Technology

Standards
1.	Knows the characteristics and uses of computer hardware and operating systems
2.	Knows the characteristics and uses of computer software programs
3.	Understands the relationships among science, technology, society, and the individual
4.	Understands the nature of technological design
5.	Understands the nature and operation of systems
6.	Understands the nature and uses of different forms of technology

Topics
	1.	Advances in technology
	2.	Agricultural technology
	3.	Biotechnology
	4.	Communication systems
	5.	Computer hardware
	6.	Computer maintenance and trouble-shooting
	7.	Computer networks/Internet
	8.	Computer operation
	9.	Computer software
	10.	Construction technology
	11.	Design considerations
	12.	Design implementation
	13.	Design process
	14.	Design test and refinement
	15.	Energy technology
	16.	Ethics, the law, and technology
	17.	Feedback in systems
	18.	Impact of technology
	19.	Interaction of system components
	20.	Invention and innovation
	21.	Manufacturing process
	22.	Manufacturing technology
	23.	Medical technology
	24.	Natural and designed objects
	25.	Online behavior
	26.	Science, technology, and society
	27.	Spreadsheets/databases
	28.	System components
	29.	System design and development
	30.	System function
	31.	System organization
	32.	System testing and refinement
	33.	Systems thinking
	34.	Technological design and development
	35.	Technology in society
	36.	Tools, machines, and materials
	37.	Transportation systems
	38.	Typing
	39.	Uses of technology
	40.	Web development and design
	41.	Word processing/desktop publishing

Standards