BASIC TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY

S/N ACTIVITIES MODERN/ DEVELOPED LOCAL/ UNDERDEVELOPED

1 Health Care Medicine , X - ray Herbs, Native Doctors
2 Security CCTV, Scanners Spears and Arrows,
Charms
3 Food Oven, Canning Salting, Drying and Barn
Preservation
4 Entertainment TV, Video, Games Village wrestling
5 Transport Car, Train and Jet Canoe, horse, cart
6 Farming Pesticides, Fertilizers, Cutlass and Hoes,
Tractors, irrigation , Manure, Hunting
combine harvesters
7 Communicatio Phone, Skype, E mail Town Crier, Letter
n writing
8 Building Cement Thatch
9 Education Projector, laptop Chalk board, Slate and
 CATEGORIES OF TECHNOLOGY
S/N CATEGORIES FEATURES / PROPERTIES

1 Tangible Technology Blue Print, Models, Operations, Methods

and Prototypes

2 Intangible Consultancy, Problem Solving and Training

Technology methods.

3 High Technology Entirely or almost entirely automated and

intelligent methods that manipulates ever
finer matters and powerful forces.
4 Intermediate Semi automatic or partially intelligent
Technology technology that manipulates refined
matter and medium level forces
5 Low Technology Labour intensive technology that
manipulates only coarse or gross matter
and weaker forces
 CATEGORIES OF TECHNOLOGY
SN CATEGORIES FEATURES/PROPERTIES
1 New Technology A new introduction by a company which was never been in the
market before. It improve competitive advantage and boast
productivity e.g. Smart Board
2 Emerging Technology Progressing for the next 5-10 years, and which will significantly
change the business and social landscape. It spurs economic
expansion , but in the form of a long wave cycle. It also build
new industries and might lead the existing one’s obsolesces.
E.g. Artificial Intelligent
3 Tacit Technology It is conveyed through demonstration or observation. It is
experienced based where technology developers are the ones
who have the know how question
4 Codified Technology It is based on coding and encrypted . It is transferred In coding
and enables to show how it works. Blue print
5 Tangible technology Blue Print, Models, Operations, Methods and Prototypes

6 Intangible Technology Consultancy, Problem Solving and Training methods.

7 Low Technology Labour intensive technology that manipulates only coarse or

ACTIVITIES LOW TECHNOLOGY INTERMEDIATE HIGH TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATION Chalk board White board & books Interactive board &

computer and

projector

TRANSPORTATI Horse, Donkeys & Cart Bicycle, tricycles and motor Train, Jet, Submarine

ON cycles

COMMUNICAT Town crier Letter writing E-mail, Phones and

ION Social media

HEALTH CARE Herbs Tablets Injection, X-ray and

scans

GRINDING Grinding stone Manual grinder Blender

PEPPER
 UNDERDEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY
Is the use of local and primitive scientific approach in
making and doing things. It uses
manual processes in making and doing things Manual
processes are methods of doing and making things
using hand, purely using human effort without any aid
to magnify the input force
 DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY
Is the use of modern and acceptable scientific
approach in doing and making things by using
machines. It uses mechanized
processes. Mechanized processes are the
methods of doing and making things using machines.
IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY
Technology is needed for man to meet and satisfy his
needs with maximum comfort
 DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY
Is the use of modern and acceptable scientific
approach in doing and making things by using
machines. It uses mechanized
processes. Mechanized processes are the
methods of doing and making things using machines.
IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY
Technology is needed for man to meet and satisfy his
needs with maximum comfort
EXPECTATION A nation needs to
apply her technological know how to process her natural
resources which will create maximum comfort and
satisfaction with less stress for her people and
consequently creating more trade ADVANTAGES OF
TECHNOLOGY 1) To increase the standard of
living 2) To improve quality of life
3) To provide greater satisfaction in life
 NATURAL RESOURCES
Are materials provided by nature from which useful
products are produced or manufactured from
Examples are Oil, Forest Products, Minerals, Water
and Air.