10月底,Google在美国《麻省技术评论》、《LinuxJournal》、《Mensa》、《今日物理》等几本专业杂志上,刊登了一份“Google实验室能力倾向测试”。试卷开头,蛊惑地写着“试试看!把答案寄回Google,你有希望去Google总部参观,并成为我们其中一员”。我看了这些题目,虽然古怪,但是也不算有困难,有兴趣的人可以做完了邮寄给google公司,也许会得到一个工作机会呢。(注:不要向我要答案。)1.Solvethiscrypticequation,realizingofcoursethatvaluesforMandEcouldbeinterchanged.Noleadingzerosareallowed.DOT-GOOGLE=DOT2.Writeahaikudescribingpossiblemethodsforpredictingsearchtrafficseasonality.3.111211211111221Whatisthenextline?4.Youareinamazeoftwistylittlepassages,allalike.Thereisadustylaptopherewithaweakwirelessconnection.Therearedull,lifelessgnomesstrollingabout.Whatdostthoudo?A)Wanderaimlessly,bumpingintoobstaclesuntilyouareeatenbyagrue.B)Usethelaptopasadiggingdevicetotunneltothenextlevel.C)PlayMPoRPGuntilthebatterydiesalongwithyourhopes.D)Usetheputertomapthenodesofthemazeanddiscoveranexitpath.E)EmailyourresumetoGoogle,telltheleadgnomeyouquitandfindyourselfinwholedifferentworld.5.What'sbrokenwithUnix?Howwouldyoufixit?6.OnyourfirstdayatGoogle,youdiscoverthatyourcubiclematewrotethetextbookyouusedasaprimaryresourceinyourfirstyearofgraduateschool.Doyou:A)Fawnobsequiouslyandaskifyoucanhaveanautograph.B)Sitperfectlystillanduseonlysoftkeystrokestoavoiddisturbingherconcentration.C)LeaveherdailyofferingsofgranolaandEnglishtoffeefromthefoodbins.D)Quoteyourfavoriteformulafromthetextbookandexplainhowit'snowyourmantra.E)Showherhowexample17bcouldhavebeensolvedwith34fewerlinesofcode.7.WhichofthefollowingexpressesGoogle□over-archingphilosophy?A)"I'mfeelinglucky"B)"Don'tbeevil"C)"Oh,Ialreadyfixedthat"D)"Youshouldneverbemorethan50feetfromfood"E)Alloftheabove8.Howmanydifferentwayscanyoucoloranicosahedronwithoneofthreecolorsoneachface?Whatcolorswouldyouchoose?9.Thisspaceleftintentionallyblank.Pleasefillitwithsomethingthatimprovesuponemptiness.10.Onaninfinite,two-dimensional,rectangularlatticeof1-ohmresistors,whatistheresistancebetweentwonodesthatareaknight'smoveaway?11.It's2PMonasunnySundayafternoonintheBayArea.You'reminutesfromthePacificOcean,redwoodforesthikingtrailsandworldclassculturalattractions.Whatdoyoudo?12.Inyouropinion,whatisthemostbeautifulmathequationeverderived?13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanactualinterestgroupformedbyGoogleemployees?A.Women'sbasketballB.BuffyfansC.CricketeersD.NobelwinnersE.Wineclub14.Whatwillbethenextgreatimprovementinsearchtechnology?15.Whatistheoptimalsizeofaprojectteam,abovewhichadditionalmembersdonotcontributeproductivityequivalenttothepercentageincreaseinthestaffsize?A)1B)3C)5D)11E)2416.GivenatriangleABC,howwouldyouuseonlyapassandstraightedgetofindapointPsuchthattrianglesABP,ACPandBCPhaveequalperimeters?(AssumethatABCisconstructedsothatasolutiondoesexist.)17.Considerafunctionwhich,foragivenwholenumbern,returnsthenumberofonesrequiredwhenwritingoutallnumbersbetween0andn.Forexample,f(13)=6.Noticethatf(1)=1.Whatisthenextlargestnsuchthatf(n)=n?18.What'sthecoolesthackyou'veeverwritten?19.'Tisknowninrefinedpany,thatchoosingKthingsoutofNcanbedoneinwaysasmanyaschoosingNminusKfromN:IpickK,youtheremaining.Findthoughacoolerbijection,whereyoushowaknackuncanny,ofmakingyourchoicescontainallKofmine.Oh,forpedantry:letKbenomorethanhalfN.20.Whatnumberesnextinthesequence:10,9,60,90,70,66,?A)96B)10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000C)EitheroftheaboveD)Noneoftheabove21.In29wordsorfewer,describewhatyouwouldstrivetoaomplishifyouworkedatGoogleLabs.