1. Solve this cryptic equation, realizing of/ c0 z3 A5 \) e; P
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interchanged. No leading zeros are allowed. 6 ~$ ^, K; T, \ u- E7 h& Y7 K# \1 }: Y8 H+ w& U; b* k( F
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WWWDOT - GOOGLE = DOTCOM * f. ^+ K0 {9 O; w! w* n 6 B6 H0 o6 d: ^8 s+ r4 p " a0 E7 L" C- x# F3 T' K& ^7 Y " l% K! V/ j/ N/ r5 a; w9 ]. V3 \. E2. Write a haiku describing possible methods, Z5 n. N9 R* s
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for predicting search traffic seasonality. / Z/ H/ F* ]" c6 O ; i" c% s* J+ [2 X7 }% k( O4 J 3 p1 P- U3 B5 t* u4 z * u: t, C7 I: y" j) o" F3.4 { A/ I- V5 |# H7 u- j5 U
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What is the next line?" G) A/ |+ H4 r
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4. You are in a maze of twisty little passages, ! C- n/ u4 d9 O% K3 T; n) ~; n3 r# L+ s' ~; _- B$ L3 l# R7 S
all alike. There is a dusty laptop here with a: Z) _( v6 o$ X) \& z3 p
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weak wireless connection. There are dull,* H/ \# O! G c* m
' x6 D# Y5 T8 x5 {lifeless gnomes strolling about. What dost 5 i. \# E( O* A; E- K+ e2 C" H w+ J+ w
thou do? / T/ I9 b0 l5 x7 N" S/ T/ Y3 K; i: F$ j; `# u4 @6 t/ D$ `4 L
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A) Wander aimlessly, bumping into / c. y* w( a/ K8 Z 3 C& r n$ }8 x) Q8 ?obstacles until you are eaten by a grue.% G9 N& r3 |" g' a
: c; U2 L5 |+ x# I4 ]6 FB) Use the laptop as a digging device to$ w3 J4 x+ [( l0 X: u* m) ^5 R
8 F2 _/ m8 _( J; `* ltunnel to the next level.6 R2 ?2 c4 {, \8 H
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C) Play MPoRPG until the battery dies ) x! O6 a! U& I( b4 o3 ] & d. E7 b$ a: S% @. s% b7 Palong with your hopes.! B& H9 R* B( Y m5 ~5 L
2 l0 i( j/ Y5 O; |" u! ^D) Use the computer to map the nodes$ y3 ]8 S/ n3 }1 y5 ]. n# O) _6 u; N
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+ W- U8 e* S$ S% _3 p' BE) Email your resume to Google, tell the$ e- c* f$ e3 I+ F* n9 r
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lead gnome you quit and find yourself6 y0 x8 x( ?+ `, Z7 V0 ^
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in whole different world. 3 u, K$ c5 g% b2 j! n/ ~7 w1 F# ~2 M/ m& B5 v2 m% s
. Z( [/ ?& z1 D: { - ?& i6 _. A* U3 X' G W, Z5. What's broken with Unix?) e, o& u9 B: z3 B% O
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How would you fix it?5 E% X# T( F. G+ ~. K5 q
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6. On your first day at Google, you discover * f. Y9 P# Q/ b7 K( C# v& W. t" @9 E2 V" T
that your cubicle mate wrote the textbook _$ j7 c' S9 }1 j8 R* [ y- h! t0 G% k- B2 j& d# P( Dyou used as a primary resource in your first: r4 ^- \1 B& a( T4 W' x
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A) Fawn obsequiously and ask if you1 a( g2 N1 a7 g3 b
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can have an autograph. ! Q e& f e1 J* q L 9 k1 @% k3 f3 J) l; b2 B$ _( P- R2 fB) Sit perfectly still and use only soft ; }& X4 u+ z0 i3 I* q; t* F; b; Y% t0 ?/ O
keystrokes to avoid disturbing her 0 ~5 y) d: T- k+ G6 ?2 N+ G3 D, G& [) t! a# E4 j
concentration. 2 l+ h3 g3 z; v7 k, X' b/ V/ y. M / D' q5 \2 @9 dC) Leave her daily offerings of granola 1 U$ b9 f" s! S ?, w* z/ B4 M' E6 g: d' l7 \. n
and English toffee from the food bins.( @' ~) ~4 ~) M" x& ^/ C! I
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D) Quote your favorite formula from the+ ^! O) e. B+ B/ P
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E) Show her how example 17b could) W( @: b/ i& z( {$ D- o
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5 x) L v! _6 W1 Q9 t! @7. Which of the following expresses Google 1 @9 C1 s! J6 [& w$ J1 b$ S, s" N) v& \; B! K4 y: Y
over-arching philosophy?+ a6 c, [; W7 A! O
; `3 {2 Q6 K8 c# L1 j 8 l# q3 T; r* Y ) Y: C/ M1 d2 @3 b) nA) "I'm feeling lucky" 1 x0 b& j( i+ b. I' v: B6 d l7 N * W9 G& D Y5 t3 i; \; H& CB) "Don't be evil" 0 ], M( w! S6 B9 a, A' q; i* P* s" _8 b6 \2 G8 ~) u; }7 O
C) "Oh, I already fixed that" ( H1 m" R& h5 ]5 x2 y " `2 c3 v. J7 h% X% h& \5 hD) "You should never be more than . k6 T& o$ v, P+ `9 o3 o& |9 i( q4 x9 h% Y" N3 K
50 feet from food" 3 N3 E; r4 d' i8 | ) ]3 e& q' J( l/ z8 `$ O/ uE) All of the above ' ?: f7 g% {( \( I9 b, b. w! [4 Y2 x/ }4 X& T$ g3 h
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. u/ E# W3 ?$ D) K13. Which of the following is NOT an actual ! w! k, |# e7 L; P6 a 4 `4 V. k2 Y; H4 J, U9 Jinterest group formed by Google employees?4 |/ `7 {" `- ], D- u
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, F- M, q! L/ S1 g2 \A. Women's basketball* d- x. E* L. C0 s8 r& _
! k" z) ?5 f) {! y. Y K1 O2 M6 kB. Buffy fans # c! }, V. j' z% o0 _3 v9 C2 L : N1 K1 s3 M+ K9 e6 l$ ]- t# p! N* x* y$ ^C. Cricketeers9 i5 @; b% t: [- t8 H
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14.What will be the next great improvement in l1 ~* o, ]: v* ?8 j8 {& h/ X ?$ c
search technology? ( k% @1 P6 y6 v9 K + O- l9 e1 `( [, ^) m9 m; |% e: v4 D' a) f, ^, D
5 s A2 [' h' Q) e& n; D" t15.What is the optimal size of a project team,6 E& U% U& y8 z: m( t
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contribute productivity equivalent to the ! I, x. P" @' M1 P* {0 P2 E! l- x# `) r
percentage increase in the staff size? 4 m0 {5 G& ^$ F# X2 G, Q; c u3 d: Q6 i5 m4 B& KA) 1, r+ [% ?0 J H3 m# T
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such that triangles ABP, ACP and BCP have! M4 W& w6 M; `% o d& u3 F) g1 F
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equal perimeters? (Assume that ABC is" C/ {! H1 |) t8 v2 Y
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0 m& |' o' A+ @& W 4 l, j5 L* l! W, I- R17.Consider a function which, for a given whole 3 @, x3 E/ J) v% w7 U- B / f Y( W* E) M2 A* j2 Inumber n, returns the number of ones required$ k4 u1 b" B3 d+ \7 p0 W
& x) A+ U% E8 e9 G2 E2 L( Rwhen writing out all numbers between 0 and n.% o" H' \) L) B9 m' p1 \
4 l1 O, A, |6 }; KFor example, f(13)=6. Notice that f(1)=1. What ) y. f) m0 M G 5 c0 l; H$ m) t2 M% m" sis the next largest n such that f(n)=n?& C3 k% y- P, j( H
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18.What's the coolest hack you've ever written? 4 Y3 k2 ]+ ?; s2 S& A2 W; b q# v, Q. B, _6 M % ]/ F. p: y8 P0 k* R. t; `, @4 B7 D& H/ p1 s3 j a
19.'Tis known in refined company, that choosing 7 D5 I+ A6 j( ?1 I. k! F3 m4 |) H, @9 C
K things out of N can be done in ways as, p7 P; k+ G* e# ?3 U/ { [
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many as choosing N minus K from N: I pick K, " n# H1 h* z3 T( T* T$ S! Z4 f / T1 S3 D7 l4 a$ l( {% ]) cyou the remaining. 1 U' `- x4 U" ]4 T+ D: Z( L! i+ n$ S z8 M
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Find though a cooler bijection, where you show & q% o1 [& H3 `& h; p: L- S/ f& g# H* T* P. \' Q/ O. ?
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20.What number comes next in the sequence:3 ]5 |* v4 h5 t+ ]( ]
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10, 9, 60, 90, 70, 66,? 8 w) |. Y) ^) ]5 v, f8 Q) l8 u5 m! \
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would strive to accomplish if you worked d f( x; [5 t1 m3 [& X+ {. S$ @2 j8 S$ |% C+ P+ X3 b$ v
at Google Labs.