Amazon Interview Question for Software Engineer / Developers


Country: India
Interview Type: Phone Interview




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#include<iostream.h>
void zerothenone(int *a,int n)
{
     int i=0,j=n;
     while(i<j)
{ 
     if(a[i]==0 && a[j]==1)
     { i++; j--; }
     if(a[i]==0 && a[j]==0)
     { i++; }
     if(a[i]==1 && a[j]==0)
     { int t = a[i];
       a[i] = a[j];
       a[j] = t;
       i++; j--;
     }
     if(a[i]==1 && a[j]==1)
     { j--;}
     
}
 }
int main()
{ int c[10] = {0,0,1,0,1,1,1,0,0,};
  int l = sizeof(c)/sizeof(c[0]);
  zerothenone(c,l-1);
  for(int i=0;i<=9;i++)
  { cout<<c[i]<<"\t";
  }
  getchar();
  return 0;
}

- saurabh June 24, 2012 | Flag Reply
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The person who posted this question mentioned the restriction that you could only swap adjacent numbers. (This person added this on July 22, 2012 and said that he forgot to add this contraint)

- m.b June 30, 2012 | Flag
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Traverse the array from left to right and keep on storing the number of 1s till that index at each status.
Once traversal is done, traverse it from right to left, if the current index is more than 0 then replace current element with 1 and decrease the next element by 1. If you hit a 0 then all elements left to it should be 0.

public class ZeroOneSeparator {
	
	public static void zeroOneSeparator(int[] inputArr){
		for(int i = 1; i < inputArr.length; i++){
			inputArr[i] = inputArr[i-1] + inputArr[i];  
		}
		for(int i = inputArr.length - 1; i > 0 ; i--){
			if(inputArr[i] > 0){
				inputArr[i-1] = inputArr[i] - 1;
				inputArr[i] = 1;
			}else
				inputArr[i-1] = 0;
		}
		for(int i = 0; i < inputArr.length; i++)
			System.out.print(inputArr[i]);
	}
	
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		int[] inputArr1 = {1,0,1,0,1,1};
		ZeroOneSeparator.zeroOneSeparator(inputArr1);
		System.out.println("");
		int[] inputArr2 = {1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1};
		ZeroOneSeparator.zeroOneSeparator(inputArr2);
		int[] inputArr3 = {};
		System.out.println("");
		ZeroOneSeparator.zeroOneSeparator(inputArr3);
		int[] inputArr4 = {0,0,0,0,0,0};
		System.out.println("");
		ZeroOneSeparator.zeroOneSeparator(inputArr4);
		int[] inputArr5 = {0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1};
		System.out.println("");
		ZeroOneSeparator.zeroOneSeparator(inputArr5);
		int[] inputArr6 = {1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0};
		System.out.println("");
		ZeroOneSeparator.zeroOneSeparator(inputArr6);
	}

}

- apoorvagaurav June 22, 2012 | Flag Reply
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It works, I think.

- Yaya June 24, 2012 | Flag
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#include<iostream.h>
void zerothenone(int *a,int n)
{
     int i=0,j=n;
     while(i<j)
{ 
     if(a[i]==0 && a[j]==1)
     { i++; j--; }
     if(a[i]==0 && a[j]==0)
     { i++; }
     if(a[i]==1 && a[j]==0)
     { int t = a[i];
       a[i] = a[j];
       a[j] = t;
       i++; j--;
     }
     if(a[i]==1 && a[j]==1)
     { j--;}
     
}
 }
int main()
{ int c[10] = {0,0,1,0,1,1,1,0,0,};
  int l = sizeof(c)/sizeof(c[0]);
  zerothenone(c,l-1);
  for(int i=0;i<9;i++)
  { cout<<c[i]<<"\t";
  }
  getchar();
  return 0;
}

- saurabh June 24, 2012 | Flag
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in main() for(int i=0;i<=9;i++)......all is well ....I don't know why people is going for complex code........

- saurabh June 24, 2012 | Flag
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apoorvaGurav's code looks appealing although I did not test. But one condition is that only you may interchange the elements and that also adjacent elements. I meant to say that at anytime 0<=arr[i]<=1

- banerjees36 June 25, 2012 | Flag
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1) Count the number of 0's and 1's. (One iteration and two variables)
Let # of zeros = n and # of ones = m.
2) put n zeros in front and m ones at the back.

Example: 011001
1)Count the number of zeros and ones
# of zeros = 3
# of ones = 3

2) The first 3 places are zeros
000XXX
3) The last 3 places are ones
000111

- m.b June 22, 2012 | Flag Reply
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Sorry... Apologies.... You can only interchange the adjacent numbers... I forgot this

- banerjees36 June 22, 2012 | Flag
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reminding me abacus...

- murlikrishna.b July 01, 2013 | Flag
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public class xyz {

/**
* @param args
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
int array[]={1,1,1,1,0,0,0};
for(int i=0;i<array.length;i++)
{if(array[i]==1){

for(int j=i+1;j<array.length;j++)
{
if(array[j]==0){
array[i]=0;
array[j]=1;
break;
}
}
}

}
for(int i =0;i<array.length;i++)
System.out.println(array[i]);
}

}

- Nilima June 22, 2012 | Flag Reply
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You are not checking whether i and j are adjacent

- banerjees36 June 22, 2012 | Flag
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public static void sortBinary(int []s) {
		
		 int st = 0  ,end = s.length-1; 
		 int t  ; 
		 
		 while ( st < end) {
			 if ( s[st] !=1) st++ ;
			 
			 if ( s[end] !=0) end--;
			 
			 if (s[st] ==1 && s[end] == 0) {	 
				 t = s[st] ; 
				 s[st] = s[end] ; 
				 s[end] = t ; 
				 st++ ; end-- ; 
			 }
		 }	
		 
			 for (int i:s)
				 System.out.print(i);
			 
			 System.out.println("");	
	}

sortBinary(new int [] {0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,1});

- Anonymous June 22, 2012 | Flag Reply
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st and end should be adjacent while being interchanged

- banerjees36 June 22, 2012 | Flag
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previous one contains bug :-)
 
public static void sortBinary(int []s) {
		
		 int st = 0  ,end = s.length-1; 
		 int t  ; 
		 
		 while ( st < end) {
			 if ( s[st] !=1) st++ ;
			 
			 if ( s[end] !=0) end--;
			 
			 if ( st < end && s[st] ==1 && s[end] == 0) {	 
				 t = s[st] ; 
				 s[st] = s[end] ; 
				 s[end] = t ; 
				 st++ ; end-- ; 
			 }
		 }	
		 
			 for (int i:s)
				 System.out.print(i);
			 
			 System.out.println("");	
	}
	


sortBinary(new int [] {0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,1});

- Anonymous June 22, 2012 | Flag
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use quicksort and it will be Olog2N

- capsen June 22, 2012 | Flag Reply
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Quicksort interchange far away elements... Not only adjacents

- banerjees36 June 22, 2012 | Flag
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void fun(int *arr,int n)
{
        int i,j=n-1;
        for(i=0;i<=j;)
        {
                if(arr[i]==1)
                {
                        swap(&arr[i],&arr[j]);
                        j--;
                }
                else i++;
        }
        for(i=0;i<n;i++)
        {
                printf("%d ",arr[i]);
        }
}
 
int main()
{
        int arr[]={0,1,1,0,0,1};
        fun(arr,sizeof(arr)/sizeof(arr[0]));
 
        return 0;
}

- Aashish June 22, 2012 | Flag Reply
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#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>

int main()
{
int i=0,j,n;
printf("enter the no of values\n");
scanf("%d",&n);
int *a=(int *)malloc(sizeof(int)*n);
printf("enter the nos.\n");
while(i<n)
scanf("%d",&a[i++]);
i=0,j=n-1;
while(i<=j)
{
if(a[i]==1 && a[j]==0)
{
a[i]=0;
a[j]=1;
i++;
j--;
}
else
{
if(a[i]==0)
i++;
if(a[j]==1)
j--;
}
}
i=0;
while(i<n)
printf("%d ",a[i++]);
return;
}

- Prabal June 22, 2012 | Flag Reply
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a simple way, O(n/2)
int[] arrZerosOnes = { 0,1,0,1,0,1,1 };
int firstOne = -1;
int oneCounter = 0;
int j = arrZerosOnes.Length - 1;
for (int i = 0; i < arrZerosOnes.Length/2; i++)
{
if (arrZerosOnes[i] == 1)
{
if (oneCounter == 0)
{
firstOne = i;
oneCounter = 1;
}
else
{
oneCounter++;
}


}
if (arrZerosOnes[j]==0)
{
if(oneCounter>0)
{
arrZerosOnes[j] = 1;
arrZerosOnes[firstOne++] = 0;
}
}
j--;
}

- capsen June 22, 2012 | Flag Reply
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have some mistake

int[] arrZerosOnes = {1,0,1,0,1,1,0,0,1};
		    int firstOne = -1;
            int oneCounter = 0;
            int lastZero = -1;
            int zeroCounter = 0;
            int j = arrZerosOnes.Length - 1;
            for (int i = 0; i <= j; i++)
            {
			    if (arrZerosOnes[i] == 1)
			    {
                    if (oneCounter == 0)
                    {
                        firstOne = i;
                    }
			        oneCounter++;
			        
			    }
                if (arrZerosOnes[j]==0)
                {
                    if (zeroCounter==0)
                    {
                        lastZero = j;
                    }
                    zeroCounter++;
                }

                if(oneCounter>0&&zeroCounter>0)
                {
                    arrZerosOnes[lastZero--] = 1;
                    arrZerosOnes[firstOne++] = 0;
                    oneCounter--;
                    zeroCounter--;
                }
                j--;
            }

- capsen June 22, 2012 | Flag
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no warranty
	public static void sortBinary(int[] s) {

		int t;
		int cnt;

		for (;;) {
			int st = s.length - 2, end = s.length - 1;

			while (st > -1) {

				if (s[end] == 0 && s[st] == 1) {
					t = s[st];
					s[st] = s[end];
					s[end] = t;

				}
				st--;
				end--;
			}

			st = 0;
			end = 1;
			while (end < s.length) {

				if (s[end] == 0 && s[st] == 1) {
					t = s[st];
					s[st] = s[end];
					s[end] = t;

				}

				st++;
				end++;
			}

			cnt = 0;
			for (int i = 0; i < s.length - 1; i++)
				if (s[i] != s[i + 1])
					cnt++;

			if (cnt == 1)
				break;

		}
		for (int i : s)
			System.out.print(i);

		System.out.println("");
	}


sortBinary(new int [] {1,1,1,0});

- Anonymous June 22, 2012 | Flag Reply
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public static void sortBinary(int[] s) {

		int t;
		int cnt;

		for (;;) {
			int st = s.length - 2, end = s.length - 1;
			while (st > -1) {
				if (s[end] == 0 && s[st] == 1) {
					t = s[st];
					s[st] = s[end];
					s[end] = t;
				}
				st--;end--;
			}
			st = 0;end = 1;
			while (end < s.length) {
				if (s[end] == 0 && s[st] == 1) {
					t = s[st];
					s[st] = s[end];
					s[end] = t;
				}
				st++;end++;
			}
			cnt = 0;
			for (int i = 0; i < s.length - 1; i++)
				if (s[i] != s[i + 1])
					cnt++;
			if (cnt == 1)
				break;
		}
		for (int i : s)
			System.out.print(i);

		System.out.println("");
	}

sortBinary(new int [] {1,1,1,0});

- Anonymous June 22, 2012 | Flag Reply
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Bubble sort is enough

public static void doIt(int[] a) {

		int tmp ; 
		for (int i = 0 ; i < a.length; i++)
			for (int j =0 ;j< a.length-1 ; j++)
				if ( a[j] >a[j+1]){
					
					tmp = a[j];
					a[j] =a[j+1] ;
					a[j+1] = tmp;
				}
		
		for (int i : a)
			System.out.print(i);

		System.out.println("");
	}

doIt(new int [] {0,1,1,1,0,1,1,0,0,0,1,0});

- Anonymous June 22, 2012 | Flag Reply
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simple method ,O(n/2)

#include<iostream.h>
#define size 6
void swap(int *x,int *y){
*x=*x+*y;
*y=*x-*y;
*x=*x-*y;
}
void main(){
int i,j=0,k=0,one,zero,arr[]={0,1,1,0,0,1};
cout<<"Orig: ";
for(i=0;i<size;i++)
cout<<arr[i]<<" ";
for(i=0;i<=size/2;i++){
for(;j<size/2;j++)
if(arr[j]==1){
one=j;
break;
}

for(;k<size/2;k++)
if(arr[size-1-k]==0){
zero=size-1-k;
break;
}
swap(&arr[one],&arr[zero]);
}

cout<<"\nRes : ";
for(i=0;i<size;i++)
cout<<arr[i]<<" ";
}

- manishvaidya June 22, 2012 | Flag Reply
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They expecting program using shift operator and bit operations

- Amazon 3rd round is scheduled June 23, 2012 | Flag Reply
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Given number is integer like=> 128--->00000000 00000000 00000000 10000000.

- govind.chauhan143 June 24, 2012 | Flag
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#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>

void main()
{

unsigned int n=127;
int count=0;
int i;

clrscr();

for(i=1;n;i=i<<1) // count the number of 1's and make it 0;
if(n&i)
{
count++;
n=n^i;
}

printf("\n number of 1's =%d \n",count);

/* now n value become zero and we have cout the number of 1s bits */

while(count) // add number of one to the right most...
n= n|1<<sizeof(int)*8 - count--;
printf("%u",n);
getch();
}

o/p
number of 1's =7
65024

/* Remark :-- if number is int only then it wil be ans must be negative
*/

- govind.chauhan143 June 24, 2012 | Flag
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#include <stdio.h>

void segregate_zero_one(int * a, int len)
{
int itr = 0;
int last_one = -1;
for (itr = 0 ; itr < len ; itr++)
{
if (a[itr] == 0 && last_one >= 0)
{
a[itr] = 1;
a[last_one] = 0;
last_one++;
}
else if (a[itr] == 1 && last_one == -1)
{
last_one = itr;
}
}
}


void print(int * a, int len)
{
int itr = 0;
for (itr= 0 ; itr < len ; itr++)
{
printf("%d ", a[itr]);
}
printf("\n");
}

int main()
{
int k[14] = {0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1};
print(k, 14);
segregate_zero_one(k, 14);
print(k, 14);
}

- Software Architect June 24, 2012 | Flag Reply
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public class Bedmas {
public static void main(String[] args) throws NumberFormatException, IOException
{BufferedReader br=new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
int size;
size=Integer.parseInt(br.readLine());
int[] a=new int[size];
for(int i=0;i<size;i++)
{a[i]=Integer.parseInt(br.readLine());}
int[] ones=new int[size/2];
int g=0,h=0;
int[] zeroes=new int[size/2];
for(int i=0;i<size/2;i++)
{if(a[i]==1){ones[g]=i;g++;}
else{}
}
for(int i=0;i<size/2;i++)
{if(a[size-1-i]==0){zeroes[h]=(size-1-i);h++;}}
for(int i=0;i<h;i++)
{int j=a[ones[i]];
a[ones[i]]=a[zeroes[i]];
a[zeroes[i]]=j;}
for(int i=0;i<size;i++){System.out.println(a[i]);}
}
}

- faisal.mehfooz June 26, 2012 | Flag Reply
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Use counting sort and get the answer .

- kk June 26, 2012 | Flag Reply
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public class SortingZeroToOne {
/**
* @param args
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
int parentIndex = -1;
int currentIndex = -1;
int[] arr = {0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1};
for(int i = 0; i<arr.length; i++){
if(arr[i] == 0){
parentIndex = currentIndex;
currentIndex = i;
if(parentIndex != -1){
int temp = arr[parentIndex + 1];
arr[parentIndex + 1] = arr[currentIndex];
arr[currentIndex] = temp;
currentIndex = parentIndex +1;
}}else{
continue;
}}
for(int i = 0; i<arr.length; i++){
System.out.print( " " +arr[i]);
}}}

- Anonymous June 28, 2012 | Flag Reply


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