In which of the following uses of information technology is the technology reducing mental demands and the likelihood of errors?
A) Email notifications popping up on a clerk's screen while he is entering data
B) Software that creates a graph of daily production levels for a supervisor
C) Text messages arriving on a salesperson's phone while she is meeting with a client
D) Searches for office supplies that generate 12,000 results to compare
E) Instant messages from a supervisor who expects responses within a few minutes

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The software that creates a graph of daily production levels for a supervisor reduces mental demands by presenting the information visually and can also reduce errors by automatically generating the graph instead of relying on manual data entry. The other options require active engagement and decision making, increasing mental demands and the likelihood of errors.

In Which of the Following Uses of Information Technology Is