Economic Activities Involved in Developed and Under-Developed Technology
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- Economic Activities Involved in Developed and Under-Developed Technology
Developed Vs. Under-Developed Technology:
S/No | Activities | Under-Developed Technology | Developed Technology |
| 1. | Communication | • Face-to-face communication • letter writing • Use of a gong | • e-mails • faxes • telephones • satellite • radio • television, etc. |
| 2. | Health Care | • The use of herbal drinks not measured • Hand feeling for testing patients, etc. | • digital thermometers • clinical thermometers • stethoscopes • accurately prescribed drugs, etc. |
| 3. | Security | • staff • bow and arrow • cutlass • knife or dagger, etc. | • guns • bullets • explosives • armored cars • CCTV’s. |
| 4. | Education | • The use of slate and chalkboards • The use of slide and metric rules, etc. | • magnetic marker boards • calculators • computers • projectors, etc. |
| 5. | Transportation | • Trekking • The use of horse-drawn carts, donkeys, etc. | • bicycles • motorbikes • motor vehicles • trains • aircrafts • ships |
| 6. | Food Preservation | • Using heat from the sun to dry grains • The use of water and oil to overflow the food materials or salting. | • an oven • kiln • refrigerator • deep freezer |
| 7. | Farming | • Hoe • Cutlass • Knife | • Bulldozer • Tractor • Plough • Field cultivator |
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