Identify the correct chronological order of the following devices related to communication. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

1.Blu-ray disc

2.Universal media disc

3.Digital compact disc

4.Hi-8

5.Digital audio tape

A5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ✓ Correct

B4, 3, 2, 1, 5

C3, 2, 1, 5, 4

D2, 1, 5, 4, 3

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

Explanation

The oldest here is the digital audio tape of 1987, making Statement 5 the earliest.

Statement 4, Hi-8, a camcorder tape format, followed around 1989.

Statement 3, the digital compact cassette, appeared in 1992.

Statement 2, the universal media disc used by the PSP, came in the mid-2000s.

Statement 1, the Blu-ray disc, arrived in 2006 as a high-definition optical format.

Optical and solid-state media steadily replaced these magnetic tapes.

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