Pre-requisites – Multi-threading. What is blocking?Blocking algorithm allows only one thread at a time to access a shared resource in a multi-threaded environment. A resource needs to be shared among a huge number of users but only one user is allowed to use it, a user uses a thread to…
Motive: Designing a service through which users can upload and see the pictures like feeds on other social media platforms. It’s a photo-sharing app called Instagram. Here, we are not designing a complete architecture. The Instagram System Design post is an overview of the architecture for learning purposes. What is…
CAP Theorem defines three characteristics of distributed database systems namely- Consistency, Availability and Partition tolerance. These three characteristics defined the capabilities and in-capabilities of your distributed database system. The CAP theorem is also known as Brewer’s Theorem on the name of professor Eric A. Brewer. A distributed system is a…