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 # The System Design Primer
+In the first section we'll give you an intro to systems design, guidance on how to prepare your studies and how to approach the interview. 
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+We then dive into the actual content. First talking about concepts around system design, like scalability, latency, throughput, availability/consistency, etc. The next big chunk of content is talking about the specificy components of system design: DNSs, CDNs, databases, load balancers, communication, cache, asynchronimm, among others.
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+After that, there are examples of system design interview questions, along with their answers. We also have suggestion on how to practice, like using Anki flashcards.
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+If you haven't had enough, toward the end there are references to real world architectures and companies' blogs, and some additional information that might be useful.
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+The last bit is administrativia: what's under construction, credits, contact info and license information.
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 # Index
 - [The System Design Primer](#the-system-design-primer)
 - [Index](#index)