With accounting software, Bob can complete five times as many transactions; this supports the definition of technology as:

• A. A machine that replaces human labor
• B. Software that reduces errors
• C. Hardware that doubles throughput
• D. Anything that is man-made and makes a process easier to complete

Answer: (D)

Technology is any human-made tool or method that makes a task easier or more efficient. In this example, accounting software lets Bob complete five times as many transactions, showing how a software tool can expand what’s possible in a given period. It illustrates that technology isn’t limited to hardware or to replacing workers; it includes software that improves how a process works. The other options are narrower: focusing only on machines that replace labor, or only on software that reduces errors, or only on hardware increasing throughput. The best description is that technology is anything man-made that makes a process easier to complete.