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Design a system for sorting large datasets - distributed sorting at scale

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This question tests your ability to design a system that can sort datasets too large to fit in memory, using techniques like external sorting, distributed processing (e.g., MapReduce), and efficient data partitioning to ensure scalability, fault tolerance, and performance.

sortingdistributed systemsdata partitioning
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