First: How will technology be used? What are its functions and practical benefits?
Second: How will the technology change the economy? What will it contribute to the production, distribution, and consumption of material wealth?
Third: How will the technology affect the environment? What will
its consequences be for global climate change, pollution of the biosphere,
and other environmental problems?
This view/question contrasts with Winner's View/Questions about technology.
On to the Simple explanation of technology from
conventional view