Technology Vocabulary

Question 1

Dystopian

Answer 1

Meaning: A future where technology is misused

Antonym: Utopian

Example:The government is using surveillance cameras to create a dystopian future (limiting their freedom)

Question 2

Automation

Answer 2

Meaning: Use of technology to perform tasks through machines and softwares

Antonym: Manual labour

Example: Factory automation has increased production speed.

Question 3

Technological Determinism

Answer 3

Meaning: Belief that technology shapes society

Antonym: Social Constructivism (society shaped around technology)

Example: Some historians say that the printing press is an example of a technological determinism.

Question 4

Innovation Diffusion

Answer 4

Meaning: Process of new technology spreading

Antonym: Innovation resistance (refusal to adopt new technologies)

Example: The diffusion of innovation theory explains why people adopt new devices.

Question 5

Biometrics

Answer 5

Meaning: Unqiue characteristics for identification (fingerprints)

Antonym: Password-based authentication (NOT biological features)

Example: Modern smartphones use biometrics.