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STS INTRODUCTION EXAM LATESTUPDATED
Technology is the application of scientific knowledge, laws, and principles.
scientia - ANSWER What is the Latin word for science? It means knowledge.
The field of science: "A systematic and methodical activity of building and
organizing knowledge about how the universe behaves through observation,
experimentation, or both"
Techne and Logos - ANSWER What is this Greek term for technology? It
signifies art, skill, or cleverness offhand.
Science, Technology, and Society (ANSWER) "an interdisciplinary field, a
result of questions about science and technology's dynamic interactions with
various aspects of society and was thus viewed as a socially embedded
enterprise"
ANSWER Society originates from the French term.
Society - ANSWER This is a collection of people who share common interests
and may have a separate culture.
Technology as a collection of means - ANSWER "Technology is the design o
f things, systems, and processes that influence people's quality of life. This
statement is the same as.
, Technology-Society Relations - ANSWER "The emergence of television in the
late 1950s and early 1960s was a significant means of occupying leisure time.
This describes what relations?
Science - Answer "It refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on the
scientific method, as well as the organized body of knowledge gained through
such research"
Science-Technology Relations - ANSWER "Anton van Leeuwenhoek invented
the microscope, and Robert Hooke accurately documented the crystal structure
of snowflakes. This describes what relations?
Technology-society relations - ANSWER "Google makes it easier and faster to
discover answers than going to the library. Which of the following accurately
describes this interaction?"
Pebbles - Answer Which of the following raw materials were utilized by
prehistoric men for hunting and clothing?
Curiosity - Answer Scientists are curious about everything and frequently ask
why and how. What traits are presented?
Identifying problems: ANSWER Which of the following is the first step in
applying the scientific method?
Spanish colonial period - ANSWER They introduced formal schooling and
established scientific institutes.
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