unit 1

13 cards·by samuri098

Trade-off

An exchange of one thing in return for another

Impacts

effects technology has. positive or negative

Emerging technology

New technology just coming into use.

Technology assessment

a method of determining how technology is changing and impacting society

Normative Forecast

helps you decide what course of action to take in order to arrive at a goal.

innovation

a technology that has been changed or improved

Forecast

making a prediction about the future by analyzing research.

Exploratory Forecast

using the past and present in order to predict the future.

Evolution of technology

the change of technology over time

Trend

A popular movement toward something.

Invention

a newly developed technology

Technology Education

The study of processes and knowledge people use to extend abilities and satisfy human needs and wants

Technology

processes and knowledge people use to extend abilities and satisfy human needs and wants