Concepts of Technology

What are the seven technology resources?

• People, Information, Tools and Machines, Capital, Time, Materials, Energy

• People, Information, Tools and Machines, Money, Time, Materials, Energy

• People, Information, Tools and Machines, Capital, Skills, Materials, Energy

• People, Information, Tools and Machines, Capital, Time, Skills, Energy

What is a skill?

• An ability developed through knowledge and practice

• An ability developed through knowledge and experience

• An ability developed through training and practice

• An ability developed through learning and experience

What is the relationship between people and technology?

• People are the users of the products built by technology

• People are the creators of technology

• People are the resources of technology

• People are the consumers of technology

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What is a tool?

• A device that increases our ability to do work

• A device that decreases our ability to do work

• A device that helps us learn new skills

• A device that helps us gather information

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What are the six simple machines?

• Wheel and Axle, Pulley, Lever, Inclined Plane, Wedge, Screw

• Wheel and Axle, Pulley, Lever, Ramp, Wedge, Screw

• Wheel and Axle, Rope, Lever, Inclined Plane, Wedge, Screw

• Wheel and Axle, Pulley, Bar, Inclined Plane, Wedge, Screw

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What is capital in the context of technology?

• Money, credit, property, or accumulated wealth

• Money, credit, property, or accumulated resources

• Money, credit, property, or accumulated knowledge

• Money, credit, property, or accumulated skills

What is an open loop system?

• A system without a way to measure or control its output

• A system with a way to measure and control its output

• A system that constantly cycles through its output

• A system that can be turned off on its own

What is optimization?

• Making the most of a product's positive features while reducing the negative

• Making the most of a product's negative features while reducing the positive

• Making the most of a product's features without any reduction

• Making the most of a product's features with equal reduction

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Subsystems are smaller systems that exist within a larger one. My classroom is a subsystem to what?

• Valley Center School District

• West Elementary

• Valley Center Middle School

• Valley Center High School

What is a trade-off?

• A compromise where you give up one thing to gain something else

• A compromise where you give up everything to gain something else

• A compromise where you gain one thing without giving up anything

• A compromise where you gain everything without giving up anything

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