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Question 1

What are the positives of technology

Answer 1

Energy efficiency, remote working, digital communication, e waste recycling, smart technologies

Question 2

What are the negatives of technology

Answer 2

E waste, short life cycles, high energy use, rare materials, transport emissions, non recyclable parts

Question 3

What is energy effiency

Answer 3

Using more of the energy usefully

Question 4

What is digital communication

Answer 4

Comunicating without paper or post

Question 5

What are smart technologies

Answer 5

Monitoring energy use

Question 6

Short product life cycle

Answer 6

More waste

Question 7

Rare materials

Answer 7

Require rare earth minerals that cause pollution when exteracted

Question 8

High energy use

Answer 8

Tech uses energy

Question 9

Legal issues

Answer 9

Think of Data protection act comuter misuse act copy-write

Who would be legally responsible if computer made wrong descion

Question 10

What are ethical issues of technology

Answer 10

1.Digital divide
2.accessibility for disabled users
3.privacy issue
4.mental wellbeing issues

The moral questions which come to mind

Question 11

What is the designs act

Answer 11

Makes it illegal to copy someone else’s work without their permission

Question 12

What are cultural issues of technology

Answer 12

1. Are certain groups of people going to find it harder to accept new tech like old generation
   2.could certain cultural groups have difficulty with aspects of tech like videoing inside place or worship

How might it effect certain groups of people

Question 13

Environmental issues of tech

Answer 13

E waste