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Technology
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Technology | Things that modify the environment to satisfy human wants or needs. |
| Technology Literacy | The ability to use,manage,understand,and access technology. |
| Materials Technology | The technology used to combine,produce, and alter materials. |
| Transportation Technology | The technology used to transport people and goods. |
| Medical Technology | The technology of helping the sick and curing disease. |
| Agriculture & Bio Technology | The technology used for farming, life, and DNA. |
| Construction Technology | The technology of building and maintaining structures. |
| Energy & Power Technology | The technology of producing and transferring energy into work/power. |
| Manufacturing Technology | The technology of producing goods in a factory. |
| Science | The study of the universe and everything in it. |
| Invention | A totally new product, produced from ideas and imagination. |
| Innovation | An improvement to an invention. You will have more innovations than inventions. |
| Positive Outcomes vs. Negative Outcomes: | Positive: technology solves problems, Negative: creates new problems |
| Systems Model | A group of units/parts that work together. Consists of input, process, output and sometimes feedback. |
| Systems Thinking | Viewing problems as parts of an overall system. What component is causing the problem? |
| Controls | Mechanisms or steps that are performed using information about the system that cause the system to change. |
| Mechanical Advantage | A force that is increased by the use of a machine. Ex. using a drill to drive a screw. |