Time in System Design
Time is a measure of sequences of events happening which is measured here in seconds in its SI unit.
It is measured using a clock which is of two types:
- Physical Clock: responsible for the time between systems.
- Logical Clock: responsible for the time within a system.
Illustration:
List out all colleges in the world. So here the time taken between colleges for communication is a measure of the physical clock. Whereas the time taken within the hospital is a measure of a logical clock.
Important Key Concepts and Terminologies – Learn System Design
System Design is the core concept behind the design of any distributed systems. System Design is defined as a process of creating an architecture for different components, interfaces, and modules of the system and providing corresponding data helpful in implementing such elements in systems.
In this article, we’ll cover the standard terms and key concepts of system design and performance, such as:
- Latency,
- Throughput,
- Availability,
- Redundancy,
- Time
- CAP Theorem
- Lamport’s Logical Clock Theorem.
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