WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY???

DR. NORAIN MOHD. TAJUDIN

MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

SULTAN IDRIS EDUCATION UNIVERSITY

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MALAYSIA

WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY?
The word technology comes from
Greek (technologa); from
(tchn), meaning "art, skill,
craft", and - (-loga), meaning
"study of-". The term can either be
applied generally or to specific areas:
examples include construction
technology, medical technology, and
information technology.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technolog
y)

WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY?
Technology

is the making,
modification, usage, and knowledge
of tools, machines, techniques, crafts,
systems, methods of organization, in
order to solve a problem, improve a
pre-existing solution to a problem,
achieve a goal or perform a specific
function.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology)

WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY?
It

can also refer to the collection

of such tools, machinery,
modifications, arrangements and
procedures. Technologies
significantly affect human as well
as other animal species' ability to
control and adapt to their natural
environments.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology)

WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY?
Technology : the application of
scientific advances to benefit
humanity
http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/glossary.html

WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY?
In general technology is the relationship
that society has with its tools and crafts,
and to what extent society can control its
environment. The Merriam-Webster
dictionary offers a definition of the term:
"the practical application of knowledge
especially in a particular area" and "a
capability given by the practical application
of knowledge".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology#De
finition_and_usage]

WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY?
Technology: the application of scientific or
other organized knowledge--including any tool,
technique, product, process, method,
organization or system--to practical tasks.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/hta101/ta10101
4.html