Identify the chronological sequence of the following devices of communication. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

1.Audio cassettes

2.Long-playing records

3.Magnetic tapes

4.Computer disks

5.MP3

A1, 2, 3, 5, 4

B2, 4, 5, 1, 3

C3, 2, 1, 4, 5 ✓ Correct

D4, 5, 2, 3, 1

Correct answer: (C) 3, 2, 1, 4, 5

Explanation

The earliest of these is the magnetic tape, developed in the late 1920s and 1930s, so Statement 3 comes first.

Statement 2, the long-playing record, arrived in 1948 as the vinyl LP.

Statement 1, the audio cassette, was introduced in the early 1960s.

Statement 4, the computer disk, became common through the 1970s.

Statement 5, the MP3 format, emerged in the 1990s as digital audio compression.

Each step traded larger analogue media for smaller, denser digital storage.

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