What is Technology?

1. What I thought before?

1.1. Internet and wifi enabled devices

1.1.1. Smarth phones, computers, smart home products, IOT.

1.2. Automation and robotics

1.2.1. Elevators, health care aids, self operating HVAC and fire systems.

1.3. Artificial intelligence and self operating equipments

1.3.1. Self driving cars, driverless trains, AI aided systems.

2. In my perspective technology is

3. Why we need technology?

3.1. To survive and doing daily tasks

3.1.1. Improve the living standard

3.2. To enhance the performance

3.2.1. access to real time information, risk mitigation techniques, security systems.

3.3. To connect to the world

3.3.1. Invention of Wifi

3.4. improves the productivity, food quality and ensuring the food safety.

3.5. Revolutionize the health care.

3.5.1. AI health detection and diagnosis

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5. References

6. "Technology is a critical component of our world today. From communication and time management to manufacturing and healthcare, tech tools have an enormous impact on our lives" (Swensen, 2020)

7. "Technology is anything that wasn't around when you were born" (Kay, 1980)

8. What I think of technology now?

8.1. Technology is not only the human invented machines and devices, it includes processes, learning skills and knowledge to efficiently utilizes the devices and services etc.

8.2. Technology is the human intellect evolution over time.

8.2.1. It is step by step progression of human mind bring new ideas based on needs.

8.3. Ability to ask question and thrive to invent new things.

8.3.1. Putting knowledge into the action and proceed to inventions, anything assist in doing tasks is technology e.g. creation of wheel, building house etc.

9. Physical aspect of technology

10. Informational aspect of technology

11. Change in perspective

11.1. Analyze the knowledge aspect of technology.

11.2. Without information, one is unable to utilize the devices.

11.3. communication around the world.

11.4. Health care procedures and advancement.

12. Conclusion: Technology is not only the high end devices like smart phone, computers, small electronic machines, automated cars, air craft. It is just a physical aspect, whereas technology evolves by time, since the human history it changes and its the collection of machines, processes to run machines, knowledge and environment to utilize technology. It is a complex terminology to understand and possess different meaning in different eras, it assists humans to survive.