Question

.8th class impact s of technology on livelihood bits

Answer 1

Answer:

• Technology is something we use everyday. You are using the latest technology like work on your computer, talk on your mobile phone, or switch on the TV.

• Technology is the practical application of knowledge in our everyday lives that leads to a new product or an improvement in the way something works, or how something is done. From simple instruments and equipment to all the complicated machinery that we use is part of technology. It could be at home or a factory or for communication and transport.

• There was a tremendous change in the method of production during the 18th , 19th centuries. The steam engine changed many production processes in factories. Later on with a new source of energy such as electricity, factories that we see today emerged. When a new machine or method of production is created for the first time, it is called an invention.

Explanation:

• Technical change can lead to a new product or a new way of producing the same good or a service.

• More jobs are created for those who have to supply raw materials such as iron, coal, etc. for the production of these new machines.

• Technology is not always welcomed. People are afraid that they would lose their jobs to the machines. In 19th century, in England, many textile artisans protested violently against the new power looms, which would replace them.

• In India, when computers were first introduced, people thought that they would lose their jobs. It is true that some jobs will be lost but other new jobs will be created. However, technology impacts different sections of society in different ways.