1. Solve this cryptic equation, realizing of , [' D& U$ F; V+ G; k9 k$ h/ l 5 n" r; N/ Z" N4 kcourse that values for M and E could be ' ~% _% B7 E. k l h1 q" x8 J) y+ X9 d. x4 ?! z6 q; R/ r' X' ]8 t
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WWWDOT - GOOGLE = DOTCOM 6 {- Z! F% U4 C9 k |+ d' x3 D( s3 |2 w% m2 ]
! R5 t. J! p! m / A8 l+ d- k$ }0 W7 n) f4 `3 ?2. Write a haiku describing possible methods 2 g" V/ O; J0 r+ X1 }8 Q 5 B' D! p, P- H7 h5 u& G: Q3 ?for predicting search traffic seasonality.; l \# j2 l3 b& E
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4. You are in a maze of twisty little passages,' p0 c1 n* m4 i6 \, D
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weak wireless connection. There are dull, 8 Z6 K& t3 C3 u9 W! ^2 F ; P9 G1 I9 B k Y9 ?# K& Nlifeless gnomes strolling about. What dost ; b$ S& i9 n) O U' u! V; M' c& c8 h3 O! ^. v
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A) Wander aimlessly, bumping into 7 H4 J' e8 F% y" D' j. R( c% T, k/ t! o5 E' G4 `
obstacles until you are eaten by a grue.6 D: G& U' b) R9 _) c$ H* [
$ h: V. b5 I6 A6 q6 j5 eB) Use the laptop as a digging device to ' {! O' Y0 k9 N& I! z# v" j- u( W; ?+ y) B d- _" b; X8 o
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7 S& s7 f% g; x2 m( ^2 n; J% CD) Use the computer to map the nodes& H8 z) S" E3 \! ^4 g$ E8 N( s6 E4 F
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of the maze and discover an exit path. % M. K0 T9 r, l : m: o! E' e9 ?% n8 X$ `- dE) Email your resume to Google, tell the 0 ^8 ^, A/ [4 K h6 V; M. g7 d $ U) p1 E4 `1 z( Tlead gnome you quit and find yourself a0 s7 H1 T, F0 T$ \+ _
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. {# ]6 P6 J" w2 b5. What's broken with Unix?5 g4 X2 W- V A6 `) ~) s. ~
, e# ~( w& Y+ F0 gHow would you fix it? 7 J% V5 F& v2 m: R1 H0 M. ?( L$ u8 S" q5 O+ s& Z2 [/ L
: \* l: M0 o/ y7 k& t. ? 1 D+ k X ^ t1 I% B8 Y) Q% E6. On your first day at Google, you discover+ l q3 M. s! K! `% {0 R! x8 |2 x
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that your cubicle mate wrote the textbook & E( w) A$ E! g) r# v/ \' t( r+ N4 e1 y0 A! _8 o
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year of graduate school. Do you: , c/ g# m( q) l& G* m + r. ?2 @3 \ b- g3 R) u" n 7 y: H- S: k8 c% g; k: r & s3 ~) F5 a7 d+ E; e4 nA) Fawn obsequiously and ask if you% |% u( v% w9 ?
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B) Sit perfectly still and use only soft+ {0 ?4 h% q9 c x$ }; ?# }
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C) Leave her daily offerings of granola- Y) g5 p" }1 M; g
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D) Quote your favorite formula from the ; P- c- T9 C7 J5 o$ E5 Q' V2 \6 E$ K 2 p/ ?2 b" e9 d; ?9 q* rtextbook and explain how it's now ( g4 L8 q; C4 p, H" @$ n9 H7 @9 u% `1 p+ Q- `
your mantra. 0 L* Z, v& m6 T1 ?! Y* \( c3 ?: d) U0 x' `. Z, j# [- ~
E) Show her how example 17b could$ w7 }- B% `& e
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5 E V" [' C1 ~9 P3 d R8 L' _% @: ]7. Which of the following expresses Google0 |# S0 g' }+ O" k9 v5 F5 \; a
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A) "I'm feeling lucky"$ |; v$ H0 I9 h, }) Z, u* _
1 s4 h1 }* D0 J1 J+ S( O+ L% o! X5 ZB) "Don't be evil"* q; z D& y+ L: R% a) n
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8. How many different ways can you color an 8 j2 n) U4 D- p5 q0 x5 E( x; O" C1 E2 r! t: l2 t+ m
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$ u1 B& J) Q6 [( y6 T* Y10.On an infinite, two-dimensional, rectangular 9 ? G8 F& X7 ]6 A# U 8 C9 o0 y. C Slattice of 1-ohm resistors, what is the1 O3 V# D, x' [) {7 a- p
7 \4 r& q& `4 y" eresistance between two nodes that are a % I' Z/ L4 z6 I8 I! n" H7 l% A' u9 r$ J8 U7 d! H
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% `4 H3 B1 w/ n2 D : T5 F$ f+ ^2 b. c( c2 U% @3 L ! M. v) L2 B- O- v l11.It's 2 PM on a sunny Sunday afternoon in the! ^0 R7 o T4 p; K1 [; W, x, E' H
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13. Which of the following is NOT an actual ! Q, Z! m: ^% v) W: e 1 y! I% k; g. ^$ e- \ I5 \interest group formed by Google employees? , |: ?+ u5 v2 t% z+ @ ~( i! Z* i2 H: z; b
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15.What is the optimal size of a project team, 6 ~8 m0 x) _! y: |0 Z+ A, } & d* f, w: a; ^6 E( \& i% Qabove which additional members do not ( E9 @+ O0 A- u$ `8 x! W# T' s7 y4 o% t5 r- A
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percentage increase in the staff size? ; S5 h) m( G+ `/ p' K* z0 ?# }; A! s' s' _9 q* F/ J, [% ]- N# a: I
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when writing out all numbers between 0 and n. 6 \$ i, Z' t# G. H2 c. d. _( s* P # K3 m; T ~8 L2 u5 x+ p3 T1 G2 aFor example, f(13)=6. Notice that f(1)=1. What ' H5 e- a" n) b) X C9 w; r6 r# _5 d! l- X& P+ V" D! A9 J }* K8 Z
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