Interview Preparation: Trivia Flashcards
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What is the name of Amazon's cashierless store technology?
Answer: Amazon Go
Amazon Go uses 'Just Walk Out' technology, allowing customers to shop and leave without checkout.
Which Amazon principle describes the company's long-term orientation over short-term profit?
Answer: Long-Term Thinking (Day 1 Philosophy)
Amazon's 'Day 1' philosophy, articulated by Jeff Bezos, emphasizes acting with the urgency and long-term focus of a startup, never resting on success.
What is Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk)?
Answer: A crowdsourcing marketplace for human intelligence tasks
Amazon Mechanical Turk is a crowdsourcing platform where businesses distribute small tasks to a large remote workforce.
Which Amazon program allows third-party sellers to store products in Amazon's fulfillment centers?
Answer: Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA)
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) allows third-party sellers to ship their inventory to Amazon FCs for storage, packing, and delivery.
What is 'Working Backwards' as used at Amazon?
Answer: A product development approach starting with writing the press release before building the product
Working Backwards at Amazon means starting product development by writing the customer-facing press release first, then building backward to the product.
Which Amazon facility type is closest to the final delivery address and is focused on last-mile logistics?
Answer: Delivery Station
Delivery Stations are the last node in Amazon's logistics network, routing packages to local delivery routes.