Engineering and Technology

Which one is NOT a feature of technology?

• Technology is found in nature.
• Technology uses tools, materials, and systems.
• Technology results in artifacts and other outputs.
• People develop technology to control their environment.

Competition causes businesses to develop new products.

• True 
• False

Materials can be classified as natural, synthetic, or composite.

• True 
• False

Actions completed to perform the function of a technological system are called ________.

• planning 
• organizing
• production processes

Emerging technology is also referred to as high tech.

• True
• False

Which technological system(s) is/are used to grow food?

• Agricultural and related biotechnologies
• Communication and information technologies
• Construction technologies
• Medical technologies

A drilling tool is used to scrape and smooth surfaces.

• True
• False

Information can be classified into three areas: technological, humanities, and __________.

• medical
• agriculture
• scientific
• communication

___________ energy is energy found in moving objects.

• Thermal
• Chemical
• Mechanical
• Electrical

The best solution to a problem resolves all the criteria and constraint requirements.

• True
• False