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The majority of questions asked involved previous experience. There were some that really dug into my knowledge and skills. Specifically there was a question regarding swapping the integer values of two variables without using a third variable.
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Senior Systems Administrator

Interviewed at OpenDNS

4.6
May 20, 2013

The majority of questions asked involved previous experience. There were some that really dug into my knowledge and skills. Specifically there was a question regarding swapping the integer values of two variables without using a third variable.

In this puzzle a prisoner is faced with a decision where he must open one of 2 doors. Each of the doors has a statement written on it. Behind each door is either a princess or a tiger. If the prisoner opens a door to find a princess, he will go free and if he opens a door to find a tiger he will be eaten alive. Prisoner can also refuse to open any door if he is certain that both rooms have tigers in them. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Problem 1: Which door is safe to open if we know that statement on one of the doors is true and statement on the other one is false? Statement on Door 1: “In this room there is a princess, and in the other room there is a tiger.” Statement on Door 2: “In one of these rooms there is a princess, and in one of these rooms there is a tiger.” If statement on door 1 is true, door 1 is safe. If statement on door 2 is true, no door is safe.
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Senior System Administrator

Interviewed at Fox Chase Cancer Center

3.9
Aug 2, 2023

In this puzzle a prisoner is faced with a decision where he must open one of 2 doors. Each of the doors has a statement written on it. Behind each door is either a princess or a tiger. If the prisoner opens a door to find a princess, he will go free and if he opens a door to find a tiger he will be eaten alive. Prisoner can also refuse to open any door if he is certain that both rooms have tigers in them. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Problem 1: Which door is safe to open if we know that statement on one of the doors is true and statement on the other one is false? Statement on Door 1: “In this room there is a princess, and in the other room there is a tiger.” Statement on Door 2: “In one of these rooms there is a princess, and in one of these rooms there is a tiger.” If statement on door 1 is true, door 1 is safe. If statement on door 2 is true, no door is safe.

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