Which describes digital technology?

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Options

• AThe internal IT team of a service provider organization
• BA combination of information technology and operational technology
• CAn organization that is enabled to do business significantly differently
• DThe application of technology for detecting changes in physical devices

• A
  15% (9)
• B
  74% (46)
• C
  3% (2)
• D
  8% (5)

Explanation

Option B is correct because digital technology refers to the convergence of information technology (IT) - systems that process and store data - with operational technology (OT) - systems that monitor and control physical processes. Together, they enable the modern digitized environments seen in smart factories, connected infrastructure, and IoT ecosystems.

• A is wrong because an internal IT team describes an organizational structure, not a type of technology.
• C is wrong because that definition describes a digital organization or digital business, not digital technology itself.
• D is wrong because detecting changes in physical devices describes a capability of OT (specifically sensors/SCADA systems), not the broader definition of digital technology.

Memory tip: Think of digital technology as the IT + OT marriage - data meets the physical world. If a definition describes people, organizations, or just one side of that pairing, it's a distractor.

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