1.1 Overview of System Design

• Purpose: Understand what system design is and its importance in solving real-world engineering problems.
• Chapters:
  1. Introduction to System Design
     • What is system design?
     • Difference between high-level and low-level design.
     • Examples of real-world systems (e.g., e-commerce, social media platforms).
       1. E-commerce Platform System Design
       2. System Design for Online Streaming Service
       3. System Design for Social Media Platform
       4. System Design for Online Education Platform
  2. Why System Design Matters
     • Impact on scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
     • Role of system design in interviews and real-world projects.
  3. System Design Process
     • Gathering requirements.
     • Defining key use cases and constraints.
     • Designing high-level architecture and low-level components.
  4. Types of System Design
     • Designing web applications vs distributed systems.
     • Real-time systems vs batch systems.
     • Offline-first systems vs always-online systems.