Standard+1+Notes

Standard 1 Notes

1) Technology definitions: 2) Ergonomics 3) System 4) Trade-off 5) The Difference between Science and Technology 6) Tech also includes inventions and innovations 7) Technology should use resources efficiently 8) History of Tech 9) Current Tech 10) Resources we use in tech
 * Technology the correct use of tools.
 * Technology should make life easier and help us have fun.
 * Technology should also improve our lives.
 * Does tech always make our lives easier/ or fun?
 * No it can cause addictions
 * It can make life too easy.
 * Can be used for violence
 * Can influence you to do bad things
 * They can have malfunctions
 * Designing objects that help people with their jobs, environment, sports, safety, or anything that involves people.
 * A system is an organized way to achieve a goal.
 * A system includes 4 parts.
 * Input
 * Output
 * Process
 * Feedback
 * All systems have trade-offs
 * Intended outcomes
 * Unintended outcomes
 * Science- focuses on the natural world
 * Technology- focuses on the correct use of tools, making life easier and more fun
 * Invention: a new product
 * Innovation: improving an existing product
 * The 4 R's:
 * Reduce
 * Reuse
 * Renew
 * Recycle
 * agricultural age: up to 1700's- people used wooden plows
 * industrial age: 1700's to 1950's- people had factories and steam engines
 * information age: 1950's to now- people are using computers
 * Made the sharing of information faster and more organized
 * Sharing information has made inventions and innovations happen faster
 * Digital Electronics
 * Uses binary code- 0's and 1's to program computers
 * Allows us to move a ton of information at one time
 * Natural Resources: not man made
 * Synthetic Resources: Man made materials