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Tech and Society
Final
Question | Answer |
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1st artificial satellite | sputnik |
1st american in space | alan shepherd |
us president who challenged the nation to put a man on the moon and return him safely | jfk |
objective of the mercury mission | put a man into orbit and return him |
1st person to fly in space | yuri gagarin |
NASA engineer who had a big impact on the apollo 12 mission | john aaron |
objective of the gemini mission | test the endurance of man in prolonged exposure to the environment of space |
objective of the apollo mission | place a man on the moon and return him safely |
1st man to walk on the moon | neil armstrong |
primary goal of the Space Transportation system | create a reusable less expensive spacecraft to transport man and objects into space and safely back to earth |
first major space instrument to make a systematice survey of natural sources of the ekectromagnetic spectrum | compton gamma ray observatory |
unmanned space probes launched by nasa | pioneer, voyager, viking, and deep space two |
future developements for nasa include | manned mission to mars |
societal benefits for space exploration | knowledge gained from studying long term health effects |
new areas of research being explored | use of common foods to deliver virus vaccines |
at 14 percent of the gross national product this country has the highest medical expenditure in the world | united states |
three types of quality issues | underuse, overuse, misuse |
the given name for quality function deployment | house of quality |
federal insurance program for retired individuals | medicare |
hospitals or groups of physicians offereing theri services at a fixed price in exchange for a guaranteed supply of patients | ppo |
challenge for current health care providers | highest quality of medical care at a reasonable price |
life expectancy has gone up everywhere save | sub-saharan africa |
explains how slight genetic variations can make a huge impact on how a person responds to a given medication | pharmacogenomics |
a laser device that transmits light through optical fibers in thin tubes to view organs internally | endoscope |
utilizes electromagnetic shock waves to break up kidney stones | lithotripter |
example of Robotic Assisted Surgery | da Vinci system |
uses fiber optic technology to enable doctors to operate on unborn fetuses | fetoscopy |
a formal declaration by a competant adult stating their wishes | |
1st artificial satellite | sputnik |
1st american in space | alan shepherd |
us president who challenged the nation to put a man on the moon and return him safely | jfk |
objective of the mercury mission | put a man into orbit and return him |
1st person to fly in space | yuri gagarin |
NASA engineer who had a big impact on the apollo 12 mission | john aaron |
objective of the gemini mission | test the endurance of man in prolonged exposure to the environment of space |
objective of the apollo mission | place a man on the moon and return him safely |
1st man to walk on the moon | neil armstrong |
primary goal of the Space Transportation system | create a reusable less expensive spacecraft to transport man and objects into space and safely back to earth |
first major space instrument to make a systematice survey of natural sources of the ekectromagnetic spectrum | compton gamma ray observatory |
unmanned space probes launched by nasa | pioneer, voyager, viking, and deep space two |
future developements for nasa include | manned mission to mars |
societal benefits for space exploration | knowledge gained from studying long term health effects |
new areas of research being explored | use of common foods to deliver virus vaccines |
at 14 percent of the gross national product this country has the highest medical expenditure in the world | united states |
three types of quality issues | underuse, overuse, misuse |
the given name for quality function deployment | house of quality |
federal insurance program for retired individuals | medicare |
hospitals or groups of physicians offereing theri services at a fixed price in exchange for a guaranteed supply of patients | ppo |
challenge for current health care providers | highest quality of medical care at a reasonable price |
life expectancy has gone up everywhere save | sub-saharan africa |
explains how slight genetic variations can make a huge impact on how a person responds to a given medication | pharmacogenomics |
a laser device that transmits light through optical fibers in thin tubes to view organs internally | endoscope |
utilizes electromagnetic shock waves to break up kidney stones | lithotripter |
example of Robotic Assisted Surgery | da Vinci system |
uses fiber optic technology to enable doctors to operate on unborn fetuses | fetoscopy |
a formal declaration by a competant adult stating their wishes | living will |
one of the greatest medical challenges facing medical technology | preservation of ethics related to life |
three key deliverables for sucessful manufactoring technology systems | quality, service and cost |
three common features shared by manufactoring technology systems | integration, automation, and computerization |
utilized to increase the accuracy and reduce the time required for research | computer aided design |
focused externally on relationships with customers | agile manufactoring |
many operations use this to build a production schedule | materials requirements planning |
used before mass production to build a model and check the design of the product | rapid prototyping |
used to schieve cellular manufactoring which often maximizes efficiency by grouping together similar tasks | group technology |
a product's fitness for use | quality |
the given name for quality function developement | house of quality |
a mathematical tool used to evaluate a process for consistency | statistical process control |
which line represents the numerical average of the data for product actually generated by the process | center line |
developement of a technological product or process in one setting, whcih is transferred for use in another setting | technology transfer |
4 elements of technology transfer | transfer item, technology donor, technology recipient, technology transfer channel |
the channel is the formal or informal route through which technological atrifacts travel from the supplier to the end user | technology transfer channel |
underlying motive in a technology transfer exchange | significant return on investment and desire to gain market access |
usually made with commercial considerations in mind, and parent firm claiming either full or partial ownership of the foreign subsidiary | foreign direct investments |
reduced costs, avoid duties, efficient distribution | donor |
provides labor, material | |
one of the greatest medical challenges facing medical technology | preservation of ethics related to life |
three key deliverables for sucessful manufactoring technology systems | quality, service and cost |
three common features shared by manufactoring technology systems | integration, automation, and computerization |
utilized to increase the accuracy and reduce the time required for research | computer aided design |
focused externally on relationships with customers | agile manufactoring |
many operations use this to build a production schedule | materials requirements planning |
used before mass production to build a model and check the design of the product | rapid prototyping |
used to schieve cellular manufactoring which often maximizes efficiency by grouping together similar tasks | group technology |
a product's fitness for use | quality |
the given name for quality function developement | house of quality |
a mathematical tool used to evaluate a process for consistency | statistical process control |
which line represents the numerical average of the data for product actually generated by the process | center line |
developement of a technological product or process in one setting, whcih is transferred for use in another setting | technology transfer |
4 elements of technology transfer | transfer item, technology donor, technology recipient, technology transfer channel |
the channel is the formal or informal route through which technological atrifacts travel from the supplier to the end user | technology transfer channel |
underlying motive in a technology transfer exchange | significant return on investment and desire to gain market access |
usually made with commercial considerations in mind, and parent firm claiming either full or partial ownership of the foreign subsidiary | foreign direct investments |
reduced costs, avoid duties, efficient distribution | donor |
provides labor, materials, sometimes incentives | recipient |
usually the parent firm retains no quity interest in the plant after its completion | turnkey plants |
imported technological advice is dissembled, examined and copied by the recipient | reverse engineering |
informal technology transfer channels | plant tours, seminars, scientific publications, training and education programs, trade shows |
2 vantage points that the rate of diffusion of technology is measured by | immitation lag and demand lag |
how long it takes for other countries to obtain production capabilities to produce or reverse engineer the same product | imitation lag |
how long it takes for the product to gain acceptance in the foreign market | demand lag |
a perspective based upon knowledge which supports the need for harmony between industrial objectives and environmental goals | modern environmentalism |
commonly found to overshadow environmental problems | world peace and economic concerns |