Question

To overcome the conflict over the possession of the BUS we use ______

(a) Optimizers

(b) BUS arbitrators

(c) Multiple BUS structure

(d) None of the mentioned

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Answer 1

Correct answer is (b) BUS arbitrators

Easy explanation: The BUS arbitrator is used to overcome the contention over the BUS possession.