7 Resources of Technology Flashcards
system
2 or more parts or technologies working together as a whole to meet a want or need
resource
something that supplies help or aid to a system; the things you have available to you in design
people
individuals with the knowledge and skill necessary to design, create, and use technology
information
the knowledge and ability to think of how to identify and create solutions to problems using technology
tools and machines
devices that help us do work efficiently in creating solutions to problems in technology, non-consumable items
capital
money, credit, property, general wealth; total cost of project
time
the amount of time it takes to develop technologies; how long it takes solutions, or be a deadline
materials
the building blocks of technological systems, without the materials to create technologies no solutions could be developed; consumables
energy
the ability to perform the work needed to create technological systems and solutions to problems
What are the 7 resources of technology?
people, information, tools and machines, capital, time, materials, and energy
