| A | B |
| Stone Age | Historical perios characterized by wood and stone for tools. |
| Tools | Things we need to move technology forward |
| Information Age | The era in which we live today |
| Bronze | The first metal tools |
| Agriculture Age | People began to live in villages |
| Technologically Literate | People having a general understanding of technology |
| Social Change | Brought on by the factory system |
| Industrial Revolution | Happended around 1750s |
| Communication Tech | Sending and receiving messages |
| Bio-related tech | growth of plants and animals |
| Manufacturing tech | changing raw materials in used products |
| Technology | Application of knowledge and tools to extend human capability |
| Math | A numbers tool |
| Science | The process of studing the universe |
| Information | Data, knowledge, wisdom |
| Energy | The capacity to do work |
| Capital | Any form of wealth |
| Materials | The elements or substance of the parts of which something is composed |
| People | Number one importance for technology |
| System | A group of people working together |
| Open Loop System | Does not offer feedback |
| Core Technologies | Bui;ding blocks of all technology |
| Input | Wht is put into the system |
| Output | Final product |
| Feedback | Permit us to compare |
| Closed Loop System | Offers feedback |