ISYE6644 (SIMULATION) MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025.

ISYE6644 (SIMULATION) MIDTERM 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025.
Whatkareksomekcharacteristicskofksimulationkmodels?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
1.kDiscretek(vs.kcontinuous)
2.kStochastick(vs.kdeterministic)
3.kDynamick(vs.kstatic)

Whatkisksimulation?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-Simulationkiskthekimitationkofkakreal-
worldkprocesskofksystemkoverktime.

Simulationkinvolveskthekgenerationkofkankartificialkhistoryktokdrawkinferenceskconcerning
kthekoperatingkcharacteristicskofkthekreal ksystemkthatkiskrepresented.


Whatkisksimulationkgoodkfor?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
1.kDescribek/kanalyzekrealkorkconceptualksystemkbehavior.
2.kAskk"whatkif"kquestions.
3.kAidkinksystemkdesignkandkoptimization
4.kCanksimulatekalmostkanything

Whatkarekthekreasonsktoksimulate?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
1.kWillktheksystemkaccomplishkitskgoals?
2.kCurrentksystemkwon'tkaccomplishkitskgoals,knowkwhat?
3.kNeedkincrementalkimprovement.
4.kCreatekakspecificationkorkactionkplan
5.kSolvekakproblem,klikekakbottleneck.
6.kResolvekdisputes
7.kSellkankidea

Whatkarekthekadvantageskofksimulation?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
1.kCankstudykmodelsktookcomplicatedkforkanalyticalk/knumericalktreatment
2.kStudykdetailedkrelationskthatkmightkbeklostkinkthekanalyticalkorknumericalktreatment
3.kUsekaskakbasiskforkexperimentalkstudieskofksystems
4.kUsektokcheckkresultskandkgivekcredibilityktokconclusionskobtainedkbykotherkmethods.
5.kReducekdesignkblunders
6.kReallyknicekdemokmethod
7.k(sometimes)kverykeasy

Whatkarekthekdisadvantageskofksimulation?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
1.kSometimesknotksokeasy
2.kSometimeskveryktimekconsumingk/kcostly

, 3.kSimulationskgivek"random"koutputk(andklotskofkmisinterpretationkofkresultskiskpossible
)
4.kTokdokakcertainkproblem,kbetterkmethodskthanksimulationkmaykexist

WekarekinterestedkinkmodelingkthekarrivalkandkservicekprocesskatktheklocalkMcBurgerkQ
ueenkburgerkjoint.kCustomerskcomekinkeverykoncekinkakwhile,kstandkinkline,keventuallykg
etkserved,kandkoffktheykgo.kGenerallykspeaking,kwhatkkindkofkmodelkarekwektalkingkabo
utkhere?k(Morekthankonekanswerkbelowkmaykbekright.)

A)kDiscrete
B)kContinuous
C)kStochastic
D)kDeterministick-kCORRECTkANSWER-
(a)k(becausekeventsksuchkaskarrivalskandkservicekcompletionskonlykhappenkoncekinkakw
hile,kaskopposedktokcontinuously);kandk(c)k(becausekcustomerkarrivalktimes,kservicektim
es,kshiftkchanges,ketc.,karekallkrandom).

Whichkofkthekfollowingkcankbekregardedkaskadvantageskofksimulation?k(Morekthankonek
answerkbelowkmaykbekright.)

A)kSimulationkenableskyouktokstudykmodelsktookcomplicatedkforkanalyticalkorknumericalk
treatment.
B)kSimulationskcankservekaskverykprettykdemoskthatkevenkUniversitykofkGeorgiakgradua
teskcankunderstand.
C)kSimulationkcankbekusedktokstudykdetailedkrelationskthatkmightkbeklostkinkankanalytical
korknumerical ktreatment.
D)kSimulationskarekoftenktediouskandktime-consumingktokproduce.k-
kCORRECT kANSWER-
A)kSimulationkenableskyouktokstudykmodelsktookcomplicatedkforkanalyticalkorknumericalk
treatment.
B)kSimulationskcankservekaskverykprettykdemoskthatkevenkUniversitykofkGeorgiakgradua
teskcankunderstand.
C)kSimulationkcankbekusedktokstudykdetailedkrelationskthatkmightkbeklostkinkankanalytical
korknumerical ktreatment.


WhokiskWilliamkGosset?

A)kHekinventedkthektkdistributionkthatkiskusedkubiquitouslykinkstatistics.
B)kHekinventedkthekskdistributionkthatkiskusedkubiquitouslykinkstatistics.
C)kHekinventedktea.
D)kHekinventedkthekwordk"ubiquitous".
E)kHekiskthekbrotherkofkLouiskGossettkJr.,kbestkknownkforkhiskfinekactingkinkmanykfilms,ki
ncludingkAnkOfficerkandkakGentleman.k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
A)kHekinventedkthektkdistributionkthatkiskusedkubiquitouslykinkstatistics.