Technology

Subject: Industrial
Techniques

Learning Objectives
1 Define Technology
2 Describe Various types of technology
3 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of
technology.
4 Summarize

Technology
Technology
The systematic
application of
technical or scientific
knowledge, skills,
materials, tools and
methods to solve real
world problems and
create a new product,
process, or service.

Technology
Technology is basically a means by which raw material is
transformed into useful products.

Resource
Raw Material
Worker
Energy

Technology
Tools &
Equipment
Methods

Products
Goods
Service
Process

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Technology and Innovation

Innovation
A change in method or technology; a positive,
useful departure from previous ways of doing
things.

Types of Technology
1. Simple Technology
2. Advance Technology
3. Appropriate Technology

1 Simple Technology

Simple technology is an ordinary and usually

cheap way of getting things done using simple
tools.
It is often time-consuming or labour-intensive
(many hours of human work are involved)
Simple technology: knife, fork, machete,
crowbar, spare, grater, abacus

2 Advance Technology
Advanced technology refers to efficient
means of performing tasks using tools that
requires little to no human intervention in
order to function.
Advance Technology: electric knife, mixers,
lawn mowers, missiles, blenders, computers,
calculator

3 Appropriate Technology
Appropriate Technology is technology tailored
to fit the social and economic conditions of
the geographic area in which it is to be
applied, is environmentally sound, and
promotes self-sufficiency on the part of those
using it.

3 Appropriate Technology
Example: The maroons use musical
instruments they created with locally
accessible materials.

The Abeng used by the marrons

3 Appropriate Technology
Example: Hillside farmers use garden fork or
hoe to till the soil rather than tractor-drawn
plough due to the steep hills.

Farmer using a garden hoe

3 Appropriate Technology
it is generally recognized as encompassing
technological choice and application that is
small-scale, decentralized, labour-intensive,
energy-efficient, environmentally sound, and
locally controlled.

Advantages and Disadvantages of

Technology
Advantages

Disadvantages

- increase in efficiency of
work
- easy access to information
- Improve standard of living
- Create new jobs

- it is expensive

- Ease of communication

- Can cause social decay

- Loss of low skilled jobs

- Cause pollution due to

industrialization
- May result in ill health due to
sedentary lifestyle

Review Question
___________ is a change in method or
technology.
A. Innovation
B. Quality
C. Speed
D. Service

Review Question
___________ is the means by which raw
materials is transformed into finished
products.
A. Innovation
B. Technology
C. Factory
D. Skill

Review Question
___________ technology is a technology that is
applied on a small scale.
A. Innovation
B. Simple
C. Appropriate
D. Advance

Review Question
1. Give four advantages of technology on the
society.
2. Give four disadvantages of technology on the
society.

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Technology

Simple

Advance

Fill in the missing item.

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Technology

Simple

Advance

Fill in the missing item.

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