Unit 1: Technology Review

Turning resources into goods and services that society wants and needs through the application of scientific knowledge is called

• Technology

• Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Product Design

The Purpose of Technology is to

• Meet a need or solve a problem.

• Solely to gain money.

• Solely to create medical advancements.

• Make the life of the consumer harder and more complicated

Types of Information and Communication Technology include:

• MRIs, X-Rays, Surgical Equipment, Monitoring Equipment

• Computers, Circuitry, AI

• TV's, Internet, Cell Phones, Radios, Email

• Solar Panels, Wind Turbines, Batteries

Types of Energy Technology include:

• MRIs, X-Rays, Surgical Equipment, Monitoring Equipment

• Computers, Circuitry, AI

• TV's, Internet, Cell Phones, Radios, Email

• Solar Panels, Wind Turbines, Batteries

Types of Medical Technology include:

• MRIs, X-Rays, Surgical Equipment, Monitoring Equipment

• Computers, Circuitry, AI

• TV's, Internet, Cell Phones, Radios, Email

• Solar Panels, Wind Turbines, Batteries

Which Technological Age transitioned the Global Economy towards more efficient and stable manufacturing

• Atomic Age

• Space Age

• Information Age

• Industrial Age / Industrial Revolution

What can be said about each generation of technological improvement?

• It costs more over the last iteration

• It improves over the last iteration

• It costs less over the last iteration

• It deteriorates over the last iteration

What are the 4 Competing Factors / Values that companies should consider when creating technology?

• Availability, Cost, Desirability, Flexibility

• Availability, Recyclability, Cost, Flexibility

• Availability, Cost, Recyclability, Waste

• Availability, Cost, Desirability, Waste

New Technology = New

• Processes

• Resources

• Costs

• Regulations

As a result of technological advancements, our lives have gotten:

• Simpler, More Productive, and Higher Screentime

• Simpler, Less Productive, and Higher Screentime

• Simpler, More Productive, and More Interconnected

• Harder, Less Productive, and Lower Screentime