TECHNOLOGYPRESENTED BY : INAFLAS THAMI

WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY ?

WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY ?

• “the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry” – Oxford Dictionary

• “Technology is the making, modification, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques… in order to solve a problem … achieve a goal … perform a specific function. The term can either be applied generally or to specific areas: examples include construction technology, medical technology, and information technology.” - Wikipedia

• “The purposeful application of information in the design, production, and utilization of goods and services, and in the organization of human activities.” – Business Dictionary

TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY

Information Medical

Communication Transportation

Energy & Power

Nanotechnology

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

• Allows us to send signals around the world

• Examples : television, internet, satellite, GPS, cell phones

Pros Cons

Easy access to information

Reliability problems

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

• It creates tools to treat disease and injury

• Examples : lasers, porsthese, ultrasound, medications

Pros Cons

It cures some disabilities that couldn’t be cured before

Can be very expensive, or cause other damage

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

• Is about giving or exchanging information

• Examples: magazines, dvds, photography, video games, social networks

Pros Cons

AccessibilitySocial Relief

Nonverbal CommunicationLaziness

TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY

• Provides a way for people, animals, products, and materials to be moved.

• Examples flight – airplane, spaceships, train subway, automobile, bicycle …

Pros Cons

Travelling long distance faster

Accidents

ENERGY & POWER TECHNOLOGY

• Gives us the essential substances to realize some works

• Examples : gasoline, steam, electricity, light …

Pros Cons

Sustainable, essential for other technologies

relies on the weatherQuantity problem

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• Is manipulating materials on atomic or molecular level

• Examples : sensors, nanobot, molecular manufacturing

Pros Cons

manufacturing sectorMedical sector

Can be toxic if inhalatedVery expensive

CONCLUSION

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