TE12 1.01 Understanding Emerging Technologies

What is a difference between invention and innovation?

• Invention is changing something new for another purpose, but innovation is creating something.

• Inventions require a patent, but innovations do not.

• Invention is creating something new, but innovation is changing something for another purpose.

• Invention inspires one to reinvent the wheel, but innovation is changing something.

Which is a downside of technology?

• Loss of jobs for workers

• Increase in competition

• Enhancement of human abilities

• Increase in labor

An example of technological innovation resulting from the sharing of ideas, knowledge, or skills within a technology is:

• sharing irrigation techniques with developing countries for their modified use to improve the delivery of water.

• contacting colleagues and requesting ideas for future conferences to attend.

• requesting donations to support local charities that fund developing countries.

• obtaining a patent on the design of a new automobile that yields a fuel efficiency of 100 mpg.

Mary Anderson invented which product to improve navigation in bad weather?

• Fog light

• Windshield

• Umbrella

• Windshield wiper

Technological innovation is the result of:

• major modifications of prior knowledge.

• throwing out some of what was scientific truth.

• throwing out all of what was scientific truth.

• small modifications of prior knowledge.

A rare model of a windmill was built depicting a mechanism that forces the windmill's main wheel out of harm's way to avoid damage. This is an example of ingenuity used to:

• fulfill a need.

• solve a problem.

• solve a need.

• fulfill a want.

The identification of possible relevant technologies for the organization through technology scouting is called:

• the role of technology.

• technology portfolio.

• technology road mapping.

• technology forecasting.

The introduction of what into the classroom has afforded great advances in student productivity?

• Internet access

• Computers

• Technology

• Books

Small and medium-size enterprises need to play leading roles in developing new opportunities and use of:

• internet.

• books.

• technology.

• computers.

Which of these is an example of emerging technology?

• The self driving car.

• The ballpoint pen.

• The cellphone.

• Gene editing to cure cancer.