Thursday, October 7, 2010

"Brainstorming about Technology"

Step 1:

1.   Tool-
What do you think of when you hear the term?
when i think of tool i think of an important object or term that you can use,

What does a dictionary say it means? the actual meaning is...
1. an implement, esp. one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
2. any instrument of manual operation.

What other words does a thesaurus connect this word?
apparatus, appliance, contraption, contrivance, device, engine, gadget, gizmo, implement, job, machine, means, mechanism, utensil, weapon, whatchamacallit


2.   Technology-
What do you think of when you hear the term?
modern appliences such as cell phones, computers, and cameras

What does a dictionary say it means? the actual meaning is...
1. the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
What other words does a thesaurus connect this word?
Boolean, IBM, alphanumeric, coin, conversational, corrupted, dead, dedicated, dial, drag, duplex, front, hard, hierarchical, machine, multiuser, octal, off, on, plug, relational, stand, technetronic, toll, user

3.   Cyborg-
What do you think of when you hear the term?
A person addicted to technology.
What does a dictionary say it means? the actual meaning is...
a person whose physiological functioning is aided by or dependent upon a mechanical or electronic device.
What other words does a thesaurus connect this word?
android, clone, cyborg , drone

* What do the words have to do with one another?
They are all based on new lifes products!

Step 2:
What technologies define your daily life?
cell phone
credit cards
itouch
metro cards
computers
TV

-I use my electronics on a daily basis for keeping communication with others people. In all honesty would feel very lost without technology.
Step 3:......

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