Maximum distance from the nearest person.
Given candidates standing for an election, design a data structure that can support the following modules – 1. voteCandidate (candidateName) – Add one vote for the candidate. 2. getTopK ( k ) – This will return top K candidates at that time. It can return more than k candidates if more candidates have the same … Read more Candidate Voting Problem
Problem: Given a building with parking slots. If a spot is free then it is marked by 1 and if the spot is taken by a vehicle then it is marked by 0. Write a program to find the number of free contiguous parking areas in the building. One free parking area can have one … Read more Number of Contiguous Parking Areas
Given a row index K, write a program to print the Kth of Pascal triangle. Note: row index starts from 0. Pascal Triangle: Example: K = 2 Output: 1, 1 K= 5 Output: 1, 4, 6, 4, 1 Simple Approach: As we discussed here – Pascal triangle, starting calculating the rows from 1 to K … Read more Pascal Triangle – Get specific row K
Given a list of player names and their scores, design a data structure that can support following modules in optimal time- updateEntry(String name) – Increase the player score with “name” by 1. If no player with name is present then add a player with score 1. getEntryFromRank(int rank) – Get the players with the given … Read more Design data structure for players and ranks
Given two versions of a software, write an algorithm to find out which version is the latest. Example: Version A: 1.1.0 Version B: 1.1.1 Given version B latest than version A Version A: 1.2.1 Version B: 1.2.1 Given versions are the same Version A: 2.2.0 Version B: 2.2 Given versions are the same Version A: … Read more Compare two version numbers of a software
Given a string A consisting of n characters and a string B consisting of m characters, write a function that will return the number of times A must be stated such that B is a substring of the repeated A. If B can never be a substring, return -1. Example: A = ‘abcd’ B =’cdabcdab’ … Read more Minimum number of times String A is repeated to such that B is substring of A
Given a source directory, write a recursive program to print all the nested directories and files in the source directory. Example: [Hellojava] [target] original-Hellojava-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar [classes] [com] [example] [lambda] [demo] Hello.class [maven-archiver] pom.properties Hellojava-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar pom.xml Hellojava.iml [src] [test] [java] [main] [resources] [java] [com] Hello.java Approach: Check if given file is directory, if yes then print its … Read more Print all nested directories and files in a given directory – Recursion
You have one meeting room at your company. There are N meeting needs to take place. Every meeting has a start time and end time along with the meeting title. Your task is to schedule as many meetings as possible in that conference room with no conflicts. Example: Meetings: A[ Start Time: 1, End Time: … Read more Maximum meetings in one room