Dell Interview Questions

#1. Count Binary Substrings

ArraysStringsTwo Pointers

Count the number of substrings within a binary string that have an equal number of consecutive 0s and 1s. The 0s and 1s within the substring must also be grouped consecutively.

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Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

ArraysTwo Pointers

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#2. Two Sum

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Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

ArraysTwo Pointers

Group Anagrams

Given a list of words, group together all the anagrams. Anagrams are words that contain the same letters rearranged.

ArraysStrings

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#3. Group Anagrams

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Given a list of words, group together all the anagrams. Anagrams are words that contain the same letters rearranged.

ArraysStrings

Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters

Find the length of the longest substring within a given string that contains no repeating characters. The substring must be contiguous.

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#4. Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters

Find the length of the longest substring within a given string that contains no repeating characters. The substring must be contiguous.

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Valid Parentheses

Determine if a string containing parentheses is valid. A valid string has matching and properly nested opening and closing parentheses.

StringsStacks

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#5. Valid Parentheses

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Determine if a string containing parentheses is valid. A valid string has matching and properly nested opening and closing parentheses.

StringsStacks

Find the Index of the First Occurrence in a String

Find the starting index of the first occurrence of a given substring within a larger string. Return -1 if the substring is not found.

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#6. Find the Index of the First Occurrence in a String

Find the starting index of the first occurrence of a given substring within a larger string. Return -1 if the substring is not found.

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Merge k Sorted Lists

You are given k sorted lists. Combine all of their elements into a single sorted list and return it.

Linked ListsArrays

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Hard

#7. Merge k Sorted Lists

Hard

You are given k sorted lists. Combine all of their elements into a single sorted list and return it.

Linked ListsArrays

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Longest Palindromic Substring

Find the longest palindromic substring within a given string. A palindromic substring reads the same forwards and backward.

StringsDynamic ProgrammingTwo Pointers

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#8. Longest Palindromic Substring