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coding Medium Verified Question #1

1. Design Rate Limiter


Category: Sliding window coding problem
# Design Rate Limiter Design a rate limiter system that controls the number of requests allowed within a specified time window. The rate limiter is...
Input: String
Output: Computed result
coding Medium Verified Question #2

2. Object Oriented Design - Idempotent Receipt Sending


Category: Trie-based coding problem
Input: String
Output: Computed result
coding Medium Verified Question #3

3. Object Oriented Design - Notification Service


Category: Trie-based coding problem
# Problem Statement Design a notification service that supports sending notifications through multiple channels (SMS, Email) and is architected to...
Input: Number(s)
Output: Computed result
coding Medium Verified Question #4

4. Shortest Substring with N Unique Characters


Category: String coding problem
# Shortest Substring with N Unique Characters *This is a variation of the leetcode problem* Given a string s and an integer n, find the length of...
Input: String
Output: Computed result
coding Hard Verified Question #5

5. Rate Limiter


Category: Sliding window coding problem
Design a rate limiter that tracks API requests per client and enforces limits using a sliding time window. Your system must support: - hit(key,...
Input: Given input
Output:** Computed result
coding Hard Verified Question #6

6. Non-Adjacent Team Selection


Category: Tree coding problem
# Question You are given n people labeled from 0 to n - 1. Some pairs of people know each other directly. These relationships are given as a...
Input: List
Output: Computed result
coding Medium Verified Question #7

7. Bounded Repeat Substring


Category: String coding problem
A sensor data stream is represented as a string of characters. A contiguous segment of the stream is considered valid if it contains no three...
Input: String
Output: Computed result
coding Medium Verified Question #8

8. OA [CodeSignal] Prime Jumps


Category: Algorithm coding problem
# OA [CodeSignal] Prime Jumps A game is played with the following rules: - A player starts at cell 0 with a score of 0. - There is a row of n cells...
Input: Number(s)
Output: Computed result
coding Hard Verified Question #9

9. Combine N-ary Trees


Category: Tree coding problem
You are given the roots of two N-ary organization charts, each representing a hierarchical department structure. Every node has an integer...
Input: List
Output: Computed result
coding Medium Verified Question #10

10. Digit Replacement Maximizer


Category: String coding problem
A numeric optimization system performs exactly k substitution operations on a number string s. In each operation, choose any digit in s that is...
Input: String
Output: Computed result
coding Medium Verified Question #11

11. Best Window For Target Count


Category: Trie-based coding problem
A log analysis tool searches for the most frequent occurrence of a specific error code within a fixed-size window of log entries. Given an integer...
Input: Array
Output: Integer
coding Medium Verified Question #12

12. Evens Before Odds


Category: Array coding problem
You are given an integer array nums. Rearrange nums so that all even numbers appear before all odd numbers. The relative order of even or odd...
Input: Array
Output: Integer
coding Hard caching #1

1. [OA] LRU Cache — Implement the caching layer used by Microsoft Teams for API responses

In Microsoft Teams, quick access to frequently used API responses is critical for a smooth user experience. Implement an LRU Cache to store API responses efficiently.
Function Signature:
python
def __init__(self, capacity: int) -> None:
def get(self, key: int) -> int:
def put(self, key: int, value: int) -> None:
Example 1:
Input: cache = LRUCache(2), cache.put(1, 1), cache.put(2, 2)
Output: cache.get(1)
Explanation: Returns 1, indicating that the key 1 was found.
Example 2:
Input: cache.put(3, 3)
Output: cache.get(2)
Explanation: Returns -1, indicating that the key 2 was removed from the cache.
Constraints:
- 1 <= capacity <= 3000
- 0 <= key <= 10^4
- 0 <= value <= 10^4
coding Hard sliding window #2

2. [OA] Sliding Window — Optimize battery usage in Microsoft's mobile app by reducing background tasks

Microsoft's mobile applications require efficient background task management to optimize battery usage while maintaining performance. Implement a function that uses a sliding window approach to calculate the maximum number of tasks that can run concurrently without exceeding the device's battery capacity.
Function Signature:
python
def max_concurrent_tasks(battery_capacity: int, tasks: List[int]) -> int:
Example 1:
Input: battery_capacity = 10, tasks = [2, 1, 3, 1, 2]
Output: 3
Explanation: The maximum tasks that can run concurrently with total battery consumption within capacity is 3 (tasks [2, 1, 1]).
Example 2:
Input: battery_capacity = 5, tasks = [2, 4, 3, 1]
Output: 1
Explanation: The maximum tasks that can run concurrently is 1 (task [1]).
Constraints:
- 1 <= battery_capacity <= 100
- 1 <= tasks.length <= 1000
- 1 <= tasks[i] <= 10

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