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Compact discs, (according to the original CD specifications) hold how many minutes of music?

  1. 74 Mins

  2. 56 Mins

  3. 60 Mins

  4. 90 Mins

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Explanation

The original CD specification (Red Book standard) defined 74 minutes of audio. This was based on the requirement to fit Beethoven's 9th Symphony on a single disc, which runs approximately 74 minutes. Later extended formats allowed 80+ minutes.