The blackboard model is usually composed of three components: knowledge sources, blackboard data structure, and control. The knowledge SOURCE component represents the chunks of information that is needed in order to solve a problem. These sources are separate from each other. The blackboard data structure can be looked at as a repository for the final SOLUTION. In this storage receptacle the final solution is slowly developed based on the sources and controls used. The control is not a module, but RATHER a mechanism or an abstract algorithm that SPECIFIES how a problem will be solved.

The blackboard model is usually composed of three components: knowledge sources, blackboard data structure, and control. The knowledge source component represents the chunks of information that is needed in order to solve a problem. These sources are separate from each other. The blackboard data structure can be looked at as a repository for the final solution. In this storage receptacle the final solution is slowly developed based on the sources and controls used. The control is not a module, but rather a mechanism or an abstract algorithm that specifies how a problem will be solved.