Tech_Interview_Prep

Scalability Fundamentals

Vertical vs. horizontal scaling, and load balancing — the baseline vocabulary every other system-design topic builds on.

Q1.What is the difference between vertical and horizontal scaling?

Q2.What is a common limitation of vertical scaling?

Q3.What does "statelessness" mean for an application server, and why does it matter for horizontal scaling?

Q4.What is a bottleneck in a system's context?