When using an implicit intent, what process does the system use to know what to do with it?

When using an implicit intent, what process does the system use to know what to do with it?
A . Intent resolution
B . Intent declaration
C . Intent overloading
D . Intent transition

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Answer: A

Explanation:

When using implicit intents, given such an arbitrary intent we need to know what to do with it. This is handled by the process of Intent resolution, which maps an Intent to an Activity, BroadcastReceiver, or Service (or sometimes two or more activities/receivers) that can handle it.

The intent resolution mechanism basically revolves around matching an Intent against all of the <intent­filter> descriptions in the installed application packages.

References: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html