QUESTION

(a) Four important benefits of Multi-Agent Systems are modularity, efficiency, reliability and flexibility. Briefly explain these benefits

(b) Agents work together to solve problems that require collective effort. Explain the meaning of coherence and competence w.r.t distributed problem solving

(c) List and describe the four different steps in distributed problem solving

(d) Figure 2 below shows a blackboard system

1. Give two types of information that are stored in a blackboard
2. Explain two uses of the blackboard system
3. Give one advantage and one disadvantage of the blackboard system