Tech Terms
A full size working model used to test a design
What is a Prototype?
An improvement of an existing technological product.
What is Innovation?
This individual is credited with inventing the telephone.
Whos is Alexander Graham Bell?
It is the flying machine invented by Orville and Wilbur Wright.
What is an airplane?
This is a barbeque gathering for General Studies students to informally meet with their teachers and classmates.
What is seminar in the sands?
A new product or system that has never existed before.
What is an invention?
What is the study of the natural world through observation, identification, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanations?
What is Science?
The most prolific inventor in American history.
Who is Thomas Edison?
Steve Jobs teamed with Steve Wozniak to invent the (fruit) computer.
What is Apple?
Dr. Christine Coombe gave 5 self-development sessions during innovation week for students and faculty.
Who organized and gave the GS self-development sessions during innovation week?
Human innovation in action that involves the generation of knowledge and processes to develop systems that solve problems.
What is technology?
The ability or power to produce original thoughts or ideas based on reasoning and judgement is referred to as:
What is Creativity?
This individual flew a kite in an electrical storm and discovered electricity.
Who is Ben Franklin?
This man introduced Hindu-Arabic numerals and the concepts of algebra into European mathematics.
Who is Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi (780 – 850)?
This is gamification software was used on day 1 of innovation week for a game called: Gamify your Campus.
What is SEPPO?
The profession involved in the development of processes, products and systems that benefit mankind.
What is Engineering?
Contributing to a group endeavor by offering useful ideas is an example of?
What is Brainstorming?
This individual is credited with inventing the game that Michael Jordan dominated. (Basketball)
Who is James Naismith?
James Watt helped innovate this? Think trains.
What is Steam engine?
This is a program of elective courses that every student has to take as part of their degree.
What is General Studies?
A limit to the design process.
What is a constraint or deadline?
A desired specification of a product or system.
What is a specification/code/ or criterion?
(any of the three can be considered correct)
This man invented the Blue jeans.
Who is Levi Strauss?
Arab traveler and scholar who wrote one of the most famous travel books in history, the Rihlah.
Who is Ibn Batutta?
In February.
When is innovation month?