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Here are some of the questions I remember, Write a function that evaluates equations in the polish notation: e.g. 3*(2+5) in polish notation would be *,3, +,2,5. Another one was write a function that reads values from one queue and puts them in another queue knowing that this function will be used by threads, so you should make sure they dont interfere with each other if ran together.
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Compiler Developer

Interviewed at Hailo Technologies

3.9★
Jul 20, 2022

Here are some of the questions I remember, Write a function that evaluates equations in the polish notation: e.g. 3*(2+5) in polish notation would be *,3, +,2,5. Another one was write a function that reads values from one queue and puts them in another queue knowing that this function will be used by threads, so you should make sure they dont interfere with each other if ran together.

Explain in detail how a set of software statements in a high level language is converted to assembly and then machine code by GCC internals, and then describe how it works (wrt computer architecture) in detail.
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Junior Research Fellow for Compiler Research

Interviewed at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

4.5★
Jul 23, 2012

Explain in detail how a set of software statements in a high level language is converted to assembly and then machine code by GCC internals, and then describe how it works (wrt computer architecture) in detail.

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