On Oct 18, 2007, at 10:04 PM, Vitaliy wrote:

> Here's an example that tests basic electronics knowlege:
>
> http://scantool.net/pub/electronics_test.pdf

Interesting.  I find the last question ("Draw schematic for a
one-stage AC amplifier with good temperature stability")
out-of-place WRT the rest of the test; perhaps I've just
been doing too much software and digital electronics (Hmm.
There weren't ANY digital questions on that test, were there?)


> 3. Count all the bits that are on in a byte

Hmm.  Would you expect clarity or clever algorithms?


> 7. itoa (great, because they have to use a stack or strrev)

Nonsense.  Many an itoa-like algorithm has been posted to piclist
that uses neither.

These aren't bad, but it's easy for me to imagine a microcontroller
programmer that has never implemented a linked list, or a windows
programmer that has never done their own string processing.

BillW



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