computer science

Simply Local

Simply Local is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Simply Local rather than just read about it. In short: Simply Local is a decentralized community social networking and neighborhood broadcasting service developed by Simply Local, based in New Delhi. Simply Local creates private geo-fenced networks for people living in an area and provides social and community related services within that network.

Key takeaways

Simply Local belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Simply Local to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Simply Local from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Simply Local is a decentralized community social networking and neighborhood broadcasting service developed by Simply Local, based in New Delhi. Simply Local creates private geo-fenced networks for people living in an area and provides social and community related services within that network. The user doesn’t post to a single person but broadcasts to a chosen community. One of its primary purposes is also to connect citizens to their elected representatives. Each community is independent of the other and information shared remains telescoped to that particular community. The app has been designed to maintain privacy and security of users and provides decentralized social networking in the sense that it forms an owner-independent, micro community, which is not connected with the world outside. Simply Local is available on Android Play and iOS App Store. It is available in two languages - English and Hindi. Simply Local’s founder and CEO is Nikhil Bapna.

History

2020 May: Included as a Top 5 Useful App by Zee News. 2020: Used to connect candidates with local residents during the Delhi assembly elections. 2019: Renamed from Gadfly to its current name. 2018: Used for Karnataka State Elections to get detailed information on candidates. 2017: Launched under the name Gadfly as a tool to connect citizens with their elected representatives.

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Simply Local

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Simply Local claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Simply Local before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Simply Local ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Simply Local

In research: Simply Local appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Simply Local in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Simply Local is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Cross-platform software, Geosocial networking, Location-based software, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Simply Local outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Simply Local in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Simply Local means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Simply Local out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Simply Local in simple terms?

Why does Simply Local matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Simply Local?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Simply Local.