Here’s a comprehensive review list categorized into Technical and Behavioral questions to help you prepare thoroughly for your Microsoft interview. Each section includes exact algorithms/DSA topics and relevant LeetCode questions for practice.
Technical Topics to Review
1. Arrays and Strings
- Key Concepts: Iteration, Two Pointers, Sliding Window, Frequency Counters
- Algorithms:
- Find the element appearing an odd number of times
- Reverse a string
- Rotate a 2D matrix
- LeetCode Questions:
2. Hash Maps and Frequency Counting
- Key Concepts: Storing and retrieving data efficiently, character/number counts
- Algorithms:
- Count the occurrences of characters in a string or numbers in an array
- Anagram detection
- LeetCode Questions:
3. Sorting and Merging
- Key Concepts: Sorting arrays, merging sorted arrays
- Algorithms:
- Merge two sorted arrays into one
- Sort a phone book (by name or number)
- LeetCode Questions:
4. Linked Lists
- Key Concepts: Traversal, Reversal, Merging, Detecting cycles