Architecture of Information Systems

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Advanced course exploring the design and implementation of information systems architecture, focusing on search engine technologies, distributed systems, and scalable information retrieval.
Presentation Layer User Interface Application Layer Business Logic Data Layer Storage & Databases CLIENT SERVER

Course Materials

5th Year ETI

Search Engine Architecture

Comprehensive study of search engine design, implementation, and optimization. Topics include indexing strategies, ranking algorithms, query processing, and distributed search architectures for the ETI program.

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5th Year IRC

Search Engine Systems

Advanced exploration of information retrieval systems and search technologies. Covers web crawling, indexing mechanisms, relevance scoring, scalability challenges, and modern search architectures for the IRC program.

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Architecture Components

Fundamentals

Web Crawling

Distributed web crawlers, politeness policies, URL frontier management, and content extraction techniques.

Core Technology

Indexing Systems

Inverted indices, posting lists, compression techniques, and incremental indexing for real-time updates.

Performance

Query Processing

Query optimization, parallel processing, caching strategies, and efficient result retrieval algorithms.

Advanced

Ranking Algorithms

PageRank, TF-IDF, BM25, learning to rank, and modern relevance scoring mechanisms.