▁it ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁state ▁of ▁human ity ' s ▁knowledge ▁of ▁how ▁to ▁combine ▁resources ▁to ▁produce ▁desired ▁products , ▁to ▁solve ▁problems , ▁ful fill ▁needs , ▁or ▁satisfy ▁wants ; ▁it ▁includes ▁technical ▁methods , ▁skills , ▁processes , ▁techniques , ▁tools ▁and ▁raw ▁materials . ▁When ▁combined ▁with ▁another ▁term , ▁such ▁as ▁" med ical ▁technology " ▁or ▁" space ▁technology ," ▁it ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁respective ▁field ' s ▁knowledge ▁and ▁tools . ▁" State - of - the - art ▁technology " ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁technology ▁available ▁to ▁human ity ▁in ▁any ▁field . ▁ ▁Technology ▁can ▁be ▁viewed ▁as ▁an ▁activity ▁that ▁forms ▁or ▁changes ▁culture . ▁Additionally , ▁technology ▁is ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁math , ▁science , ▁and ▁the ▁arts ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁life ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁known . ▁A ▁modern ▁example ▁is ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁communication ▁technology , ▁which ▁has ▁less ened ▁bar riers ▁to ▁human ▁interaction ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁has ▁helped ▁spawn ▁new ▁sub c ult ures ; ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁cy ber c ulture ▁has ▁at ▁its ▁basis ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Internet ▁and ▁the ▁computer . ▁Not ▁all ▁technology ▁enh ances ▁culture ▁in ▁a ▁cre ative ▁way ; ▁technology ▁can ▁also ▁help ▁facil itate ▁political ▁opp ression ▁and ▁war ▁via ▁tools ▁such ▁as ▁guns . ▁As ▁a ▁cultural ▁activity , ▁technology ▁pred ates ▁both ▁science ▁and ▁engineering , ▁each ▁of ▁which ▁formal ize ▁some ▁aspects ▁of ▁techn ological ▁ende avor . ▁ ▁Science ,