TECHNOLOGY
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what is it?
Technology is the set of knowledge
and techniques that are applied in
an orderly manner to achieve a
certain objective and solve a certain
problem. It also allows human beings
to modify their material or virtual
environment to satisfy their needs,
that is, a combined process of
thought and action with the purpose
of creating useful solutions in an
organized manner in order to satisfy
a need.
Characteristics
Technology is one of the four fundamental
factors of production, used to satisfy human
needs, solve problems and improve the
quality of life.
It is present in all areas of personal and
social life, such as work.
creating new objects
If used well, it improves the quality of life of
human beings; if misused, it can cause
serious damage to individuals and society.
There are different types of technology,
according to their tangibility in soft and
hard technology, and according to their
application in flexible and fixed technology.
Types of technology
According to its tangibility, it is divided into:
Soft: It provides us with intangible goods such as new
economic theories or new forms of resource
management.
Hard: Refers to what helps us produce tangible goods
such as modern automobiles, anti-seismic buildings, etc.
According to application, it is divided into:
Flexible: Refers to that which is applied in various
activities and areas of study. For example,
nanotechnology is applied to both the health and
telecommunications fields.
Fixed: Refers to a specific field. For example, a machine
for surgical operations.
Advantages: Disadvantages:
Improved communications, Loss of privacy. The use of
transportation of people and technological devices collects user
methods of communication information and distributes it
between individuals have been among a multitude of companies.
greatly improved by technology. Psychological problems. The
Access to information. Today, constant visualization of
thanks to technology, we have "prototypes of people" has
access to practically unlimited psychologically destabilized a
information. part of society. Generating
Advances in science. The depressions or other negative
creation of new machines, disorders.
intended for researchers, has Environment. Technology allows to
brought with it great advances carry out a higher production than
the environment can support. This
and discoveries in important
situation brings with it an increase
areas such as medicine.
in natural disasters.
Some examples of technology
Robotics: Uses tools and knowledge from various disciplines to
design and manufacture robots. It is expected that these robots
can perform automated tasks and jobs that are routine and
tedious for humans or reduce production costs in industries.
AI (artificial intelligence): focuses on creating systems that can
perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as
learning, reasoning, and perception. Tasks performed
automatically without the need for humans to supervise their
work.
Autonomous vehicles: The technology is used to create
driverless cars that are programmed to mimic human driving
and control capabilities. This type of vehicle perceives the
environment through laser systems, radars, computer vision
