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What is typically the role of an operator in the context of technology?
What is typically the role of an operator in the context of technology?
- To legally protect inventions through patents
- To create something from existing designs
- To make a machine or device function properly (correct)
- To invent new gadgets and devices
What distinguishes a prototype from a final product?
What distinguishes a prototype from a final product?
- A prototype must be patented before it is created.
- A prototype is always more expensive than the final product.
- A prototype serves as the first example from which later forms are developed. (correct)
- A prototype is often made without any legal protection.
How is a genius typically characterized in the context of invention?
How is a genius typically characterized in the context of invention?
- By their recognition and success in commercial markets
- By their focus on improving existing technologies
- By their intelligence and creativity in creating new things (correct)
- By their ability to work alone without collaboration
Which statement accurately describes a smartphone?
Which statement accurately describes a smartphone?
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What does the term 'invention' refer to?
What does the term 'invention' refer to?
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Inventions
- A prototype is the first version of a new product, serving as a blueprint for future iterations.
- Inventions are creations of new technologies, devices, or processes that didn’t exist previously.
- An inventor is an individual who conceives and brings a new invention into existence.
- A patent is like a legal protection for inventors, allowing them to have exclusive rights to make, use, or sell their invention for a certain period.
Computers
- Computers are electronic machines with versatile applications, including data storage, organization and retrieval, multimedia processing, calculations, and control over other machines.
Smartphones
- A smartphone is a mobile phone with sophisticated features, functioning as a small computer with internet connectivity.
Communications
- A telephone facilitates remote conversations through electrical signal transmission.
- Operators play a crucial role in making devices or systems function effectively
Words
- A gadget is a small device designed for a specific purpose.
- Genius describes someone with exceptional intellectual ability.
- "New" signifies recent creation or commencement.
- "Old" refers to existence for a considerable time compared to other things.
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