OMGT TEST 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
Simulation - Answers ________________ is the imitation of some real thing, state of affairs, or
process. The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key
characteristics or behaviors of a selected physical or abstract system
Physical Simulation Systems - Answers refers to simulation in which physical
objects are substituted for the real thing
•These physical objects are often chosen because they are smaller or cheaper than the actual
object or system.
Physical simulations are most often interactive,
e.g. a flight simulator bit not a crash simulation
•Examples: flight simulators, driving simulators, space simulators
Computer Simulation Systems - Answers is an attempt to model a real-life or hypothetical
situation on a computer, so that it can be studied to see how the system works.
•By changing variables, predictions may be made about the behavior of the system.
•Computer simulation has become a useful part of modeling in many disciplines (e.g., physics,
chemistry, biology, engineering , economics, and social sciences).
Interactive Simulation Systems - Answers the user interacts with the simulation in a direct
manner during the simulation process.
Non-interactive Simulation Systems - Answers In a ___________________________, or batch,
simulation, the simulation proceeds with no direct user interaction during the simulation.
• The simulation models we will build will be non- interactive; we may change the model
between simulations, but not during the simulation.
Stochastic Simulation Systems - Answers In a _________________ simulation model one or more
parameters are random variables, described by probability distributions.
The term Monte Carlo is sometimes used to indicate a ______________ model.
The simulation models we develop will all be ______________ models.
Deterministic Simulation Systems - Answers In a deterministic simulation model all parameters
have known values.
Dynamic Simulation Systems - Answers A________________ simulation model tracks the state of
a system over time.
, • ________________ systems are often modeled using specialized simulation software
applications.
The most common type of ________________ simulation done in business applications involves
some sort of queuing system
Queuing System - Answers A _______________________ is a system where some flow unit must
wait an unspecified time waiting before it can be processed.
Examples of ______________________:
Check out line at a grocery store
• Airport security check-in
• Manufacturing process
• Queries to a web server
• Traffic at an intersection
Static Simulation Systems - Answers A __________________ simulation model does not have an
explicit changing time component.
__________________systems are well suited to model in Excel.
• All the simulation models we develop will be ______________________.
Simulation Process - Answers 1. Identify the problem
2. Develop a simulation model
3. Test the model
4. Develop a set of statistical experiments
5. Run the simulation and evaluate results
6. Repeat 4 and 5 until results are satisfactory
System - Answers A _____________ is defined as a collection of entities, e.g., people and/or
machines, that interact together toward the accomplishment of some logical end.
State - Answers The _________ of a system is the collection of variables necessary to describe a
system at a particular time, relative to the objectives of the study.
Discrete - Answers A _____________ system is one for which the state variables change
instantaneously at separate points in time. (Very common in business)
Simulation - Answers ________________ is the imitation of some real thing, state of affairs, or
process. The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key
characteristics or behaviors of a selected physical or abstract system
Physical Simulation Systems - Answers refers to simulation in which physical
objects are substituted for the real thing
•These physical objects are often chosen because they are smaller or cheaper than the actual
object or system.
Physical simulations are most often interactive,
e.g. a flight simulator bit not a crash simulation
•Examples: flight simulators, driving simulators, space simulators
Computer Simulation Systems - Answers is an attempt to model a real-life or hypothetical
situation on a computer, so that it can be studied to see how the system works.
•By changing variables, predictions may be made about the behavior of the system.
•Computer simulation has become a useful part of modeling in many disciplines (e.g., physics,
chemistry, biology, engineering , economics, and social sciences).
Interactive Simulation Systems - Answers the user interacts with the simulation in a direct
manner during the simulation process.
Non-interactive Simulation Systems - Answers In a ___________________________, or batch,
simulation, the simulation proceeds with no direct user interaction during the simulation.
• The simulation models we will build will be non- interactive; we may change the model
between simulations, but not during the simulation.
Stochastic Simulation Systems - Answers In a _________________ simulation model one or more
parameters are random variables, described by probability distributions.
The term Monte Carlo is sometimes used to indicate a ______________ model.
The simulation models we develop will all be ______________ models.
Deterministic Simulation Systems - Answers In a deterministic simulation model all parameters
have known values.
Dynamic Simulation Systems - Answers A________________ simulation model tracks the state of
a system over time.
, • ________________ systems are often modeled using specialized simulation software
applications.
The most common type of ________________ simulation done in business applications involves
some sort of queuing system
Queuing System - Answers A _______________________ is a system where some flow unit must
wait an unspecified time waiting before it can be processed.
Examples of ______________________:
Check out line at a grocery store
• Airport security check-in
• Manufacturing process
• Queries to a web server
• Traffic at an intersection
Static Simulation Systems - Answers A __________________ simulation model does not have an
explicit changing time component.
__________________systems are well suited to model in Excel.
• All the simulation models we develop will be ______________________.
Simulation Process - Answers 1. Identify the problem
2. Develop a simulation model
3. Test the model
4. Develop a set of statistical experiments
5. Run the simulation and evaluate results
6. Repeat 4 and 5 until results are satisfactory
System - Answers A _____________ is defined as a collection of entities, e.g., people and/or
machines, that interact together toward the accomplishment of some logical end.
State - Answers The _________ of a system is the collection of variables necessary to describe a
system at a particular time, relative to the objectives of the study.
Discrete - Answers A _____________ system is one for which the state variables change
instantaneously at separate points in time. (Very common in business)
