The document defines technology as a set of knowledge and abilities that allows people to meet their needs and improve their living conditions when properly organized. It states that technology is the science seeking solutions to human needs through technical means like machines. It then provides examples of matching needs like housing, food, and transportation with corresponding technologies like houses, frozen fish, and wheelchairs. The document outlines the phases of the technological process as describing the need, searching for information, generating and selecting ideas, executing the design, and evaluating the solution.