Technology and society

TECHOLOGY AND SOCIETY

By mandia

  • X-RAY

    X-RAY
    X-rays are invisible electromagnetic energy, which is used as a way to obtain or take internal images of tissues, bones and organs of our body or organism. Radiation, capable of passing through bodies and printing photographic films.

  • THE TELEVISION

    THE TELEVISION
    Television is a system for the transmission and reception of moving images and sound at a distance using a broadcasting mechanism. Transmission can be by radio waves, cable television networks, satellite television or IPTV.

  • RADAR

    RADAR
    Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to measure distances, altitudes, directions and speeds of objects such as aircraft, boats and motor vehicles.

  • NUCLEAR REACTOR

    NUCLEAR REACTOR
    A nuclear reactor is a device in which a nuclear chain reaction is produced in a controlled manner. It can be used to obtain energy from so-called nuclear power plants.

  • FIRST COMPUTER (ENIAC)

    FIRST COMPUTER (ENIAC)
    The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) project, originally known as "Project PX", was designed and built between 1943 and 1945 and it was John Mauchly and John Presper Eckert who worked on the first computer project.

  • FIBRE OPTICS

    FIBRE OPTICS
    Fiber optics are commonly used as a means of transmitting light between two ends of a fiber and are widely used in communications, where they allow transmission over greater distances and bandwidth (data rate) than electrical cables.

  • LASER

    LASER
    A laser is a device that uses a quantum mechanical effect, induced or stimulated emission, to generate a spatially and temporally coherent beam of light.

  • EMAIL

    EMAIL
    The email is a correspondence system that allows the exchange of messages between users who are connected to a computer network, but located on different computers.

  • MOVILE PHONE

    MOVILE PHONE
    It is a wireless device that allows you to communicate almost anywhere with its main function being voice communication. Although with time and technological advances, it has incorporated functions such as camera, agenda, video and music player and even internet access.

  • PERSONAL COMPUTER

    PERSONAL COMPUTER
    A computer is a machine whose task is to receive data, process it and deliver the results of that processing (usually to the user).

  • BLUETOOTH

    BLUETOOTH
    Bluetooth is an industry specification for Wireless Personal Area Networks that enables voice and data transmission between different devices via a radio frequency link.

  • HYBRID VEHICLE

    HYBRID VEHICLE
    A hybrid vehicle is a vehicle in which the electric energy that drives it comes from batteries and, alternatively, from an internal combustion engine that drives a generator.

  • OPTICAL MOUSE

    OPTICAL MOUSE
    Its main objective is to facilitate the selection of options that may appear on a computer screen with just 1 to 2 clicks.

  • WIFI NETWORKS

    WIFI NETWORKS
    When we talk about WIFI, we are referring to one of the most widely used wireless communication technologies today. WIFI, also called WLAN (Wireless Lan, wireless network) or IEEE 802.11 standard. WIFI is not an abbreviation for Wireless Fidelity, it is simply a trade name.

  • BLU-RAY STANDARD

    BLU-RAY STANDARD
    Blu-ray is a next-generation optical disc format developed by the BDA (Blu-ray Disc Association), used for high-definition video and with a higher high-density data storage capacity than DVD.