Multiple choice technology

Which company first manufactured CDs?

  1. IBM

  2. Yamaha

  3. Philips

  4. Time-Warner
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Philips was indeed the first company to manufacture CDs, having co-developed the technology with Sony. The compact disc was jointly invented by Philips and Sony in the late 1970s, with Philips being the first to actually manufacture them commercially. IBM was primarily in computers, Yamaha in audio equipment, and Time-Warner was a media conglomerate not involved in CD manufacturing.

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