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Stimulation
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ExamQuestions and
Answers 2025
hat are some l. Discrete (vs. continuous)
characteristics of 2. Stochastic (vs. deterministic)
simulation models? 3. Dynamic (vs. static)
Simulation is the imitation of a real-world process
of system over time.
hat is simulation? Simulation involves the generation of an
artificial history to draw inferences concerning
the operating characteristics of the real system
that is represented.
l. Describe / analyze real or conceptual system
behavior.
hat is simulation good
2. Ask "what if" questions.
for?
3. Aid in system design and optimization
4. Can simulate almost anything
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l. Will the system accomplish its goals?
2. Current system won't accomplish its goals, now
what?
hat are the reasons to 3. Need incremental improvement.
simulate? 4. Create a specification or action plan
5. Solve a problem, like a bottleneck.
6. Resolve disputes
7 Sell an idea
l. Can study models too complicated for
analytical / numerical treatment
2. Study detailed relations that might be lost
in the analytical or numerical treatment
hat are the 3. Use as a basis for experimental studies of
advantages of systems
simulation? 4. Use to check results and give credibility to
conclusions obtained by other methods.
5. Reduce design blunders 6. Really nice
demo method
1 (sometimes) very easy
l, Sometimes not so easy
2. Sometimes very time consuming / costly
hat are the 3. Simulations give "random" output (and lots
disadvantages of
of misinterpretation of results is possible)
simulation?
4. To do a certain problem, better methods
than simulation may exist
e are interested in (a) (because events such as arrivals and service
modeling the arrival completions only happen once in a while, as
nd service process at opposed to continuously); and (c) (because
the local McBurger customer arrival times, service times, shift
ueen burger joint changes, etc., are all random).
Customers come in
very once in a while,
stand in line, ventually
get served, and off
they go.
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enerally speaking,
what kind of model are
e talking about here?
(More than one nswer
below may be right.)
) Discrete
B) Continuous
) Stochastic
D) Deterministic
hich of the following A) Simulation enables you to study models
can be regarded as too complicated for analytical or numerical
dvantages of treatment.
simulation? (More B) Simulations can serve as very pretty
than one nswer below demos that even University of Georgia
may be right.) graduates can understand.
C) Simulation can be used to study detailed
) Simulation enables
relations that might be lost in an analytical or
YOU to study models numerical treatment.
oo complicated for
analytical or numerical
reatment.
B) Simulations can
serve as very pretty
emos that even
University of
Georgia raduates
can understand.
Simulation can be
used to study etailed
relations that might
be lost in an nalytical
or numerical
treatment.
D) Simulations are
often tedious and
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WALDEN BIOD 101
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Stimulation
Midterm
ExamQuestions and
Answers 2025
hat are some l. Discrete (vs. continuous)
characteristics of 2. Stochastic (vs. deterministic)
simulation models? 3. Dynamic (vs. static)
Simulation is the imitation of a real-world process
of system over time.
hat is simulation? Simulation involves the generation of an
artificial history to draw inferences concerning
the operating characteristics of the real system
that is represented.
l. Describe / analyze real or conceptual system
behavior.
hat is simulation good
2. Ask "what if" questions.
for?
3. Aid in system design and optimization
4. Can simulate almost anything
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l. Will the system accomplish its goals?
2. Current system won't accomplish its goals, now
what?
hat are the reasons to 3. Need incremental improvement.
simulate? 4. Create a specification or action plan
5. Solve a problem, like a bottleneck.
6. Resolve disputes
7 Sell an idea
l. Can study models too complicated for
analytical / numerical treatment
2. Study detailed relations that might be lost
in the analytical or numerical treatment
hat are the 3. Use as a basis for experimental studies of
advantages of systems
simulation? 4. Use to check results and give credibility to
conclusions obtained by other methods.
5. Reduce design blunders 6. Really nice
demo method
1 (sometimes) very easy
l, Sometimes not so easy
2. Sometimes very time consuming / costly
hat are the 3. Simulations give "random" output (and lots
disadvantages of
of misinterpretation of results is possible)
simulation?
4. To do a certain problem, better methods
than simulation may exist
e are interested in (a) (because events such as arrivals and service
modeling the arrival completions only happen once in a while, as
nd service process at opposed to continuously); and (c) (because
the local McBurger customer arrival times, service times, shift
ueen burger joint changes, etc., are all random).
Customers come in
very once in a while,
stand in line, ventually
get served, and off
they go.
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enerally speaking,
what kind of model are
e talking about here?
(More than one nswer
below may be right.)
) Discrete
B) Continuous
) Stochastic
D) Deterministic
hich of the following A) Simulation enables you to study models
can be regarded as too complicated for analytical or numerical
dvantages of treatment.
simulation? (More B) Simulations can serve as very pretty
than one nswer below demos that even University of Georgia
may be right.) graduates can understand.
C) Simulation can be used to study detailed
) Simulation enables
relations that might be lost in an analytical or
YOU to study models numerical treatment.
oo complicated for
analytical or numerical
reatment.
B) Simulations can
serve as very pretty
emos that even
University of
Georgia raduates
can understand.
Simulation can be
used to study etailed
relations that might
be lost in an nalytical
or numerical
treatment.
D) Simulations are
often tedious and
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