The use of information technology to monitor and control a physical process is known as a. numeric control b. information numeric control c. process control d. computer-aided design

c. process control

Explanation:

The use of information technology to monitor and control a physical process is known as process control.

Generally, process control is mainly used in manufacturing industries such as food and beverages industries, oil and gas refinery industries, power (electricity) generation industries, chemical processing industries, and wastewater management industries where the production of materials from raw materials are continuously without any interruption.

The main purpose of process control is to ensure that the manufacturing process is done with better quality, consistency, safety standards and efficiency.