How has technology directly benefited consumers? Choose three correct answers.

Technology benefits consumers directly by making it easier to buy goods, providing new products, and offering convenient financial services. A is correct because online shopping lets people purchase goods with a click. C is correct because technology has introduced products such as smartphones, and E is correct because consumers can use online banking and electronic payments. Increased employment and brand-new industries are broader economic effects, not direct consumer benefits.

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