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In this puzzle a prisoner is faced with a decision where he must open one of 2 doors. Each of the doors has a statement written on it. Behind each door is either a princess or a tiger. If the prisoner opens a door to find a princess, he will go free and if he opens a door to find a tiger he will be eaten alive. Prisoner can also refuse to open any door if he is certain that both rooms have tigers in them. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Problem 1: Which door is safe to open if we know that statement on one of the doors is true and statement on the other one is false? Statement on Door 1: “In this room there is a princess, and in the other room there is a tiger.” Statement on Door 2: “In one of these rooms there is a princess, and in one of these rooms there is a tiger.” If statement on door 1 is true, door 1 is safe. If statement on door 2 is true, no door is safe.
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Senior System Administrator

Interviewed at Fox Chase Cancer Center

3.9★
Aug 2, 2023

In this puzzle a prisoner is faced with a decision where he must open one of 2 doors. Each of the doors has a statement written on it. Behind each door is either a princess or a tiger. If the prisoner opens a door to find a princess, he will go free and if he opens a door to find a tiger he will be eaten alive. Prisoner can also refuse to open any door if he is certain that both rooms have tigers in them. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Problem 1: Which door is safe to open if we know that statement on one of the doors is true and statement on the other one is false? Statement on Door 1: “In this room there is a princess, and in the other room there is a tiger.” Statement on Door 2: “In one of these rooms there is a princess, and in one of these rooms there is a tiger.” If statement on door 1 is true, door 1 is safe. If statement on door 2 is true, no door is safe.

How would you troubleshoot hardware? How would you troubleshoot software? Have you ever come across a difficult situation? How did you handle it? How can you determine if a server is responding? How do you use terminal? What have you used bash for? Why do you want to leave your current employer?
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Mac System Administrator

Interviewed at Briviant

2.5★
Nov 11, 2022

How would you troubleshoot hardware? How would you troubleshoot software? Have you ever come across a difficult situation? How did you handle it? How can you determine if a server is responding? How do you use terminal? What have you used bash for? Why do you want to leave your current employer?

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