The technology of scanning that reads the check boxes contained inside a predefined space is

The correct answer is the OMR.

Key Points 

• Optical Mark Reading (OMR) is a method of entering data into a computer system.
• Optical Mark Readers reads pencil or pen marks made in pre-defined positions on paper forms as responses to questions or tick list prompts.
• The OMR technology could be used if data is to be collected from many sources simultaneously, a large volume of data must be collected and processed in a short period of time, information mainly comprises the selection of categories or "tick box" answers to multiple-choice questions.
• The OMR data entry system contains the information to convert the presence or absence of marks into a computer data file.

Hence, the correct answer is the OMR.