Ages
The use and production of stone tools occured in which period of human history?
Paleolithic
Renaissance
Information
Communication
What is Paleolithic?
The development and wide spread use of agricultural technology led to significant improvements in:
personal hygiene
human longevity and health
engineeirng
scientific discovery
What is human longevity and health?
Science, technology, engineering and math are so closely related that progress in one area
stunts progress in all other areas
stunts progress in one but not all other areas
promotes advancements in all other areas
promotes advancement in one other area but not others
What is promotes advancements in all other areas?
Who primarily determines the value of a technology over time?
Marketing and advertising department
user and society
manufacturer and builder
engineer and designer
What is user and society?
The representative artifacts, Barometer, clocks, etc. for the Renaissance period appear more detailed and are constructed with more precision than in previous periods. This suggests that there may have been improvements in
methods of measuring
computer- integrated manufacturing
human creativity
public education
What is methods of measuring?
The telescope and calculator are products of the:
Renaissance
Middle ages
Information age
Iron age
What is Renaissance?
Coal ash from a coal-fired power plant has leaked into a nearby water system. The governor and the legislature crafting a new law that would require cleaning of the water and proper disposal of the ash. The new law is an example how technology has affected:
the environment
politics
culture
the economy
What is politics?
Advancements in mathematics an science usually result in advancements in:
technology
digital media
social studies
performing arts
What is technology?
Which field is critical to competitive economic growth in the twenty-first century and is a mainstay of the present technological age?
Transportation technologies
Information and communication technologies
construction technologies
Manufacturing technologies
What is Information and Communication Technologies?
Which technological device was a catalyst for additional scientific discoveries?
Microscope
Gaming system
automobile
microwave oven
What is Microscope?
The magnetic compass, paper money, and the waterwheel were invented during the:
Middle ages
Iron age
Bronze age
Renaissance
What is the middle ages?
Thomas edison's invention of the light bulb has affected every person's day-to-day life. This is an example of how technology has affected
society
the economy
politics
the environment
What is society?
Early in the history of technology, the development of many tools and machines was based not on scientific knowledge but on
technology and mathematics principles
the engineering design process
technical know-how
positive and negative effects of using technology
What is technical know-how?
Studying the historical developments of technology helps citizens:
Vote for public funding for new science and technology initiatives
rely on the expertise of others to make technological decisions
appreciate how innovation is an essential component of history
select the best solution to the problem
What is appreciate how innovation is an essential component of history.
A trade off is a desired result that is
granted ahead of other desired results
forfeited in favor of other desired results
forfeited solely due to high cost
spun off to form a new product or company
What is forfeited in favor of other desired results?
The invention of the transistor and microprocessor launched the:
Information age
Industrial revolution
Renaissance
Global importing and exporting of goods
What is the Information Age?
A coal-fired power plant creates coal ash as a waste product. An accident occurs when the container for coal ash leas the waste into a river. What area has the leak affected most?
environment
politics
culture
economy
What is environment?
Which resources are shared within a technological environment or across other fields often resulting in innovations?
Money, Knowledge, or marketing
Creativity, money, or skills
Business, marketing, or ideas
Ideas, knowledge or skills
A technologically literate person should have a good understanding of the history of technology because:
it allows one to understand how old and obsolete technologies are nwo valuable in today's society
greater understanding of technology history will increase one's knowledge for other history classes
it helps one better understand the scientific method
it allows one to understand how technology evolves and builds through invention and innovation
What is it allows one to understand how technology evolves and builds through invention and innovation?
An automobile engine is a smaller system that is embedded into a larger
political system
technological system
social system
environmental system
What is technological system?
The microscope is a technological development that occurred during the
Renaissance
Industrial Age
Paleolithic Age
Information Age
What is Renaissance?
Which of the following IS NOT one of the types of impacts technology has on our society?
Political
Economic
Experimental
Environmental
What is Experimental?
What area tends to have more direct effect on society because of its ability to both solve and create new problems?
Science
Technology
Mathematics
Social Studies
What is technology?
In order to better understand the world and technology around it, with regards to invention and innovation, people need to understand:
the history of technology
the future of the country
current political bills and laws
the history of civilizations
What is the history of technology?
Using a tennis racket to swat flies is an example of:
technology transfer
an invention
trade-off
discovery
What is technology transfer?