True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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Because they ensure that an entire system functions properly, controls are
complex devices.
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2.
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A
ladder is an example of a technological invention.
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Biologists, chemists, and physicists are all technologists.
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When
technologists cant include everything they want in a design, they are forced to make
trade-offs, exchanges of options for better ones.
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Technologically literate people understand how technological processes work and
how products are made.
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Large
technological systems are typically more complex than small ones.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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To
observe and record the events around them, scientists use the process of
____________________. a. | technology | b. | scientific
inquiry | c. | scientific literacy | d. | designing | | |
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The
desired level of fuel efficiency of a new car is a project ____________________. a. | requirement | b. | trade-off | c. | control | d. | system | | |
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Technology extends peoples natural ____________________. a. | resources | b. | abilities | c. | inclinations | d. | innovations | | |
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Which
of the following is NOT an example of a new problem created by existing technology? a. | illness caused
by contaminated food | b. | noise pollution from automobile
traffic | c. | waste created by disposable products | d. | eyestrain from
computer use | | |
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A
household thermostat provides ____________________ to a furnace about its operation. a. | requirements | b. | processing control | c. | feedback | d. | systematic information | | |
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Technology deals with the human-made world; science studies
____________________. a. | the effects of technology | b. | the natural
world | c. | the real world | d. | the worlds
biological processes | | |
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Matching
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Match each term with the correct definition below. a. | technology | f. | processes | b. | innovation | g. | control | c. | system | h. | feedback | d. | resource | i. | designing | e. | optimization | j. | requirements | | | | |
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a
series of steps by which resources are changed into desired products
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any
type of supply, service, or support used to make a system work
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group
of interrelated parts that work together to produce a desired result
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features that define the performance of a system
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makes
use of human knowledge to convert resources into goods and services
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information about the output of a system that can be used to adjust it
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a
device that is used to adjust the operation of a system
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the
process of making alternatives work as well as they can
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