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__** STANDARD 1 Notes **__ __ 1) Technology definitions __ a. Technology: the correct use of tools b. Technology should make life easier / fun  c. Technology should improve our lives  d. Technology doesn't always help:  Laziness, weapons, dependence, addictive, hurts spelling __ 2) Ergonomics __ a. Designing objects that help people with almost anything __ 3) System __ a. An organized way to achieve a goal b. A system includes 4 parts:  Input, output, process, and feedback __ 4) Trade off __ a. all systems have trade off -Intended outcome: what was supposed to happen -Unintended outcome: what was not supposed to happen __ 5) Science vs. Technology __ a. Science focuses on the natural world b. Technology focuses on the correct use of tools  c. Technology uses science to work __ 6) Invention vs. Innovation __ a. Invention: a new product b. Innovation: Improving an existing product __ 7) Technology should use resources efficiently __ a. 4 R's: - Reduce, reuse, recycle, renews __ 8) History of Technology __ a. Agricultural Age: 0-1700, wooden plows etc. b. Industrial Age: 1700 - 1950's, factories, steam power c. Information Age: 1950's- now, computers - made the sharing of information faster and more organized - made inventions and innovations happen faster __ 9) Current Technologies __ a. Digital electronics - uses binary (0/1)  - allows us to move more info faster __ 10) Resources we use in technology __ a. Natural resouces b. Synthetic resouces