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Which device has replaced vacuum tubes in modern electronics?

Correct answer B. Transistors

Explanation

Transistors perform the same switching and amplifying jobs as vacuum tubes but are far smaller, cheaper, more reliable and use much less power, so they replaced tubes from the 1950s onwards.

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