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  2. History of technology - Wikipedia

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    The history of technology is the history of the invention of tools and techniques by humans. Technology includes methods ranging from as simple as stone tools to the complex genetic engineering and information technology that has emerged since the 1980s. The term technology comes from the Greek word techne, meaning art and craft, and the word ...

  3. Information Age - Wikipedia

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    The Information Age (also known as the Third Industrial Revolution, Computer Age, Digital Age, Silicon Age, New Media Age, Internet Age, or the Digital Revolution [1]) is a historical period that began in the mid-20th century to the early 21st century. It is characterized by a rapid shift from traditional industries, as established during the ...

  4. Technological evolution - Wikipedia

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    Technological evolution is a theory of radical transformation of society through technological development. This theory originated with Czech philosopher Radovan Richta. [5] Mankind In Transition; A View of the Distant Past, the Present and the Far Future, Masefield Books, 1993. [6] Technology (which Richta defines as "a material entity created ...

  5. Smart city - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A smart city is a technologically modern urban area that uses different types of electronic methods and sensors to collect specific data. Information gained from that data is used to manage assets, resources and services efficiently; in return, that data is used to improve operations across the city. [1]

  6. History of the Internet - Wikipedia

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    The history of the Internet has its origin in the efforts of scientists and engineers to build and interconnect computer networks. The Internet Protocol Suite, the set of rules used to communicate between networks and devices on the Internet, arose from research and development in the United States and involved international collaboration ...

  7. Information and communications technology - Wikipedia

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    Information and communications technology ( ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications [1] and the integration of telecommunications ( telephone lines and wireless signals) and computers, as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage and audiovisual, that enable ...

  8. Medieval technology - Wikipedia

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    Medieval technology is the technology used in medieval Europe under Christian rule. After the Renaissance of the 12th century, medieval Europe saw a radical change in the rate of new inventions, innovations in the ways of managing traditional means of production, and economic growth. [2] The period saw major technological advances, including ...

  9. Technology - Wikipedia

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    Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge for achieving practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. [1] The word technology can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, [2] [3] including both tangible tools such as utensils or machines, and intangible ones such as software.