Theme : Set expressions used in science and discovery. Handout What is technology?

Theme : Set expressions used in science and discovery.


Handout 1. What is technology?

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  It is the innovation, change, or modification of the natural environment in order to satisfy perceived human wants and needs.
  
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  The goal of technology is to make modifications in the world to meet human needs.
  
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  Technology is the process by which humans modify nature to meet their needs and wants.
  

Technology (from Greek τέχνη, techne, "art, skill, cunning of hand"; and -λογία, -logia is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation. Technology can be the knowledge of techniques, processes, etc. or it can be embedded in machines, computers, devices and factories, which can be operated by individuals without detailed knowledge of the workings of such things.
Information technology deals with the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications. Thanks to the continuous development of computers, the original computing systems became minicomputers and later personal computers took the lead. Nowadays, mobile phones are dethroning the personal computer and computing is evolving faster to become disembodied more like a cloud, becoming accessible more easily whenever needed. Information technology in this sense has transformed people and companies and has allowed digital technology to influence society and economy alike.


Handout 2. Information and communication technology vocabulary


anti-virus software - a program that finds and removes viruses from a computer
app or application- a self-contained program or piece of software; an application, especially when downloadable to a mobile device