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Search online for standard questions asked by Arista. Question 1: Space required for int, float, double etc...use sizeof(...) Question 2: Total space taken up by a struct...Memory alignment causes space to be in multiples of bytes. Question 3: Remove all nodes from a singly linked list that have a certain number. Use GDB for debugging. Question 4: Anagram/Palindrome (don't remember)
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Linux Kernel Developer

Interviewed at Arista Networks

4.1★
Aug 17, 2016

Search online for standard questions asked by Arista. Question 1: Space required for int, float, double etc...use sizeof(...) Question 2: Total space taken up by a struct...Memory alignment causes space to be in multiples of bytes. Question 3: Remove all nodes from a singly linked list that have a certain number. Use GDB for debugging. Question 4: Anagram/Palindrome (don't remember)

Linux questions, specifically about system startup and systemd. I was asked the standard questions about priority inversion, deadlock, etc. There was one coding exercise - write a C function that mirrors the bits in a byte.
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Software Engineer Embedded Linux

Interviewed at Trellisware Technologies

4.3★
Aug 13, 2021

Linux questions, specifically about system startup and systemd. I was asked the standard questions about priority inversion, deadlock, etc. There was one coding exercise - write a C function that mirrors the bits in a byte.

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