SystemDesign
1. System Design Fundamentals
- Introduction to System Design
- Design Principles and Objectives
- Requirements Gathering and Analysis
- System Specification
- High-Level Design
- Low-Level Design
- Design Patterns Overview
- Design Trade-offs
- System Design Life Cycle
- Documentation and Communication
2. Architectural Patterns
- Layered Architecture
- Microservices Architecture
- Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Event-Driven Architecture
- Client-Server Architecture
- Peer-to-Peer Architecture
- Monolithic Architecture
- Serverless Architecture
- Distributed Systems Architecture
- Hexagonal Architecture
3. Scalability and Performance
- Horizontal vs. Vertical Scaling
- Load Balancing Strategies
- Caching Strategies
- Data Partitioning/Sharding
- Database Indexing
- Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)
- Performance Monitoring and Metrics
- Concurrency and Parallelism
- Resource Management
- Capacity Planning
4. Reliability and Fault Tolerance
- Design for Failure
- Redundancy Techniques
- Failover Mechanisms
- Replication Strategies
- Disaster Recovery Planning
- Graceful Degradation
- Circuit Breaker Pattern
- Retry Mechanisms
- Health Checks and Monitoring
- Consistency vs. Availability
5. Security Considerations
- Authentication Mechanisms
- Authorization Strategies
- Encryption (At Rest and In Transit)
- Secure Coding Practices
- Data Integrity
- Input Validation and Sanitization
- Access Control Models
- API Security
- Security Auditing and Logging
- Penetration Testing
6. Database Design
- Relational vs. NoSQL Databases
- Schema Design and Normalization
- Database Transactions
- ACID Properties
- CAP Theorem
- Database Replication
- Database Indexing and Optimization
- Database Partitioning
- Data Warehousing
- Data Modeling Techniques
7. Networking and Communication
- Network Protocols and Layers
- API Design and Documentation
- RESTful API Design
- GraphQL API Design
- Message Queuing Systems
- WebSocket Communication
- Asynchronous Messaging
- Load Balancers and Gateways
- Service Discovery Mechanisms
- Network Security
8. DevOps and Continuous Integration
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Configuration Management
- Containerization (Docker)
- Orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Automated Testing
- Deployment Strategies
- Version Control Systems
- Monitoring and Logging
- Incident Management
9. Cloud Computing
- Cloud Service Models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
- Cloud Deployment Models (Public, Private, Hybrid)
- Cloud Storage Solutions
- Serverless Computing
- Cloud Scaling and Load Balancing
- Cost Management in Cloud
- Disaster Recovery in Cloud
- Cloud Security
- Cloud Migration Strategies
- Multi-Cloud Strategies
10. User Interface and User Experience
- User Interface Design Principles
- User Experience Design Principles
- Designing for Accessibility
- Responsive Design
- Prototyping and Wireframing
- Interaction Design
- Usability Testing
- Performance Optimization for UI
- User Feedback and Iteration
- Design Systems and Guidelines
11. Microservices and APIs
- Microservices Design Principles
- API Gateway Patterns
- Service Contracts and API Contracts
- Inter-Service Communication
- Service Orchestration
- Service Choreography
- API Rate Limiting
- Versioning APIs
- Service Decomposition
- API Documentation and Testing
12. Data Management
- Data Consistency Models
- Event Sourcing
- CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation)
- Data Governance
- Data Aggregation Techniques
- Data Lake vs. Data Warehouse
- Data Privacy Regulations
- Data Backup and Recovery
- Data Integrity Checks
- Big Data Technologies
13. System Design Patterns
- Singleton Pattern
- Factory Pattern
- Observer Pattern
- Strategy Pattern
- Decorator Pattern
- Adapter Pattern
- Proxy Pattern
- Builder Pattern
- Composite Pattern
- Facade Pattern
14. System Integration
- Integration Strategies
- Middleware Solutions
- Service Integration Patterns
- Message Brokers
- Data Integration Techniques
- API Integration Patterns
- Third-Party Service Integration
- ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) Processes
- Integration Testing
- Handling Integration Failures
15. High-Availability Systems
- Load Balancing Techniques
- Active-Active vs. Active-Passive Configurations
- Failover Mechanisms
- High-Availability Databases
- Distributed Caching Solutions
- Redundant Data Storage
- Network Redundancy
- Geographic Distribution
- High-Availability Architectures
- Failover Testing
16. Performance Optimization
- Performance Tuning Techniques
- Profiling and Benchmarking
- Caching Strategies
- Database Optimization
- Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
- Concurrency Optimization
- Memory Management
- Network Performance Tuning
- Code Optimization Techniques
- Latency Reduction Strategies
17. System Reliability
- Reliability Engineering Principles
- Reliability Metrics
- Error Budgeting
- Service-Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Service-Level Objectives (SLOs)
- Service-Level Indicators (SLIs)
- Chaos Engineering
- Automated Failure Testing
- Root Cause Analysis
- Incident Response Planning
18. Big Data and Analytics
- Big Data Technologies (Hadoop, Spark)
- Real-Time Data Processing
- Batch vs. Stream Processing
- Data Lake Architecture
- Data Warehousing Techniques
- Data Analytics Frameworks
- Machine Learning Integration
- Business Intelligence Tools
- Data Visualization Techniques
- Predictive Analytics
19. Software Development Lifecycle
- Agile Methodologies
- Waterfall Model
- DevOps Practices
- Continuous Integration and Deployment
- Software Quality Assurance
- Requirements Management
- Change Management
- Release Management
- Project Management Tools
- Software Maintenance and Support
20. Emerging Technologies
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Blockchain Technology
- Quantum Computing
- Edge Computing
- 5G Technology
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)
- Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
- Bioinformatics Systems
- Smart Contracts and Distributed Ledger Technology