Networking Fundamentals for System Design Interviews
Understand the networking stack from TCP/IP to HTTP/3. Learn DNS resolution, the TLS handshake, WebSockets vs SSE, and how CDNs reduce latency — all through practical analogies.
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Understand the networking stack from TCP/IP to HTTP/3. Learn DNS resolution, the TLS handshake, WebSockets vs SSE, and how CDNs reduce latency — all through practical analogies.
Master GraphQL caching with client-side normalized caches, persisted queries, CDN caching, and server-side response caching.
Master HTTP caching for REST APIs. Learn ETags, Cache-Control headers, conditional requests, and CDN integration patterns with practical examples.
Design a CDN that serves static and dynamic content from edge locations worldwide. Covers caching tiers, cache invalidation, origin shielding, and anycast routing.
Learn how AWS CloudFront accelerates content delivery, what cache behaviors look like, and how to wire it up to an S3 origin with sensible defaults.