UNDERSTANDING LOCAL

NETWORKS
Lesson 2
KNOWLEDGE CHECK

•What is a NETWORK?
•What MAKES a network local?
•Why do we NEED TO STUDY
networks?
WHAT IS A NETWORK?
A system in which some elements are
connected to the other elements in a
systematic way.
For our purpose we think of networks as as
any system or group of interconnected people
or things.
THREE BASIC ELEMENTS OF
NETWORK

ACTOR OR LINKS OR TIES FLOW

NODES
ACTORS OR NODES

The entities that

are interconnected
in some
systematic way.
LINKS OR TIES
The connection
among the actors in
the networks, links
can be any
relationship like
marriage, friendship
and others.
FLOW
The things that are being
exchanged by the actors
through their links.
Flows are usually
information (data or
knowledge) and resources
(money, goods, equipment
and etc)
WHAT IS A LOCAL
NETWORK?
WHAT IS A LOCAL NETWORK?

To understanding the
local networks, we need
to examine first how
networks are classified.
HOW ARE NETWORKS
CLASSIFIED

HUMAN & NON- SOCIAL AND LOCAL & NON

HUMAN COMPUTER LOCAL
HUMAN AND NON-HUMAN

The are networks

that involve both
human and non-
human as actors.

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SOCIAL AND COMPUTER
Social networks are
networks aided by
technology. While a
computer network is a
group of interconnected
computers exchanging
information and sharing
some devices such as
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LOCAL AND NONLOCAL

Networks
classified in terms
of geographical
boundaries or
coverage.
WHY STUDY NETWORKS?

1.Networks are
everywhere.
2.Networks
significantly affect
the quality of our
life.
MOREOVER…
Networks, partly determine our oppurtunities
and limitations in life.
A person with networks will have a better
chances of succeeding in life than a person with
fewer ones
It also help us reach the fullest of our
potentials.
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