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AP Computer Science A Free Response Questions

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Agricultural Field Monitor

Implement the applyVegetationFilter method in the AgriculturalFieldMonitor class to classify crop he

Medium

Ant Colony Simulation

This problem simulates the movement and pheromone updating of an ant colony on a terrain grid.

Extreme

ArrayUtilities Class

This question involves designing an ArrayUtilities utility class for performing operations on intege

Easy

Bank Transaction Analyzer

Implement search methods to analyze bank transactions by amount and transaction ID.

Hard

Bank Transaction Explorer

This question involves searching for transactions by transactionID in a bank system. You will implem

Hard

Bank Transaction Monitor

This question involves designing a BankTransactionMonitor class to process a series of bank transact

Hard

Bank Transaction Processor

This question simulates processing transactions within a bank. The TransactionProcessor class manage

Hard

Battlefield Troop Counter

The Battlefield class contains a 2D array of integers representing troop counts in different segment

Hard

BattleGrid Analysis

In this question, you will analyze a battleship board represented as a 2D array. Implement methods i

Hard

Battleship Board Scanner

This question requires scanning a 2D array representing a Battleship game board to identify ship clu

Medium

Book Class Design

Implement the Book class as described above.

Easy

Book Collection Manager

This question involves designing a BookCollection class for managing a collection of books, includin

Medium

Bookstore Item Discount Hierarchy

Design a class hierarchy for bookstore items with discount calculations.

Medium

CalendarEvent

Design a CalendarEvent class that manages events scheduled by date and time.

Easy

Campus Map Building Finder

The CampusMap class represents a campus using a 2D char array where each character represents a buil

Medium

Car Rental Service

This question asks you to design a CarRental class to model a car available for rent.

Medium

Chat Message Thread Organizer

This question involves processing chat messages recorded in a forum thread. You will implement metho

Medium

ChatBot Response System

This question involves designing a ChatBotResponseSystem class to simulate basic conversational resp

Hard

Chess Board Analyzer

This EXTREME question involves analyzing a chess board represented as a 2D array. Implement methods

Extreme

Chess Knight Moves

This problem involves simulating the moves of a knight on a chessboard.

Medium

CipherUtility Utility Class

Implement the CipherUtility class as described below.

Medium

City Grid Energy Consumption Analyzer

Implement a method to identify a high energy consumption area in a city grid by detecting a submatri

Hard

City Metro Routing

This question involves developing methods for a MetroRouter class that assists in finding optimal tr

Hard

City Traffic Congestion

Develop a City Traffic Congestion analyzer to filter intersections with high delays and compute the

Hard

City Traffic Grid Analysis

This question uses a 2D character array representing a city traffic grid, where 'C' indicates a car

Hard

CoffeeOrder Class Design

Implement the CoffeeOrder class as described above.

Easy

ComplexNumberOperations Utility Class

Implement the ComplexNumberOperations class as described below.

Hard

Concert Ticket

This question asks you to design a ConcertTicket class to represent tickets for a concert event.

Hard

Conference Attendee Finder

Design search methods to locate conference attendees by their badge numbers using linear and binary

Medium

Contest Ranking System

Implement the sortScoresDescending and findTopTwoScores methods in the ContestRanker class.

Medium

Course Enrollment Hierarchy

Design a class hierarchy for course enrollments.

Medium

CreditCardFormatter Utility Class

Implement the CreditCardFormatter class as described below.

Hard

Cryptography Tool

This question simulates a simple cryptography tool that uses a Caesar cipher to encrypt messages. Th

Medium

Cuisine Dish Preparation Hierarchy

Design a class hierarchy for cuisine dish preparation.

Medium

CurrencyConverter Utility Class

Implement the CurrencyConverter class as described below.

Medium

Data Compression Implementation

This question involves implementing simple data compression and decompression methods using run-leng

Hard

Data Encryption Simulator

This question simulates a simple data encryption system using a Caesar cipher. You will implement me

Medium

DateCalculator Utility Class

Implement the DateCalculator class as described below.

Hard

Digital Art Transformer

This question involves transforming a digital art image represented as a 2D array of grayscale pixel

Hard

Digital Image Edge Detector

Implement a method to detect an edge in a digital image represented as a 2D array of pixel brightnes

Hard

Digital Library Borrowing Data

This FRQ involves analyzing borrowing data from a digital library. You will implement methods to sor

Medium

Digital Media Library

This question asks you to design a DigitalMedia class to represent digital media items in a library.

Extreme

Digital Mosaic Generator

Develop methods in the DigitalMosaicGenerator class to create a mosaic effect by computing block ave

Extreme

Dynamic Array Manipulation

This question involves writing a method to remove duplicates from an array of integers while preserv

Easy

E-commerce Order Tracker

Manage e-commerce orders by identifying high-value orders and applying discounts to applicable order

Hard

E-Commerce Price Analyzer

This FRQ involves processing product prices for an e-commerce platform. You will implement methods t

Medium

E-commerce Review Sorter

Implement methods to sort product reviews by rating and search for a review with a specific rating.

Medium

E-commerce Transaction Validator

This question revolves around the validation of e-commerce transactions using credit card verificati

Hard

E-Mail Filter

Filter an ArrayList of email messages to remove those containing the keyword 'spam'.

Medium

ECommerceOrderTracker

Design an ECommerceOrderTracker class that manages orders and tracks their statuses.

Medium

Election Ballot Organizer

This question involves organizing election ballots by sorting them with two different algorithms. Yo

Extreme

Emergency Alerts Hierarchy

Design a class hierarchy for an emergency alert system.

Hard

Employee Class Design

Implement the Employee class as described above.

Medium

Employee Records Search

This FRQ involves managing employee records represented as strings. You will implement methods to so

Easy

Employee Timesheet Processor

This question involves implementing a TimesheetProcessor class to compute total work hours and ident

Medium

Environmental Pollution Monitor

This question involves developing a PollutionMonitor class that analyzes environmental pollution dat

Extreme

Environmental Sensor Readings

Develop a sensor reading system using inheritance. Create an abstract Sensor class with an abstract

Medium

Environmental Sensor Readings

Design an Environmental Sensor Readings analyzer to filter valid readings and compute standard devia

Medium

Event Registration System

This FRQ focuses on managing event registration data. You will implement methods to sort participant

Easy

Event Scheduling Simulator

Manage event schedules by detecting conflicts and removing conflicting events.

Hard

EventTicketing

Design an EventTicketing class that manages events and tracks ticket sales.

Hard

Factory Production Line Monitor

The ProductionMonitor class records machine outputs on a factory floor using a 2D integer array. Imp

Hard

Farm Cluster Detector

This question requires scanning a 2D array representing a farm field to detect clusters of the same

Medium

Farm Crop Yield Predictor

This question involves predicting crop yield across multiple fields. You will implement methods to c

Easy

FileProcessor Utility Class

Implement the FileProcessor class as described below.

Medium

FilmFrame: Time Lapse Overlap

This question involves designing the FilmFrame class to combine two film frames represented by 2D ar

Easy

Financial Portfolio Manager

This question involves designing a FinancialPortfolioManager class to track and analyze a portfolio

Hard

Financial Stock Analyzer

This question simulates analysis of stock price data. The StockAnalyzer class processes an array of

Hard

Financial Transaction Processor

Implement the sortTransactionsById and searchTransactionById methods in the TransactionProcessor cla

Extreme

Fire Evacuation Simulator

This problem simulates an evacuation scenario within a building during a fire, represented by a grid

Hard

Fitness Activity Calories Calculation Hierarchy

Design a class hierarchy to calculate calories burned during fitness activities.

Medium

Fitness Tracker

This question involves designing a FitnessTracker class to record and analyze workout sessions.

Medium

Fitness Tracker

This question asks you to design a FitnessTracker class to represent the data collected by a wearabl

Hard

Fitness Tracker Data

Create a Fitness Tracker Data analyzer to compute minimum steps and summary statistics.

Easy

Fitness Tracker Data Analysis

This question simulates analyzing daily step count data from a fitness tracker. The FitnessTracker c

Easy

Fitness Tracker Data Analyzer

This question requires you to develop a FitnessTracker class that processes daily step counts record

Medium

Flight Booking System

Implement the sortBookingsByDeparture and searchBookingByFlightNumber methods in the FlightBookingSy

Hard

Flight Reservation System

This question involves designing a FlightReservation class to manage seat bookings, cancellations, a

Extreme

Flight Status Tracker

This question involves designing a FlightStatusTracker class to monitor and report the status of var

Medium

Flood Fill Algorithm

This problem involves implementing a flood fill algorithm on a 2D grid representing an image.

Hard

ForestFire: Spread Simulation

This question involves designing the ForestFire class to simulate the spread of fire in a forest rep

Hard

Game Level Map Editor

Implement the rotateLevel method in the LevelEditor class to rotate a game level map 90 degrees.

Medium

Game of Life Pattern Detector

This question requires scanning a 2D array representing a Game of Life board to count the live neigh

Easy

Garden Layout Analyzer

This question requires scanning a 2D array representing a garden to analyze plant distribution patte

Hard

Garden Plot Watering Scheduler

This question involves managing a garden plot represented as a 2D array. Implement methods in the Ga

Medium

Geographic Location Lookup

Develop search methods to filter cities based on population thresholds using linear and binary searc

Medium

Geometric Shapes Hierarchy

Design a class hierarchy for calculating the area of geometric shapes.

Easy

GeometryHelper Utility Class

Implement the GeometryHelper class as described below.

Medium

GPS Navigation Assistant

This question simulates a GPS navigation assistant. The NavigationSystem class computes distances be

Hard

GradeBook

Design a GradeBook class that maintains student scores and computes averages and letter grades.

Hard

Grayscale Image Edge Finder

This question requires scanning a 2D array representing a grayscale image to detect edge pixels base

Hard

Grid Explorer Simulation

This problem simulates an explorer navigating an island grid with treasures, obstacles, and varied t

Medium

Gym Membership Tracker

This question involves implementing a MembershipTracker class to update member statuses and generate

Medium

Healthcare Appointment System

This question involves managing healthcare appointments. You will implement methods to schedule appo

Hard

Hospital Floor Navigator

This question involves navigating the complex layout of a hospital floor represented as a 2D grid. Y

Hard

Hospital Patient Queue

Write two search methods to find patients by emergency level in a hospital queue.

Medium

Hospital Patient Record Management

This FRQ involves processing patient waiting times in a hospital. You will implement methods to sort

Hard

Hospital Patient System

This question involves a hospital patient management system. You will complete the searchPatient and

Hard

Hospital Patient Tracker

Track hospital patients by filtering critical cases and computing the average stay duration.

Extreme

HospitalPatient Class Design

Implement the HospitalPatient class as described above.

Extreme

Ice Cream Flavor Finder

This question involves analyzing an ice cream parlor’s flavor distribution grid. Implement methods t

Medium

Image Edge Enhancer

Implement a method in the ImageEditor class that enhances the edges in an image by applying an edge

Hard

Image Filter Application

In this question, you will work with a grayscale image represented as a 2D array of pixel values. Im

Medium

ImageFilter: Edge Detection Filter

This question involves designing an ImageFilter class to perform edge detection on a 2D array repres

Hard

ImageFlipper: Vertical Flip

This question involves extending the ImageFlipper class to include a vertical flip method. Implement

Medium

Inventory Item

This question asks you to design an InventoryItem class to represent an item in a store's inventory.

Extreme

Inventory Item Locator

This question involves searching for items in an inventory system. You will implement the searchItem

Easy

Inventory Tracker

This question involves implementing an InventoryTracker class to manage product stocks and trigger r

Hard

InventoryManager

Design an InventoryManager class that tracks products and their quantities in a store.

Hard

Lawn Mower Simulator

This problem simulates a lawn mower navigating a garden grid that includes obstacles such as flower

Easy

Leaderboard System Simulation

This question involves designing a Leaderboard class to dynamically track players' scores and update

Medium

Library Book Finder

This question simulates a library system that retrieves books by their ISBN. You will complete the f

Easy

Library Book Search

This question focuses on designing a Library class that stores Book objects. You will implement a me

Easy

Library Book Sorter

Implement two methods to sort library books by title using Bubble Sort and Insertion Sort.

Easy

Library Floor Navigation

In this question, you will analyze a library floor plan represented as a 2D array. Implement methods

Medium

Library Item Management

Design a library item management system using inheritance. Create an abstract LibraryItem class with

Easy

Library Management System

This question simulates a library catalog management system. The LibraryCatalog class uses parallel

Medium

Library Shelf Arrangement

The LibraryShelves class manages book placements on shelves using a 2D String array, where non-empty

Medium

LibraryCard Class Design

Implement the LibraryCard class as described above.

Medium

LibrarySystem

Design a LibrarySystem class that manages book inventory and tracks book lending.

Extreme

Logistics Delivery Routing

This question involves optimizing logistics delivery routes. You will implement methods to sort deli

Hard

MathUtil Class

This question involves designing a MathUtil utility class that provides several mathematical computa

Medium

MathUtilities Utility Class

Implement the MathUtilities class as described below.

Medium

Matrix Sum Calculator

This question involves writing methods to compute the sums of each row and column in a given matrix.

Easy

MatrixOperations Class

This question involves designing a MatrixOperations utility class for performing matrix multiplicati

Extreme

Maze Navigator

Implement a method to determine if a path exists through a maze represented as a 2D grid of open ('0

Hard

Maze Navigator

The MazeNavigator class manages a maze represented as a 2D char array, where '#' represents a wall a

Extreme

Medical Imaging Tumor Scanner

This question requires scanning a 2D array representing an image to detect tumor regions based on pi

Extreme

Meteorological Observation Grid

This question involves processing a 2D grid of temperature observations. You will implement a method

Medium

Mining Sensor Data Processor

This question involves designing a SensorData class that processes quantitative readings from mining

Hard

Mobile Phone

This question asks you to design a MobilePhone class to model a smartphone.

Hard

Movie Class Design

Implement the Movie class as described above.

Easy

Movie Recommendation Engine

This question simulates a movie recommendation system. The MovieRecommender class stores movie title

Hard

Movie Showtime

This question asks you to design a MovieShowtime class to represent movie screening details.

Medium

Movie Theater Seat Reservation

This question examines seating arrangements in a movie theater using a 2D array. Implement methods i

Easy

Museum Security Patrol

This problem simulates a museum guard’s patrol through a grid representing a museum layout.

Medium

Music Playlist Duration Analyzer

Develop a Music Playlist Duration Analyzer to filter short tracks and compute total duration.

Easy

Music Playlist Manager

This question involves designing a MusicPlaylistManager class to organize and manage a playlist of s

Easy

Music Playlist Organizer

This question focuses on managing a music playlist stored in an ArrayList. You will implement a meth

Easy

Music Playlist Organizer

Implement the sortPlaylistAlphabetically and searchSongByTitle methods in the PlaylistOrganizer clas

Medium

MusicPlaylist

Design a MusicPlaylist class that manages a playlist of songs with basic playback controls.

Easy

Network Packet Analyzer

This question involves analyzing network packet latencies using array processing techniques. You wil

Extreme

OceanSimulator: Wave Distortion

This question involves designing the OceanSimulator class to simulate wave distortions on a water su

Medium

Office Temperature Monitor

Implement a method to detect potential hot zones in an office by scanning for 2x2 submatrices where

Hard

Online Review Analyzer

Design an Online Review Analyzer to filter positive reviews and compute the average rating.

Easy

Online Shopping Cart

This question asks you to design a ShoppingCart class to model a shopping cart in an online store.

Hard

Online Store Feedback Analyzer

Develop an Online Store Feedback Analyzer to filter valid feedback and compute the median rating.

Easy

Order Processor

This question involves designing an OrderProcessor class to manage online orders and calculate total

Hard

Pac-Man Maze Simulation

This problem involves simulating Pac-Man's movement in a maze to collect pellets.

Medium

PacMan Maze Simulation

This question involves simulating a PacMan maze where both PacMan and ghosts move through a 2D grid.

Extreme

Parcel Delivery Optimization

This FRQ involves the management of parcel weights in a delivery system. You will implement methods

Easy

Park Ranger Monitoring Layout

This question involves calculating the number of trees visible from a given point in a park layout r

Easy

Park Ranger's Patrol

This problem simulates a park ranger patrolling a park grid to monitor potential hazards.

Hard

Parking Lot Occupancy Tracker

This question involves determining occupancy information for a parking lot represented as a 2D array

Easy

PasswordGenerator Utility Class

Implement the PasswordGenerator class as described below.

Extreme

Payment Processing Hierarchy

Design a class hierarchy for processing payments.

Easy

Personal Finance Calculator

This question involves implementing a FinanceCalculator class to compute monthly interest and cumula

Hard

Product Inventory System

This FRQ simulates a product inventory system. You will implement methods to sort an ArrayList of pr

Medium

Product Pricing Sorter

This question involves sorting product objects by price using two distinct sorting algorithms: selec

Medium

Product Review Analyzer

This question involves analyzing product reviews by sorting them based on ratings. You will complete

Medium

Production Quality Control

Assess production quality by counting defective items and identifying their indices.

Hard

Public Transport Usage Analyzer

Analyze public transport usage by identifying routes with unusual surges based on passenger counts.

Medium

Public Transportation Scheduler

This question requires you to write methods to compute bus wait times for public transportation. You

Medium

QR Code Processor

Implement methods for processing QR code images by reducing noise and flipping the code vertically.

Medium

Rainfall Data Processing

This question deals with processing a 2D array of rainfall data. The RainfallAnalyzer class stores r

Medium

Real Estate Listing Analyzer

Implement the sortListingsByPrice and searchListingByPrice methods in the ListingAnalyzer class.

Medium

Real Estate Listings

This FRQ simulates a real estate listings management system. You will implement methods to sort list

Hard

Recipe Scaler

This question involves implementing the RecipeScaler class with a method that scales ingredient meas

Easy

Reservation System

This question involves designing a ReservationSystem class to manage seat reservations for a venue.

Medium

Restaurant Order Processor

This question involves processing restaurant orders by computing the total cost of items in an order

Easy

Restaurant Order System

This question asks you to design a RestaurantOrder class to manage orders in a restaurant.

Easy

RestaurantOrder Class Design

Implement the RestaurantOrder class as described above.

Hard

Retail Inventory Empty Shelf Detector

Implement a method to check which rows in a retail inventory grid are completely empty.

Easy

Ride Sharing App Matching System

This question involves designing a RideShareMatcher class that matches riders with nearby drivers us

Hard

Robot Controller

This question involves designing a RobotController class to simulate a robot navigating a grid-based

Medium

Robot Navigation Simulator

This question involves designing a RobotNavigator class that simulates movement in a grid and determ

Hard

Robot Task Performance Hierarchy

Design a class hierarchy for robots performing various tasks.

Medium

Robot Vacuum Cleaner

This problem simulates a robot vacuum cleaner navigating and cleaning a room represented as a grid.

Medium

Robot Vacuum Floor Scanner

This question requires scanning a 2D array representing a home floor plan to simulate a robot vacuum

Medium

Sales Performance Analysis

This FRQ involves analyzing sales figures. You will implement methods to sort sales figures in desce

Hard

Satellite Image Analyzer

Enhance the analysis of satellite imagery by implementing methods to flip an image horizontally and

Medium

Score Analyzer

This question involves implementing the ScoreAnalyzer class to compute average scores and count the

Medium

Sea Temperature Analyzer

This question requires scanning a 2D float array representing sea surface temperatures to locate a h

Medium

Sensor Data Noise Filter

This question involves developing methods for a SensorFilter class to remove noise from sensor data.

Medium

Sensor Data Processor

This question involves designing a SensorDataProcessor class to handle and analyze data from multipl

Extreme

Smart Device Hierarchy

Design a class hierarchy for smart devices.

Hard

Smart Home Energy Monitor

This question involves developing a smart home energy monitor that computes energy consumption. Impl

Easy

Smart Home Energy Monitor

This question simulates a smart home energy monitoring system. The EnergyMonitor class analyzes hour

Medium

Smart Home Energy Monitor

This question involves designing an EnergyMonitor class that processes smart home energy usage data

Medium

Smartphone Class Design

Implement the Smartphone class as described above.

Hard

Social Distancing Layout Checker

Implement a method to count pairs of people seated too close in a 2D seating grid.

Easy

Social Media Feed Analyzer

This question involves developing a SocialMediaFeedAnalyzer class that processes an array of like co

Hard

Social Media Friend Finder

Implement the sortFriendsAlphabetically and searchFriend methods in the FriendFinder class.

Medium

Social Media Friend Search

Design search methods to find user profiles by username using linear and binary search.

Easy

Social Media Post

This question asks you to design a SocialMediaPost class to represent posts on a social media platfo

Extreme

Social Media Post Scheduler

This question involves designing a PostScheduler class to manage the scheduling of social media post

Medium

Social Media Post Sorter

This question involves managing social media posts by sorting them based on the number of likes. You

Hard

Social Media Post Summaries

Design a social media content system using inheritance. Create an abstract Post class with an abstra

Easy

Social Network Analyzer

This question involves designing a SocialNetworkAnalyzer class to analyze friendship networks and su

Extreme

Space Explorer Grid

This problem simulates a space explorer navigating a sector grid of space filled with obstacles and

Medium

Sports Team Player Evaluation

Develop a sports team player evaluation system using inheritance. Create an abstract Player class wi

Hard

Sports Team Ranking

This question involves ranking sports teams by their number of wins. You will implement the selectio

Easy

Sports Tournament Scheduler

Design a Sports Tournament Scheduler to update team points and determine the top team.

Extreme

Stock Market Trend Analyzer

This question involves analyzing stock price data using advanced array manipulation techniques. You

Extreme

StockTracker

Design a StockTracker class that records stock prices and computes moving averages.

Hard

StringAnalyzer Class

This question involves designing a StringAnalyzer utility class that performs various string manipul

Easy

StringManipulator Utility Class

Implement the StringManipulator class as described below.

Medium

StringParser Utility Class

Implement the StringParser class as described below.

Medium

Student Grade Analyzer

This question involves designing a StudentGradeAnalyzer class to process student scores. You will im

Medium

Student Record System

This question simulates the management of student records. The StudentRecords class maintains parall

Easy

Student Test Score Analyzer

This question involves analyzing student test scores by sorting and searching them. You will complet

Extreme

Submarine Sonar Anomaly Detector

Implement a method to detect a linear anomaly pattern in submarine sonar data represented as a 2D gr

Extreme

TaskManager

Design a TaskManager class that tracks tasks and their completion status for project management.

Medium

TemperatureConverter Utility Class

Implement the TemperatureConverter class as described below.

Easy

Terrain Elevation Map

This question involves analyzing a terrain elevation map stored as a 2D array. Implement methods in

Hard

Terrain Map Editor

Implement methods to process a terrain map represented as a 2D array by flipping it vertically and s

Hard

Thermal Image Converter

Implement a method in the ThermalImageConverter class to normalize thermal data to a 0-255 scale usi

Hard

TimeConverter Utility Class

Implement the TimeConverter class as described below.

Easy

Tissue Culture Growth Simulation

This problem involves simulating the growth of tissue culture on a grid over time.

Hard

Traffic Density Analyzer

Develop a Traffic Density Analyzer to process vehicle counts and compute average traffic at intersec

Hard

Traffic Flow Analyzer

This question involves developing a TrafficFlowAnalyzer class to evaluate traffic data collected by

Medium

Traffic Flow Analyzer

This FRQ involves analyzing traffic data by managing vehicle count numbers. You will implement metho

Hard

Traffic Monitoring System

Develop methods to sort traffic data by vehicle speed and search for a vehicle with a specific speed

Hard

Traffic Monitoring System

In this question, you will process traffic data to determine if traffic conditions are safe. You are

Easy

Traffic Pattern Analyzer

Implement methods to process a traffic video frame by flipping it horizontally and detecting traffic

Hard

Traffic Signal Controller

This question simulates a traffic signal controller. The TrafficSignal class cycles through signal s

Easy

Traffic Simulator

This question involves designing a TrafficSimulator class to model and simulate traffic flow on a gr

Extreme

TrainTicket Class Design

Implement the TrainTicket class as described above.

Medium

Transportation Ticketing System

Design a ticketing system using inheritance. Create an abstract Ticket class with an abstract method

Easy

Travel Itinerary Planner

This question involves developing methods for an ItineraryPlanner class that organizes travel destin

Medium

Travel Time Estimator

Develop a Travel Time Estimator to filter outlier travel times and compute the median travel time.

Hard

Underwater Drone Explorer

This question involves simulating an underwater drone exploring a 2D grid representing the ocean flo

Extreme

Underwater Volcano Detector

This question requires scanning a 2D array representing ocean floor elevation to identify volcano pe

Extreme

UnitConverter Utility Class

Implement the UnitConverter class as described below.

Easy

Urban Building Cluster Analyzer

This question requires scanning a 2D array representing a city map to count clusters of a specified

Medium

UrbanPlanner: Map Rotation and Reflection

This multi-part question involves designing the UrbanPlanner class to manipulate a city map represen

Extreme

Vaccine Distribution Center Analyzer

This question requires scanning a 2D array representing vaccine storage bins to detect clusters of e

Hard

Vehicle Hierarchy

Design a class hierarchy for vehicles.

Medium

Vehicle Hierarchy System

Design a vehicle hierarchy using inheritance and polymorphism. Create an abstract Vehicle class and

Medium

Warehouse Pallet Organizer

Develop methods to organize and sort warehouse pallets by weight using selection sort and merge sort

Extreme

Weather Data Analysis

This question involves analyzing weather temperature data using sliding window techniques. You will

Hard

Weather Data Analyzer

Implement the sortTemperatures and getTemperatureRange methods in the WeatherDataAnalyzer class.

Hard

Weather Data Analyzer

This question simulates analyzing daily weather data. The WeatherAnalyzer class processes an array o

Medium

Weather Data Analyzer

This question involves analyzing weather data represented as a 2D array of temperature readings. You

Medium

Weather Data Processing

This question involves implementing a WeatherAnalyzer class to process daily temperature readings an

Easy

Weather Station Data Analyzer

This question involves analyzing weather station data records. You will implement methods to sort te

Medium

WeatherData Analyzer

This question involves designing a WeatherDataAnalyzer class to manage daily weather measurements an

Easy

Wildlife Herd Counter

Implement a method to count the number of distinct animal herds in a wildlife tracking grid.

Medium

Word Search Detector

This question simulates a word search puzzle pattern detection. Implement methods to locate a target

Easy

Word Search Puzzle Analyzer

This question requires scanning a word search puzzle represented by a 2D character array to locate a

Easy

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