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Best description of technology is
making a new invention
building a super highway
using knowledge, processes, and procedures to solve problems
designing new tools to make people's lives better
In the design process, which happens after developing possible solutions.
chose one solution
identify the problem
do research
test the prototype
What kind of reference materials do product designers use?
science journals, internet, encyclopedias
TV, radio, internet
books, files, other people
Computers were made smaller by
metal cases
plastic circuit boards
microchip
light bulbs
What best mimics the muscular system in a prototype
bolts and springs
wires and strings
wheels and levers
case and light
After developing possible solutions, an engineer will
identify a problem
do research
test the prototype
choose one solution
An engineer watching people using a computer keyboard is
making a model
identifying a problem
presenting evidence
documenting a design
A robotic arm mimics a real
arm
foot
brain
neck
Why should an engineer reevaluate the results of testing?
to come up with a problem
make it affordable
to see if the problem was solved
to present the evidence
What 3 things should a prosthetic hand be able to do?
open and close, move directions, pick up objects
twirl, wave, scratch objects
dial a phone, text, use sign language
How are robots like humans?
they think
they have emotions
they move
they get diseases
Before developing possible solutions, an engineer will
communicate results
test the prototype
identify a problem
choose a design
Which technology did not exist before 1900?
stitches
xRays
scalpels
surgical glue
Modern computers and older computers both
have a microchip
have input and output
are the same size
are the same price
A prototype is
finished product for sale
a set of choices
nanobot
version of the solution to a problem
Xrays
help see bones
give 3D imaging
cross section or slices
Airplanes have parts that mimic
whales
birds
squirrels
Where could a nanobot be used?
on farms
in space
inside the human body
In the design process, which is out of order?
Identify a problem
Choose a solution
Do research
Develop possible solutions
In the design process, which is out of order?
Choose a solution
Design and construct a prototype
Communicate the results
Test the prototype
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