30 Questions
What is the result of technology's impact on the 21st century family?
Disintegration of core values
What is the term for using technology to enhance entertainment experiences?
Entertainment technology
What do parents rely heavily on to make their lives faster and more efficient?
Communication, information, and transportation technology
What is the primary method of simplifying interaction between students during coursework?
What has advanced rapidly, causing significant changes to family structure and lifestyles?
Entertainment technology
What is the impact of technology on today's families?
Fracturing the family's foundation
What has been a source of reduced cost of communication and technological improvements in the business sector?
Support and increase in the use of new technologies
What is information technology primarily used for?
To store, study, retrieve, transmit and manipulate data
What is a negative impact of IT on private life?
Health problems due to computer use
What has been a major impact of IT on the labor market?
High request for technological know-how
What has been a result of the rapid increase in computer use in private life?
Higher dependability on ICT
What is a benefit of IT in private life?
Easier socializing
What was the primary substance from which Anaximenes believed all other things were derived?
Air
What is the name of the theory that suggests technology is the key force driving societal changes?
Technological determinism
What does technology provide for humans?
Cloths, shelters, foods, and transportations
What is the main flaw in the theory of technological determinism?
It ignores the complex social networks that support technology
What type of theory is technological determinism considered to be?
A reductionist theory
What is the subject of the first part of the text?
The theory of Anaximenes
What is the primary concern of the negative effects of technology listed?
Social Interactions
What is the definition of technology provided in the passage?
The application of scientific knowledge to solve specific problems
What has been the impact of 20th century technology on the world?
It has completely and irreversibly changed the way people live
What is the name of the world's largest computer network?
The Internet
What has been the growth rate of Internet users annually?
It has been doubling
What is the focus of biotechnology?
The application of technology to the practice of medicine
What is the most extreme form of genetic engineering?
Cloning
What is the main concern of genetic engineering in relation to human behavior?
Altering human behavior
What is the primary impact of urbanization on society?
Gradual increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas
What is the current trend in the utilization of technology?
Increasing use of technology
What is the relationship between technology and our daily lives?
We use technology to accomplish specific tasks
What is a result of advances in genetic engineering and reproductive technologies?
Difficult political, ethical, and moral questions
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