TECHNOLOGY The word'technology' is a complicated term. Just what does it mean? Parthy the meaning depends on who is talking. To some people'technology' means hardware. Wke rockets. tools. and microchips. To others. it means applying the knowledge of math and science to solve probtems. Technology is a combination of people with their ideas and actions and the things they invent, and the information they uncover and share. Technology results in change Today we live in a technical world. We discover, invent and build things things that may make our lives better or worse. To technology wisely we have to know what has been done. use what we can do. and how it will affect us and our world. We can't stop there What wo do today 4 it. will affect the future. Technological systems are systems made by people to satisfy human needs and wants Three kinds of technological systems are communication, transportation and production system The telephone, television and radio are examples of communication systems. Trahsportatic srstems move people and goods. Production systems provide products and structures peop