True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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Winner identifies ‘apparatus’ as one of the three general applications of
the term technology refers to it as the physical apparatus or materials that are necessary for the
achievement of tasks.
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2.
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Fox
describes social technology as the social and behaviour shaping devices of structure, control,
co-ordination, motivation and reward systems.
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Political, military, religious and social events can conspire to lose a particular
technology.
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Although decisions relating to technology are taken by people it is not possible for
it to be used to support their objectives.
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Continuous process industries reflect operations where there is a need to provide
continuous customer service 24 hours each day for 52 weeks of the year.
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Organismic structures are organizations in which the prevailing
technology undergoes rapid change and so they display a lack of specific job definition and clear
hierarchy as they are subject to almost continuous adaptation.
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According to Thompson, ‘intensive’ technologies revolve around skill in
an attempt to provide a personal level of service within a standardized framework.
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The
Aston Studies identified three categories of technology: procedure,
materials and know-how.
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Thompson defines alienation as “Work performed under conditions in which the
worker is estranged from his or her own activity in the act of production, though the sale of labour
power and the subordination of skills and knowledge to the capitalist, or other external social
forces.”
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In
the use of cellular manufacturing methods a cell becomes a micro production unit dedicated to
the production of a small range of products, thereby allowing a high level of expertise, flexibility
and efficiency to develop.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Winner identifies three general applications of the term technology.
Which one of the following is NOT one of them? a. | system | c. | apparatus | b. | Organization | d. | technique | | | | |
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Clark et al. introduced an approach based on the notion of an
engineering system. Their definition begins with the view that technology encompasses aspects of
hardware, software, engineering principles and the functional configuration of components categorised
under two headings. Which ONE of the following are the headings that they use? a. | material
elements and techniques | b. | primary elements and social
techniques | c. | social techniques and apparatus | d. | primary elements
and secondary elements | | |
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The text states that there are four major implications that emerge
from a historical perspective on technology. Which ONE of the following is not from that
list? a. | erratic | c. | loss | b. | holistic | d. | experience | | | | |
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Woodward defined technology in terms of the approach to production
activity. This she split into three categories. Which one of the following is NOT from her
model? a. | continuous
process | c. | large batch or
mass production | b. | service providers | d. | unit or small batch | | | | |
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Burns and Stalker studied change in electronics and traditional
manufacturing organizations and identified two different types of work organization. Which ONE of the
following reflects these approaches? a. | mechanistic structures and organismic
structures | b. | continuous process and mass
production | c. | unit and Large batch structures | d. | organismic
structures and mass production | | |
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According to Gaither there are a number of benefits of a cellular
approach to production activity. Which one of the following is NOT a benefit identified by
Gaither? a. | production is
easier to automate | b. | machine changeovers are automatic | c. | training periods
for workers are shortened | d. | parts can be made faster and shipped more
quickly | | |
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Friedman and Cornford use which ONE of the following terms to suggest
that computer innovations are as much a function of the user as they are the original
designer? a. | interactive | c. | reactive | b. | automated | d. | autogenerative | | | | |
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The impact of change on the ways that technology and work interact is
experienced in a number of areas of organizational activity and the ext discusses a number of these
areas. Which of the following is NOT discussed in that context? a. | translation | c. | fashion | b. | economic activity | d. | internationalism | | | | |
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There are several aspects to the relationship between control and
technology. Which one of the following is NOT discussed in the text in that context? a. | adaptation | c. | intention | b. | development | d. | access | | | | |
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The development of new technology in administrative activity has
concentrated on three main areas. Which of the following is NOT one of these areas? a. | integration | c. | virtual
memory | b. | convergence | d. | visibility | | | | |
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