Take a quick refresher on the essentials of distributed systems, including core concepts and theorems.

Deep Dive into System Design Interview

This module talks about establishing the basic principles of distributed systems. It explains the scope of their functionality by discussing what distributed systems can and can’t achieve. It also covers the basic algorithms and protocols of distributed systems through easy-to-follow examples and diagrams, which illustrate the thinking behind design decisions and expand on how they can be practiced.

Distributed Systems

# Nature of real-life distributed systems

Real-life distributed systems can differ drastically in many dimensions. These differences depend on factors like the network that deploys them, the hardware they run on, etc.
 
Thus, we need a common framework to solve problems generically. This way, we don’t need to repeat the reasoning for the different variations of these systems.



To create a model of a distributed system, we must define several properties it must satisfy. If we prove an algorithm is correct for this model, we can be sure that it’ll also be correct for all the systems that satisfy these properties.

Introduction to Distributed Systems

Basic Concepts and Theorems

Conclusion

System Models

Nature of real-life distributed systems

Making a generic model