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the practical use of human knowledge to extend human abilities and to satisfy human needs and wants
Technology
knowledge covering general truths or laws that explain how something happens
Science
designing products or structures so that they are sound, and deciding how they should be made and what materials should be used
Engineering
something that supplies help or aid to a system; can be a source of information, capital, supply, or support
Resource
a restriction on a product
constraints
a tool with a power system that takes advantage of certain scientific laws that enable the tool to work better
machine
This is a property of a material that we register with our senses
sensory
This is the way a material reacts to a force
mechanical
turning ideas and imagination into new products and systems
invention
a statement that clearly defines a problem to be solved
promblem-statement
a group problem-solving technique in which members call out possible solutions
brainstorming
the use of a computer system in place of mechanical drawing tools to create technical drawings and/or design an object
CAD
replica of a proposed product that looks real but does not work
model
a working model of a proposed product
prototype
The ______?______ age refers to the period beginning around 1900 in which human activities focused on the creation, processing, and distribution of information.
information
the capacity or ability to do work
energy
the ability to achieve a desired result with little effort and waste
efficiency
the output force of a power system
Load
the movement of electrons from one atom to another
electricity
the pathway that electricity flows along
circuit
anything that opposes or slows the flow of electrical current
resistance (resistor)
material that resists the flow of electricity
insulator
material that allow electricity to flow easily
conductor
the transfer of messages among people and/ or machines through the use of technology
communication technology
the transfer of messages from one machine, usually a computer, to another
machine-to-machine technology