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 * Technology Definitions**

Technology is the correct use of tools Technology should make life more easier or fun. Technology doesn't always improve our lives, sometimes it makes them worse. For example: 1. They sometimes cost a lot of money 2. They negatively impact the environment 3. We can get fat because of them 4. It is possible to be hacked


 * Ergonomics

Designed objects that help people with safety, jobs and environment.

System

A system is an organized way to achieve a goal. A system has 4 parts:

1. Input 2. Output 3. Process 4. Feedback

**Trade-off

All systems have trade-offs There can be either

Intended outcomes: It works the way you wanted and it is a positive result or Unintended Outcomes: It did not work the way it should have and is usually negative.

Science focuses on nature and naturally occurring things Technology focuses on the correct use of tools, usually made out of those naturally occurring things.
 * The difference between science and technology**


 * Inventions and Innovations**

Invention:New product Innovation: Improvement of an existing product.


 * Technology should use resources efficiently

The 4 R's

Reduce Reuse Recycle Renew

**The history of tech

//Agricultural Age:// Up to the 1700's people use wagons //Industrial Age:// 1700's to 1950- factories were popular //Information Age:// 1950's to now- more technology is being made and information is able to be transported faster


 * Current Technology

Digital electronics: Binary code is used to process information **