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Read the following statements and answer the question that follows.

A. Back then, they were owned by companies and installed on their premises.
B. Rooms and servers began to replace computer mainframes in the 1990’s.
C. These were supplemented by processors from Intel, which by the mid-2000s translated its dominance of PC semiconductors into a near monopoly of the server market.
D. They mostly ran on chips made by IBM and HP, the big tech of the day.
E. Things started to change once again around a decade ago, when Amazon began selling some of its spare server capacity.

Which of the following combinations is the MOST logically ordered?

  1. B, E, C, D, A
  2. A, B, C, D, E
  3. B, A, D, C, E
  4. E, D, C, B, A
  5. E, A, D, C, B

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Explanatory Answer

Statement B highlights the shift from computer mainframes to rooms and servers, which refers to a preliminary phase.
Statement A discusses the ownership of these servers by companies, which likely occurred simultaneously with the shift mentioned in statement B. Statement D highlights the dominance of IBM and HP in providing chips for these servers, which indicates a subsequent phase. Statement C highlights the role of Intel in the server market by the mid-2000s, denoting further development. Statement E introduces Amazon's entry into the server market, indicating a relatively recent development, making it the last in the sequence.


The answer is 'B, A, D, C, E'

Choice C is the correct answer.

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