Optimization Trade-off Quality Control
What is Optimization on a basic level
Designing something to perfection
Which rate of development and diffusion is rapidly increasing
Technological
What is Criteria
The desired elements and features of a product or system
What does all technological activities require
Resources
Why are technologies made
To reach a desired goal
What is the second best alternative that must be given up when scarce resources are used for one purpose instead of another
Opportunity Cost
Where are new technologies built from
Old technologies
Constraints is defined as
Limitations
Why is technology important in resources
Technology converts an item into a useful resource
What is the order of an open loop system
Input, Process Output
What is the relation between optimum design and trade-offs
Trade-offs are made to meet characteristics of optimum design
Success of a technology is usually determined by
Whether or not it works
Constraints are typically associated
with specific design factors such as
Resources
What is the most important resource for technology
People (Humans)
What is the order of a closed loop system
Input, Process Output, Feedback (then back to input)
What is cost and benefits comparative advantage
It is what you do best while also giving up the least
How can you expand the base of technology
By sharing the development and production of a invention or innovation
Constraints usually involve
Time, Budget and Safety
What is the Technological Process
Input, process, output, feedback (Closed Loop System)
What is a System
A system is a group of interrelated
components designed collectively to achieve
a desired goal
What is ISO 9000
International standards used for application in organizations
What is TQM and what does it aim to
Total Quality Management and it aims to the principle that every staff member must be committed to maintaining high standards of work
What are the 5 main elements of aesthetics
Vision, Hearing, Touch, Taste, Smell
What are the 7 types of resources that make a technological system
People, Information, Materials, Tools and Machines, Energy, Capital, Time
What is Systems thinking
Systems thinking involves considering how
every part of a system relates to others