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What is Technology?
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Bog'liq Asatillo What is technology Variat-2023 What is Technology? - Technology is comprised of the products and processes created by engineers to meet our needs and wants.
Technology vs. Science - Technology
- Study of our human-made world
- Deals with “what can be”
- Science
- Study of our natural world
- Deals with “what is”
How Does Technology Address Human Needs and Wants? - Manufacturing
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- Construction
- Bio-Related and
- Agriculture
Information Technology - Information Technology allows us to send signals around the world.
- Examples:
- Television, Internet, satellite, GPS, cell phones
Impacts of Information Technology - INTERNET –Information is stored for easy access
Communication Technology - Communication Technology is giving or exchanging information.
Impacts of Communication Technology - DIGITAL CAMERAS Allow you to edit and print only the pictures you like
Bio-related and Agricultural Technology - Biotechnology transforms living things into products or new forms of life.
- Examples:
- Genetic engineering, bionics
- Agricultural Technology produces plants and animals for food, fiber, and fuel.
- Examples:
- Irrigation, food preservation,
- weed and insect control
- Both deal with living things:
- DNA Replication image from the Human Genome Project
Impacts of Bio-Related Technology - HEALTH – Improves quality of life, vitamins, vaccines, medications
- HEALTH – Side effects of some medications – nausea, shortness of breath, etc.
- FERTILIZERS– can make plants produce more food per acre
- FERTILIZERS– have found their way into ground water, polluting good drinking water
Medical Technology - Medical Technology creates tools
- to treat disease and injury.
- Examples:
- Lasers, prostheses, ultrasound, medications
Impacts of Medical Technology - X-RAYS – Too many x-rays can cause cancer.
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