Technology is a word of Greek origin, consisting of two sections, the first section: Techno means craft, skill, or art, while the second: Logy means science or study. Hence, the word technology refers to the science of performance or the science of application; many scientists have listed many other definitions of the word technology, and we will present some of them below.Technology: a comprehensive process that systematically implements science and knowledge in many fields; for purposes of practical value to society. Technology is defined as the optimal use of scientific knowledge, its application, and its adaptation to human service and well-being.
The common concept of the term technology is the use of computer and modern devices, and this view is limited vision, computer result of the results of technology, while the technology is intended by this decision is a way of thinking, solving problems, a way of thinking that leads the individual to the desired results, The way to think about the use of knowledge, information, and skills in order to reach results to satisfy the human need and increase its capabilities.
For technological invention:
Is every new idea has been studied and applied and the extraction of its output to become something new adds to the kiss or to the previous instruments or machinery or devices or technologies, which must be new and special invention in a branch of science, and can be made and applied on the ground. Thus giving the inventor patent rights. Where these rights can apply the cultivation or idea while preserving their rights and preventing others from acquiring them.
Benefits of Technology:
The first noteworthy benefit is the contribution of the scientific and technological revolution in the field of disease control, the development of antibiotics, so-called biomedical technology, and the contribution of modern medical devices in the fields of ECG and radiography to the diagnosis of diseases, Including the introduction of technology in complex and accurate surgeries, laparoscopic surgery and catheterization, as well as the technology of the pharmaceutical industry, which has greatly helped in the healing of intractable conditions and facilitated the work of the human staff of doctors, nurses and pharmacists.
We also mention the usefulness of technology to facilitate people's mobility through modern means of transport and communication, such as the emergence of electric trains, aircraft and advanced shipping systems.
Technology also facilitates scientific research and access to information in the shortest and cheapest time of the past. The Internet, for example, provides a resource available to all to get the information they want.
Adding to this is the terrible increase in social communication between people, where communication has become easier than before due to the emergence of technologies and applications compatible with the global technology systems. The modern means of communication from mobile devices and applications to make this communication as easy as possible.
Technology contributes to the provision of security services through the introduction of modern technology in the police, army and internal security systems that safeguard the national security of the state through the monitoring of suspicious persons and the seizure of thefts and the arrest of perpetrators, thus preserving the internal peace and security of the state and society.
1- Education and Learning:
Technology has provided a great service in the field of education, from the invention of pen and paper, to the printing, recording and imaging stages, and now the computer has become one of the most powerful media in the field of education. There are many ways in which information technology has been used in the field of teaching and learning. Multimedia has been used so that we can watch a documentary about many natural phenomena such as earthquakes, space trips, and the growth of plants and organisms. The laboratory programs that simulate the reality of different interactions Between atoms and molecules, and the technology did so by: distance approximation, small magnification, large reduction, detailing without fear or damage, as well as distance learning where a learner in a country could listen and discuss a lecturer in another country The Internet is an essential source of education that is indispensable to the student and teacher and a source of information to anyone else.
- Field of Communications:
It is now possible to see or hear what is happening in the farthest place in this world. Communication is no longer confined to e-mail or phone calls. There is e-mail, chat, and other means, as well as instant messaging or talking to others through video conferencing. Thanks to the technology of communication and computer networks so that the world became more like a small village and developments can be used to make the Internet to make phone calls at low cost through the so-called (VOIP)
3- E-Commerce :
Electronic commerce means the supply, sale and purchase of goods, services and information through an electronic system between the producer, the supplier and the consumer. So that the companies achieve several benefits including: more effective marketing, reducing the number of employees who no longer need in the management and accounts, effective communication with other companies and customers wherever they are.
Administrative field:
Institutions use computers, internal and external networks to manage their administrative affairs, as well as to communicate between branches of the institution, which may be spaced and no longer the term (office paperless), which produces information and is electronically exchanged and elusive, as we hear nowadays the term e-government frequently hesitate means media . States have recently resorted to the electronic management system that relies on information and communication technology in the management of its various activities, through the computerized information systems, both in the media level or interactive communication with individuals in a way that ensures the protection of information and security, thus facilitating the delivery of services and correspondence between the official authorities on the one hand, Institutions and citizens on the other hand, saving time, effort and money.
The use of information technology in the administrative processes of the State has several levels: an information level in which data and data are disseminated such as laws, interactive level: the citizen enters the necessary data on a specific subject such as statistics, level of transactions: information to issue birth certificate and request for renewal of passport.
Health and Medicine:
ICT has been used in the field of health and telemedicine, with the aim of raising the health level of people in remote areas and rural areas. This reduces the cost of treatment and travel. It facilitates patient access to the treatment centers in major cities. Through visual and medical conferences, and connecting distant hospitals to each other through a network that enables doctors to diagnose diseases through photo exchange and reports and to provide medical advice in complex cases of illness. In addition to the above, an electronic pharmacy has been established to provide specific information about medicines and their marketing via the Internet.
Media and Culture:
Technology has contributed to a great service in raising the cultural level of peoples. Paper, print and its output from publications, books, newspapers, magazines and documentaries on various issues and online publishing have all contributed to the dissemination of knowledge to large sectors, and have also enabled many to publish at an acceptable cost. The media has played a key role in the transmission of information and its delivery in the near future, whether it is heard on radio or telephone or audible - visible through television and other recording methods and recently through the Internet. Technology has been identified in the ease of providing, processing and broadcasting information in a short time and translating it into several languages.
Military field:
Man used technology in wars. Various weapons were a key factor in winning wars, both ancient and modern. The role of information technology has been important in communicating messages and information secretly between the command and the field, as well as for espionage. Recently, information technology has entered the military sphere more widely. Computer-guided missiles, modern communications systems and others have greatly affected the performance of soldiers in battle.
Recreation Area:
There are a lot of computer games, some of which rely on 3D graphics and sound, and uses information technology in the production of music and film and the special effects associated with recording and display and use the Internet to distribute
multimedia products, which helped spread.
Industry:
The information technology industry is an important sector in the economy of many countries. The computer has also been used in the design and examination of complex machine models such as cars and airplanes, as well as the use of computer-oriented machines and robotics in industries, especially hazardous ones. Many devices have been used to monitor their work. For example, in the modern car there are a number of micro computers that control the work of different parts.
The most important technological inventions in the world:
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Mobile phones
- Personal computer
- Space craft
- Aircraft
Ships - Submarines
- Satellites
- Internet
- Wired electricity
- Wireless electricity
13-3D printer - Machinery used in all fields, such as medical and industrial
There are also thousands of technological inventions that have contributed to changing the world in one form or another. We can only say that technology is the basis of everything around us in the home, street, work or school. Technology is the product and nature of the development of human society.