What Is Technology?

Question 1

An example of troubleshooting used by engineers when building the early computer mouse was

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replacing the steel ball of the mouse with a rubber ball to reduce the noise and make it easier to clean.

Question 2

Engineers are trained to use both technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.

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Question 3

Inputs, processes, outputs, feedback, and a goal are all involved in

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technological systems.

Question 4

A trade-off is an exchange in which one benefit is given up in order to obtain another.

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Question 5

The first step in designing or redesigning a product is

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deciding what needs you are trying to meet.

Question 6

When engineers identify a need, they first

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clearly define the problem they are trying to solve.

Question 7

Input is information a system uses to monitor and adjust itself to meet the goal.

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Question 8

Prototypes are used to

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test the operation of a product.

Question 9

What stage of the technology design process involves brainstorming and analyzing trade-offs for different ways to solve a problem?

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solution stage

Question 10

Cost is an example of a(n) constraint in designing a product.

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