Question 23
Domain 3: Knowledge Integration, Data Handling, Cognition, Planning, and MemoryWhat memory architecture enables agent coordination?
Correct answer: A
Explanation
Shared memory workspace enables coordination because it provides a "central memory store accessible to all agents," so each agent can "write findings to shared memory" and "read from shared memory to understand others' work." Coordination happens through this shared state, letting agents stay aligned without direct one-to-one messaging.
Why each option is right or wrong
A. Shared memory workspace: central memory store accessible to all agents, agents write findings to shared memory, agents read from shared memory to understand others' work, coordination through shared state.
A shared-memory workspace is the coordinating mechanism because all agents can access the same central state, so one agent’s output becomes immediately available for the others to inspect and build on. In multi-agent systems, this avoids isolated local context and enables coordination through a common store rather than direct pairwise messaging; the defining feature is that agents both write to and read from the same memory object.
B. Each agent has private memory, no sharing.
C. Agents communicate only through final outputs.
D. Single agent does all work.