What is technology? Technology is made of two Greek words techne meaning “art, skill and craft” and logos meaning “speak of”. Technology is application of the scientific knowledge to design, create and develop tools for industrial, commercial and for better lifestyle. It is used in our daily life to solve our problems and make a better living, with the industrial revolution technology has reached much higher level. Engineering is studying and designing new technologies. Some of the technology developments are industrialisation, communication, internet, automobile etc. Early examples of technology are fire, wheel, clothing, etc.
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What are the types of technology?
There are many types of technology, we can go one by one.
Green technology: the utmost needed for the hour, global warming will make this place inhabitable and hence the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNCCC), the Lima Climate Change Conference this is the 20th yearly session of the conference of parties (COP) to the 1922 United Nation Framework Convention On Climate Change (UNCCCC), having negotiation on reducing the greenhouse gas emission to limit the global temperature to increase by 2 degree Celsius above the current level. Green technology is using renewable sources like solar, wind, tidal energy to produce energy environment friendly.
Communication technology: brought revolution, communication is used for transfer of information by mobile, media, computer, email, text messages, etc. with this technology everyone is easily accessible and changed the whole scenario where it Si easy to exchange information, ideas, news, where about etc.
Construction technology: there are sky scrapers, buildings, complexes, malls and all this with this technology, where construction has reached to high limits, with technology days’ work is completed within few hours. Tractors, software for the structure of the building are used for construction of buildings. Both the commercial and the residential buildings are improved with this technology.
Assistive technology: this technology is used to provide assistance to the disabled people. Assistive is providing assistance, for the people who are impaired in speech, hearing, moving this technology gives them great assistance as speech recognition system, hearing tool, rolling chair which is very easy to handle and requires minimum effort. This has greatly helped them.
Medical technology: it is used in diagnosis, scanning, endoscopy etc. Helps the doctor to identify the disease and cure them in proper way without any misinterpretation which may cause a life, so this has increase the life expectancy is some way and to lead a healthy life. It has become easy to diagnose any injury like knee, head with the MRI and take the correct measures.
Entertainment technology: needed one with the lot of stress entertainment is a great sigh of relief and with the advancement we can see a new set of instruments which can produce melodious songs. It has also become easy to design a tune with the instruments. Technology is used to build theatres, video, sound.
Information technology: all about the information management. The hardware and the software used to maintain the information is information technology. Software’s are developed to do some work, manage things, and what not. Today everything runs on software from small appliances to large one like in every field like the oven, washing machine, TV, fridge, computer etc. Banks, companies, hospital all maintain their records in the software, and it has become easy to work with the software making a better living and serving the purpose of technology.
Education technology: improving the education system by e-classes, video lectures etc. Helps in training, research, design, and implementation. Student’s interaction will improve their skills. Materials are easily available in the sites and the doubts sessions will help the students clarify their doubts and understand the subject rather than by heart it. It promotes individual learning in a student.
Business technology: helped businessmen to track their customers need and demands and provide them the customer friendly environment increasing their business. Marketing tools and strategies are developed to target the audience and build their business. The technology provides with the hardware and software tools. Small businesses has emerged as dominator using the technology where they can plan their business strategies, track their growth, and work on the ills of the company.
Defence technology: defence technology where the country is developing its defence technology for its security. Peace is must for a conducive atmosphere but without defence technology a country cannot maintain peace and security. Defence technology where the arms and ammunition is used for the defence of the country as it implies for better security. In this helicopters, submarines, guns, missiles etc. are developed. Using this technology for war is not healthy.
Advantage of technology
1. It improves efficiency
2. Increases in production
3. Saves time
4. Solves problem
5. Accessible communication
6. Cost efficiency
Disadvantages of technology
1. Increases dependencies
2. Laziness
3. Less value to human workers
Difference between science and technology?
There is fine line between them, science is discovering new facts, studying the causes, studying nature and explaining the facts.
Technology is which solves the daily problem. It is not only results from the scientific knowledge but mathematical, and historical knowledge etc. Technology is very often a consequence of scientific knowledge.
Example: science has discovered that energy is never lost it changes its forms like how the chemical energy is converted to mechanical energy and then the technology of automobiles using the scientific knowledge.
