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The System Design Interview Course
Course Introduction
Introduction
Module #1 - The System Design Interview
What to Know about System Design Interviews
Frequently Asked Questions
Module # 2 - The PEDALS™ Framework
What is PEDALS™?
Module #3 - Process Requirements
Clarifying the Question
Practice Questions
Module #4 - Estimate
How to Approach Estimation
Assumptions to Know and Memorize
Practice Questions
Module #5 - Design the Service: Basic Strategies
Describing the What and the How
Mistakes to Avoid When Designing Services
Be RESTful: API Best Practices
Module #6 - Design the Service: Advanced Strategies
Introducing Design Strategies
Information Processing Strategies
Communication Strategies
Latency Strategies
Efficiency Strategies
Space Reduction Strategies
Synchronization Strategies
Error Handling Strategies
Code Readability, Maintainability, and Elegance
Security Strategies
Practice Questions
Module #7 - Articulate the Data Model
The Basics of Tables and Fields
Database Options and Differences
More Solutions for Storage
Practice Questions
Module #8 - List the Architectural Components
All About System Architecture
Basics of System Architecture Diagrams
Module #9 - Scale
How to Tackle Common Scale Issues
Additional Solutions for Solving Scale Issues
Identifying and Alleviating Scalability Bottlenecks
Practice Questions
Module #10 - Interview Example Cases
Design Twitter
Design Instagram
Design TinyURL
Design YouTube
Design WhatsApp
Design Unique ID Generator
Design Auto-Suggest
Module #11 - Concepts You Should Know
API
Caching
CAP Theorem
Cloud Terms
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)
Hashing
Machine Learning
MapReduce
Microservice Architecture
Scaling
SQL
TCP
Module #12 - Additional Terms You Should Know
Additional Terms You Should Know
Module #13 - Frequently Asked Questions
I try to ask clarifying questions, but the interviewer isn't helpful. What should I do?
Some interviewers give a lot of guidance. Others do not. What should I expect?
How much time do I have for a system design interview question?
What should I do if the interview only gives me 15 minutes or 5 minutes?
How can I tell if a question is a system design question?
Are algorithms in a system design question common?
The interview went well, but I haven't heard back yet. What should I do?
I realized I messed up something up in the interview. Should I reach out to clarify?
How much of the whiteboard do I need to use during the interview?
Module #14 - Solution Guide
Process Requirements - Answers
Estimate - Answers
Design the Service - Answers
Articulate the Data Model - Answers
Scale - Answers
Next Steps
What's Next?
Acknowledgments
What should I do if the interview only gives me 15 minutes or 5 minutes?
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