Emerging Technology

What does the term Emerging Technology mean?

• Brand new ideas and systems using technology that are in the design phase which has not yet started to come out in the marketplace

• New technologies that are currently developing which will ensure that there is minimal impact on our environment and to make society a better place to live

• New technologies that are currently developing or will be developed over the next five to ten years, and which will substantially alter the business and social environment.

• New design concepts which utilize the many new materials and technologies that have only recently been developed.

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A tape recorder is considered to be _______

• Emerging Technology

• Current Technology

• Obsolete Technology

• Crazy Technology

Which of the following are advantages of emerging technologies?

(more than one correct answer)

• Less chance of human error

• Reduces employment workforce

• Lower running costs

• Opportunities for higher skilled workers

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Where can new technologies be used?

• Automation

• Robotics

• Specialist buildings

• All of the above

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What from the following are disadvantages of new and emerging technologies?

(more than one correct answer)

• Loss of jobs

• Health risks

• Initial costs are often high

• All of the above

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What is the definition of a Robot?

• A machine which resembles a human being

• A machine capable of carrying out complex series of actions automatically, especially one programmable by a computer

• A machine which can think for itself, especially if the thought processes are logical

• Any machine which can follow instructions

Does robot come from the Czech word "robota" which means "forced work or labor" ?

• True

• False

Which of the following is not an advantage of robots?

• They can be used in dangerous environments

• They can assist humans with disabilities

• They can replace jobs

• They don't get tired or require a break

The branch of technology that deals with dimensions of microscopic proportion is known as

• Nannytechnology

• Nanotechnology

• Microtechnology

• Micromachinery

Which of the following examples are in the nanometre scale?

(more than one correct answer)

• Red blood cell

• A pollen grain

• An atom

• Virus

• DNA molecule