HPS100H1 Final: HPS308H1F Exam Prep.pdf
18 Dec 2013
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A. most people at first glance would think this is an easy, even trivial question. B. on second thought many difficulties arise about what technology is, even before the moral questions of whether it is bad or good. Ii. the history of the word and preliminary definition. B. understandable, because of the difficulties of the concept. C. a relatively new word in the english language. Tool of man to help improve my lives. Process of power through technique through medium of machine to alter material in a useful way matter, energy, technique, machine. Artifact classify society as more or less technological technology is defined by the complexity of the tech suv is superior to a horse cart. Tacit knowledge - implicit knowhow of how things work. A. technology"s development is constrained by immutable and rigid laws that condition that development. B. technology determines economic and social life and is the most important motor human society.
