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System Design Template

A structured template for approaching any system design interview question. Includes capacity estimation formulas, common components, and trade-off analysis frameworks.

What's Included

6-step system design framework
Requirements clarification checklist
Capacity estimation formulas and examples
Common components reference (LB, Cache, DB, Queue)
Database selection decision tree
Scaling strategies comparison
Trade-off analysis template
Common system design patterns
Diagram notation guide
Practice problem recommendations

Preview

Step 1: Clarify requirements (functional vs non-functional)
Step 2: Capacity estimation (QPS, storage, bandwidth)
Step 3: High-level design (main components)
... and 7 more sections

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