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The System Design Interview, by Lewis C. Lin and Shivam P. Patel, is a comprehensive book that provides the necessary knowledge, concepts, and skills to pass your system design interview. It's written by industry professionals from Facebook & Google. Get their insider perspective on the proven, practical techniques for answering system design questions like Design YouTube or Design a TinyURL solution. Unlike others, this book teaches you exactly what you need to know. FEATURING THE PEDALS METHOD(tm), THE BEST FRAMEWORK FOR SYSTEM DESIGN QUESTIONS The book revolves around an effective six-step process called PEDALS: Process Requirements Estimate Design the Service Articulate the Data Model List the Architectural Components Scale PEDALS demystifies the confusing system design interview by breaking it down into manageable steps. It's almost like a recipe: each step adds to the next. PEDALS helps you make a clear progression that starts from zero and ends with a functional, scalable system. The book explains how you can use PEDALS as a blueprint for acing the system design interview. The book also includes detailed examples of how you can use PEDALS for the most popular system design questions, including: Design YouTube Design Twitter Design AutoSuggest Design a TinyURL solution ALSO COVERED IN THE BOOK What to expect and what interviewers look for in an ideal answer How to estimate server, storage, and bandwidth needs How to design data models and navigate discussions around SQL vs. NoSQL How to draw arch