Stephen Beecroft wrote:
> The funnest thing about interviewing at Microsoft are the famous (or > infamous) "interview questions", of which you're likely to get at least > one per interview. A classic example is: > > You have three closed barrels in front of you, one filled with black > marbles, one filled with white marbles, and one filled with a mix of > black and white marbles. You also have three labels, one to a barrel, > reading "Black", "White", and "Mixed". You are told that each barrel has > the wrong sign on it. You are allowed to draw one marble from a barrel. > What is the least number of marbles you can draw to put the signs > aright, and from which barrel(s) do you draw it/them? *(Answer below) > > Here's one I just got this afternoon that I hadn't heard before, though > I'm pretty sure it's an old question: > > You wish to market a climbing chain consisting of some lengths of chain > that can be joined together by carob-beaners (removeable links). Regular No wonder Microsoft's spellchecker is so lousy ;-) (carabiners, from a German word for "carbine hook". IIRC, aren't Italy's alpine police known as carabinieri?) <cheep, cheep> [as in "cheap spelling flame] -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more people see than weigh.” – Lord Chesterfield Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
