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Junior Cycle Applied Technology: Impact of technology on society

How often Impact of technology on society comes up on the Applied Technology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Impact of technology on society, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Impact of technology on society.

(a)Maglev trains float above the track using?
  1. Jets of air
  2. Magnets
  3. Water pressure
(b)A risk that comes with smart home devices such as voice assistants?
  1. They only work without the internet
  2. They cannot ever be switched off by the user
  3. Personal data could be leaked or hacked
(c)What is biomimicry in design?
  1. Copying ideas from nature
  2. Making products only from plants
  3. Building robots from living cells
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(a) Magnets

(b) Personal data could be leaked or hacked

(c) Copying ideas from nature

Your turn: Common Level questions on Impact of technology on society.

Common Level

Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q2a(ii)
2025Q3b
2024Q1a(iii), Q3a(i), Q4a(i)
2023Q2a(i)
2022Q2a(i)

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Impact of technology on society questions

Impact of technology on society, 2 marks

Miniaturisation of electronics has made possible?

  1. Larger, heavier desktop computers
  2. Fewer electronic products in homes
  3. Pocket-sized, powerful phones
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Pocket-sized, powerful phones

Parts keep getting smaller, so more circuits fit on one chip. That gives pocket-sized phones, smartwatches, hearing aids and tiny sensors in cars and homes.

Impact of technology on society, 2 marks

A smart material is one that?

  1. Has a microchip built into it
  2. Reacts to changes in heat or light
  3. Can only be made using a 3D printer
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Reacts to changes in heat or light

Smart materials react to their surroundings. Thermochromic ink changes colour with temperature, e.g. on a baby's spoon; shape memory alloy returns to its shape when warmed.

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