Question

1. list the basic needs and wants common to all people.
2. when people use resources to produce products or provide services that meet certain wants and needs, what are they creating?
3. what are the seven resources on which all technologies depend?
4. list and describe each of the activities of technology.
5. list and describe the things that all technological systems have in common.

Explanation:

1. Basic needs are essential for survival; wants are non-essential desires.
2. This is the core definition of economic/productive output for needs/wants.
3. These are the foundational inputs for all technological development.
4. These are the core actions that define technological practice.
5. These are shared structural/functional traits across all tech systems.

Answer:

1. Basic Needs: Clean water, nutritious food, safe shelter, breathable air, clothing for protection.

Wants: Luxury clothing, entertainment (streaming, games), upscale housing, gourmet meals, leisure travel.

1. They are creating goods and services (or value that satisfies human needs and wants).
2. The seven resources are: people (labor/knowledge), information, materials, tools and machines, energy, capital, and time.
3. - Identifying a Problem/Need: Recognizing a gap or issue that technology can address, e.g., identifying limited access to clean water in a community.

• Researching and Gathering Information: Collecting data, existing knowledge, and relevant data to inform solutions, e.g., studying water purification methods.
• Designing a Solution: Creating a plan or prototype for a technology to solve the problem, e.g., drafting a design for a low-cost water filter.
• Developing/Testing the Prototype: Building and testing a preliminary version to refine functionality, e.g., building the filter and testing its ability to remove contaminants.
• Producing the Technology: Manufacturing the final product or implementing the service at scale, e.g., mass-producing the water filters.
• Using the Technology: End users utilizing the product/service to meet the identified need, e.g., community members using the filters for clean water.
• Maintaining and Evaluating the Technology: Monitoring performance, making repairs, and assessing if it still meets the need over time, e.g., checking filters regularly and replacing parts as needed.

1. - Goal-Oriented: All exist to fulfill a specific human need or solve a defined problem, e.g., a car system aims to provide transportation.

• Input-Output System: They take resources (inputs like energy, materials) and convert them into useful outputs (products, services), e.g., a solar panel system uses sunlight (input) to produce electricity (output).
• Interconnected Components: Made up of multiple parts that work together; if one component fails, the system may not function, e.g., a computer relies on a processor, memory, and power supply working in tandem.
• Feedback Mechanism: Have ways to adjust based on performance or changing conditions, e.g., a thermostat that adjusts heating based on measured room temperature.
• Life Cycle: Go through stages from design and production to use, maintenance, and eventual disposal/recycling, e.g., a smartphone is designed, manufactured, used, repaired, and eventually recycled.