Technology
the application of scientific knowledge, law and principles
scientia
what is this Latin word of science means knowledge.
Science
"A systematic and methodical activity of building and organizing knowledge about
how the universe behaves through observation, experimentati...
STS Introduction Questions and Answers
2024/2025
Technology
the application of scientific knowledge, law and principles
scientia
what is this Latin word of science means knowledge.
Science
"A systematic and methodical activity of building and organizing knowledge about
how the universe behaves through observation, experimentation, or both"
techne and logos
what is this greek word of technology means art, skill, or cunning offhand
Science, Technology and Society
"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"
société
Society came from the French word
Society
This is a group of individuals which is characterized by common interest and may have
distinctive culture
"Technology involves the design or products, systems, and processes that affect the
quality of life. This statements is the same as"
technology-society relations
"The invention of television in the late 1950s and early 1960s are important means of
filling leisure time. This describes as what relations?"
Science
"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
"Anton van Leeuwenhoek developed the microscope and Robert Hooke successfully
described the crystal structure of snowflakes. This describes as what relations?"
technology-society relations
"Google makes searching for answers more convenient and faster than finding
answers to library. Which of the following best describes this interaction?"
pebbles
Which of the following raw material is used by the prehistoric men to hunt for their
food and for their clothing?
curiousity
Scientist like to look into everything asking why and how questions. What
characteristics are shown?
identifying problems
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