System Design Capstone Checkpoint

1. In a news feed, the "hot user" problem refers to:

Users with massive followers causing fanout spikes Users with high CPU devices Users in hot climates Users with no followers

2. For ride dispatch, the most critical SLO is usually:

Matching latency (P99) Photo upload time Profile completeness Admin dashboard load time

3. In video streaming, multiple bitrates primarily handle ____.

4. In analytics pipelines, exactly-once guarantees typically trade:

Throughput and complexity Storage cost only User experience Availability only

5. A good capstone design write-up always includes:

Failure modes and mitigations Only diagrams Only code Only UI mockups