We describe a protocol of input device communication below: i) Each device has a distinct address. ii) The BUS controller scans each device in a sequence of increasing address value to determine if the entity wishes to communicate iii) The device ready to communicate leaves its data in the I/O register iv) The data is picked up and the controller moves to the step a Identify the form of communication best describes the I/O mode amongst the following.

Correct Answer: Polling
In polling, the processor checks each of the devices if they wish to perform data transfer and if they do it performs the particular operation.