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1. TECHNOLOGY DEFINITIONS A.Technology: thr correct use of tools B. technology should make life easier and or help us have fun C. technology should improve our lives 2. ERGONOMICS A.Designing objects that help people with their jobs environment, sports, safety or anything that invovles people 3. SYSTEM A. a system is an organized way to acheive a goal B. a system includes 4 parts 1.input 2.Output 3.Process 4. Feedback 4. TRADE-OFF A.All systems have a trade off 1.intended outcomes 2. unintended outcomes 5. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY A.Science focuses on the natural world B.Technology: focuses on the correct use of tools, making life easier and more fun 6.TECHNOLOGY ALSO INCLUDES INVENTIONS AND INNOVATION A.Inventions: a new product B.Innovation: improving an existing product 7.TECHNOLOGY SHOULD USE RESOURCES EFFICIENTLY A.The four R's 1.Reduce 2.reuse 3.renew 4.recycle 8.THE HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY a.Agricultural Age- Up to the 1700's people used wooden plows b.Industrial Age- 1700's to 1950's people had factories and steam engines c.Information Age- 1950's to now people use computers 1.Made the sharing of information faster and more organized 2.sharing info has made inventions and innovations happen faster 9.CURRENT TECHNOLOGY a.Digital electronics 1.Uses binary code- 0 and 1 to program computers 2. Allows us to move a ton of info at one time 10. RESOURCES WE USE IN TECHNOLOGY a.Natural resources; not man made b.Synthetic resources; man=made materials