Course Details
System Design and Architecture
System Design
Created On
July 06, 2023Description
System design is the process of creating a detailed plan for a complex system. It involves defining its architecture, components, interfaces, and interactions to ensure effective functionality and meet requirements. This includes analyzing needs, designing components, and managing data, defining interfaces, addressing security, optimizing performance, and validating the design through testing. It requires a multidisciplinary approach and collaboration to achieve a successful implementation.
Overview
This course Advanced System Design and Architecture provides students with a comprehensive understanding of crucial concepts and practical design problems related to system architecture. By exploring topics such as distributed systems, scalability, data storage, network protocols, and design patterns, students gain the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in roles like System Architect, Software Engineer, Cloud Architect, or Technical Lead. The course also offers opportunities for further education in specialized areas like distributed systems and cloud computing. Graduates of this course can pursue careers in various industries, explore entrepreneurship opportunities, contribute to research in areas such as distributed computing, and experience professional growth through leadership positions and challenging projects.
Features
- Hands-on coding exercises
- Case studies on real-world system design
- Guest lectures from industry experts
- Challenges
- Quizzes
- Assignments
- Downloadable resources
- Completion certificate
What you'll learn
- Design principles - SOLID principles
- System design fundamentals
- Creational Patterns - Singleton pattern
- Structural Patterns - Proxy pattern
- Behavioural Patterns - State pattern
- Important System Design Concepts - Modularity and abstraction
- System Design Problems - Distributed caching
- Designing Facebook Messenger - Real-time chat application design
- Microblogging platform design
- Video sharing platform design
- Online streaming service design
Prerequisites
Curriculum
- 8 modules
Understanding the principles of clean code
DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) principle
KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) principle.
SOLID principles
CUPID principles
Introduction to system design
Types of system designs
Monolithic vs. Microservices architecture
Pros and cons of different design types
Singleton pattern
Factory method pattern
Abstract factory pattern
Builder pattern
Prototype pattern
When and how to use creational patterns
Adapter pattern
Decorator pattern
Composite pattern
Bridge pattern
Proxy pattern
When and how to use structural patterns
Observer pattern
Strategy pattern
Command pattern
State pattern
Chain of Responsibility pattern
When and how to use behavioural patterns
Scalability in system design
Availability and fault tolerance
Load balancing strategies
Caching mechanisms
Data consistency and replication
Designing a URL shortening service
Designing a social media news feed
Designing a distributed file storage system
Designing an online marketplace
Designing a recommendation engine
Analyzing and optimizing system design problems
Work on a real-world system design project, applying the principles and patterns learned throughout the course.
The project will involve designing a scalable and robust system based on a given problem statement.
Students will present and defend their design choices in front of a panel.
Instructors
Skoliko Faculty
- 8 Modules
- 25 Hours
- System Design
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