What is Technology?

The definition of technology is that it is the human made products and processes that extend human potential and satisfy human needs.

The 3 areas of technology are:

Physical- transportation, manufacturing, and construction

Information/Communication- Sending and receiving of information (human or machine)

Bio-Related- prosthetics, human safety related, cloning, environmental protection, etc.

The two technological systems models are open and closed systems. An open system is a physical system that interacts with other systems. A closed system does not interact with other systems (isolated system).

The resources of technology are tools, machines, processes, materials, people, capital, energy, time, and information.

The 8 steps of the problem-solving process are:

1. Identify the Problem- a need is defined.

2. Set Goals- make them realistic and consider your resources.
3. Research- get the necessary information to solve the problem.
4. Create Ideas- brainstorming (thumbnail sketches) puts ideas into motion.
5. Select the Best Idea- rank your ideas by how well they solve the technical challenge using a design matrix.
6. Implement and Build- make the design come to life!
7. Test- use the design in real life testing situations.
8. Feedback- evaluate the test results. Can the design be improved? Does it need some work to become perfection? Does it solve the problems and satisfy your initial goals? Go back and make improvements.

Some examples of older technology are the very first cell phones, the first airplane made by the Wright Brothers, and the T-Model car.

Some examples of newer technology are iPads, iPhones, I.O.S. 7, E-Readers, and there are many more.

Some examples of some fun technology are mostly those which I listed above as newer technology, as well as TV's, Pandora, Spotify, and video games. My generation is constantly using our mobile devices (iPhones) for social networking, apps, and communication in general.

Some examples of important technology are computers and databases that help us save our work on anything, anytime.                             

Technology affects daily lives in the way that it helps us to do many things in very short amounts of time. Most students depend on computers to get their homework done. Just about everybody uses a cell phone to get in contact with one another, and they also can check the weather or go on the Internet anytime of day, if they own a smartphone. Almost any kind of information that a person will need at anytime will be accessible if they usethe technologies that are available today.