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| technology | the use of accumulated knowledge to process resources to meet human needs and wants. |
| technician | a person who requires specialized training in a certain area. |
| technologist | a person who has special training and skill in technology. |
| science | knowledge covering general truths or laws that explain why something happens. |
| engineering | decide how to make things. |
| communication | the process of exchanging information between individuals. |
| production | making products available for use. |
| transportation | moving people and products from one place to another. |
| adapting | an upward step that improves an existing product. |
| www | world wide web |
| tables/charts/graphs | useful ways to organize and present information. |
| image map | a special kind of picture that when clicked takes you to a website. |
| wants | something you don't have to have but does improve your quality of living. |
| needs | something you must have in order to survive. |
| hyperlink | usually underlined and colored in blue. |
| search engine | a special website that enables you to find information on the internet much easier. |
| internet | a huge collection of computers all linked together that can share information or "talk to one another". |
| back button | takes you to the last web page you were looking at. |
| web browser | the software you use to look at web pages. (explorer, navigator). |
| address bar | the place where you type the location of the web site you want to visit. |
| speech marks | used when searching the internet for phrases. |
| find tool | searches a web page quickly for words you tell it to find. |
| clipboard | special memory that enables you to store text or pictures temporarily. |
| tecknos | Greek word which means "art". |
| industrial technology | area of study known as "manual training". |
| The 4 ages of technology | prehistoric,agricultural,industrial,and information. |
| The 3 types of technology | physical, biological, and information. |
