System Design is the most challenging and exciting Tech interview after cracking problem-solving challenges.

To excel in system design, one of the most crucial aspects is to develop a deep understanding of fundamental system design concepts.

Here is a complete list that will help you get there.

1. Network Protocols

2. Storage

3. Availability

4. Cache

5. Latency and Throughput

6. Proxies and Load balancers

7. Data Store (Relational DBMS vs Distributed DBMS)

8. Replication and Sharding

9. Clustering and Leader Election (Paxos vs RAFT Algorithms)

10. Streaming (Message Retention and Persistence Policy)

11. Logging and Monitoring

12. Rate Limiting

13. Peer-to-Peer Networks (Gossip Protocol)

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