new and emerging technology.

Question 1

timescale

Answer 1

1. will production times be cut
   2.what lead time do customers expect
   3.is a time investment for staff training needed

Question 2

who is the product for

Answer 2

1.has the target market been researched
2.will it influence the way people approach tasks

Question 3

budget constriants

Answer 3

1. how much will the customer willing to pay
   2.wil the new technologies improve value and maximise

Question 4

the material used

Answer 4

1. are the material sustainable
2. have the material been tested to meet needs

Question 5

define critical evaluation

Answer 5

a process that identifies the positives and negatives from a range of areas to assess sustainability of concepts.

Question 6

define ethics

Answer 6

this balancing behaviours with moral principles when carrying out an activity

Question 7

state some of the possible negative and positive found through considerations of the contemporary and potential future scenarios

Answer 7

1. medical advances
2. natural disasters
   3.global warming
3. communication
4. travel

Question 8

Define AI

Answer 8

AI is the use of computer system to perform task that required human intelligence. These have proven to be popular as they can handle material that were once stated to be harmful for humans. They increased job opportunities for highly skilled individuals

however, they are expensive to source and lead to unemployment due to automation. job redundancy.

Question 9

Define the demographic movement

Answer 9

The movement of people, moving abroad to work.
This could cause lack of workers for the country people are moving from causing labour shortages. As well as the moving could be caused by automation leading to job redundancy. However, a gain for the countries people are moving to as they are gaining worker.

Question 10

work force skill set

Answer 10

the skills of people who work in an organisation.

skills need to be up to date especially for the medium and highly skilled people as they have to keep up with the changes and advancements in technology.

Question 11

What are some of the way that have evolved to support emerging technologies

Answer 11

1. privately owned business- businesses owned by a non-governmental organisation or person.
2. crowdfunding-
3. Government funding- government backing through start up loans where government provide financial support for a business to set up.
4. not for profit- when an individual doesn’t cash out his gains but reinvests.

Question 12

Impacts on sustainability

Answer 12

1. Transport cost- monitor fuel consumption and think of smarter way to package. E.G self built products.
2. Pollution- Type of energy used may contribute to global warming. E.G. water contamination, noise pollution, spill could occur especially if the company transport oil.
3. demand for natural resources- since fossil fuels are increasing becoming finite and will eventually run out. therefore, companies have to consider moving to more renewable sources of energy.
4. non finite resources
5. waste generated- reuse, reduce, recycle, repair.

Question 13

impact on the environment

Answer 13

1. pollution is a factor negative for the environment.
2. However, waste disposal, how we dispose our waste highlight how much we care for the environment, therefore, companies should make way o ensure products are reusable and recycled at the end of their life cycle.
3. Material separation- companies should indicate on the product in what bin to dispose.
4. transport of good around the world- companies should monitor their supply chain to ensure less pollution is connected to the product they are supplying.
5. packaging of good- Packaging should be efficient so that multiple good are transported per each goal reducing fuel consumption.

Question 14

Impact on society and culture

Answer 14

1. remote working- working from home or cafe having flexible hours. however, less interaction with co-workers.
2. changes to working hours- due to internet access, people can work from home allowing them to have a social life with families and friends.
3. use of video conference meeting- due to covid, many companies were in a large culture of vide conference meetings. This allowed communication with individuals in far countries to be efficient as well as this forced a greater improvement in audio and video quality.
4. IOT- Due internet issues reliability may be problem but internet of things is defined as a network device that connected via the internet.
5. social segregation- isolation of an ethnic group.

Answer 15

obscelences is bad for the environment