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I will gladly explain TCP as long you don’t want me to go into much detail

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They're usually testing your problem solving skills rather than whether you've memorized a particular question - for example, how you approach the problem, how you break it down, etc. Having a good approach to problem solving in general is way more useful than memorizing common programming problems.