N

native threads, 108

negative numbers

in binary two’s complement notation, 144

character-to-numeric conversion of, 84

modulo of, 86

negotiating salary, 12–13

nested classes in Java and C#, 187

Network Performance problem, 189

networking performance, major issues in, 189

networking through a contact with a company, 7–8

New Cryptography Algorithms problem, 190

next pointer

bound with data, 26

in a linked list, 26

next reference in a linked list, 26

nodes, trees made up of, 53

nonbinary trees, traversals happening with, 60

non-negotiable factors in a negotiation, 198

non-negotiable offer, as a hardball negotiation tactic, 13

non-null return value, checking for in a linked list, 29

nonrecursive solution to a problem, 103–105

nonrepeated character, finding the first, 73–74

nontechnical questions

in interviews, 193–199

reasons for, 193–198

nonvirtual methods in C# and C++, 127

nonword characters, 79

notification mechanism in busy waiting, 113–114

NULL, compared to NULLCHAR in C, 71

null bytes, storing in C++ strings, 72

null character, marking the end of string in C, 71

NULL column value, testing for, 141

Null or Cycle problem, 49–52

NULL pointer arguments

checking behavior for, 38

as a problem-prone circumstance, 36, 38

NULL pointer in the last element case, 37–38

null pointers, storing, 32

NULL-terminated code, 50

Number of Ones problem, 155–157

numbers

letters corresponding to on a telephone keypad, 100

with unpaired factors, 164

numerator, 176