What is Technology?
According to wiseGEEK, "Technology comes from the Greek technologia, which is a combination of "techne", meaning "craft", and "logia", meaning "saying". So technology might be considered the articulation of a craft. The word is also used to describe the extent to which a society can manipulate its environment."
This source also explains that, "When the word "technology" is used today, it is most often used to refer to high technology-computers, cell phones, rockets-rather than technology in general" exemplifying how, "Technological development continues strongly today..."
Different Types of Technology
>Computers
>Cellphones
>Radio, MP3 Players
>Television, VHS/DVD Players
>Gaming Systems
>Cameras
>WiFi Routers
>Video/Voice Recorders
>Cellphones
>Radio, MP3 Players
>Television, VHS/DVD Players
>Gaming Systems
>Cameras
>WiFi Routers
>Video/Voice Recorders
"Classes" of Technology
As technology has developed throughout time, they have been divided into different "classes" to define there functions.
1. Technology as Objects: tools, machines, instruments, weapons, appliances-the physical devices of technical performance
2. Technology as Knowledge:the know-how behind technological innovation
3. Technology as Activities: what people do- their skills, methods, procedures, routines
4. Technology as a Process: begins with a need and ends with a solution
5. Technology as a Sociotechnical System: the manufacture and use of objects involving people and other objects in communication
1. Technology as Objects: tools, machines, instruments, weapons, appliances-the physical devices of technical performance
2. Technology as Knowledge:the know-how behind technological innovation
3. Technology as Activities: what people do- their skills, methods, procedures, routines
4. Technology as a Process: begins with a need and ends with a solution
5. Technology as a Sociotechnical System: the manufacture and use of objects involving people and other objects in communication