CS100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Doom 3, Human Conditions, Scriptorium
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Technological determinism: technology is a tool= technology + human usage goal (for ex. Paper clip, hammer, ipod: technology that changed the world, technology developed through linear development. Linear development- advancement of technology: technology drives social change, technology steadily improves our life. Cultural determinism: technology is a product of and reflective of our culture -> we make technology, complex devel opment- multiple inventors, ex. Occurs over time and is a subject of social forces . Invented around same time by number of different people. Photographic representation of loved ones was high in demand. Progress and technology: progress- definitions of success change, measurement change. Industrial revolution: shift from economy producing food to an economy about mass production, common explanation- steam engine was invented = mass production enabled. David nye: believed inventions were very rare. New technology are not actually new : example of new technology is a computer. Innovation- new ways of making previous technology useful ex.
