Design and Technology - Mid Semester 2 Test

Why is technology important?

• Technology is only used to solve problems.

• Technology is used to design something new.

• Technology can help us solve problems and do things more easily.

• Technology is only used to make things easier.

How does technology affect your school?

• It makes it harder to get your work finished.

• The public address system allows the principal to communicate with the whole school at the same time.

• It allows the teacher to talk to one student at a time.

• It gives the students time to talk with friends.

Which of these is NOT a form of technology?

• television

• telephone

• cotton

• lights

What is the correct meaning of occupation?

• being famous

• earning money

• doing something you love

• a job or profession

Which technology out of the list below would a teacher most frequently use?

• A computer to access medical results, blood test results and x-rays.

• A smartboard to allow my students to engage in learning.

• Controlling water and fertiliser distribution through a computer program.

• Recording software to record my band.

Which technology out of the list below would a Doctor most frequently use?

• A computer to access medical results, blood test results and x-rays.

• A smartboard to allow my students to engage in learning.

• I use a computer screen to show me what has been ordered.

• Recording software to record my band.

How does a doctor's technological equipment impact our community?

• It can fix us straight away.

• It allows quicker and more precise judgement of injuries and illness.

• It can scare us, especially if we have to get needles.

• It makes us feel safe.

Choose an occupation that uses design and technology and explain the impact it has on the community.

Telephones, steam engines, and washing machines are all examples of technology. What do these three examples have in common?

• They help people communicate.

• They solve problems.

• They are used in homes.

• They are recently developed.

What technology is this an example of?

• television

• typewriter

• sewing machine

• washing machine