MODELING AND SIMULATION BASICS
UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● What major advancement contributed to the M&S community in the
early 1960s?
Answer: Naval War College replaces analog wars with digital version
wars
●● Why is the use of M&S not fully reliable?
Answer: M&S did not adequately simulate various human elements
●● In the 1950s, the Naval War College contributed to the realm of
strategic wargaming by inventing which of the following?
Answer: Naval Electronic Warfare Simulator (NEWS)
●● What major advancement contributed to the M&S community in the
early 1960s?
Answer: Naval Electronic Warfare Simulator (NEWS)
●● Which of the following is considered to be the birth of distributed
simulation?
Answer: Simulation Network (SIMNET)
,●● Why is the ARPANET considered to be the foundation of the
internet?
Answer: ARPANET provided a national C2 network that would continue
to function even if individual notes are destroyed in a nuclear war
●● Categorize the following elements with the correct system.
Vehicle System
Computer System
School System
Answer: Vehicle System
-engine
-body
-windshield
-tires
Computer System
-monitor
-hard drive
-central processing unit
-motherboard
, School System
-instructors
-students
-class rooms
-cafeteria
●● Which of the following best describes the theory of Reductionism?
Answer: The theory that assumes the understanding of a systems
behavior by studying the elements and their interactions.
●● Categorize each of the following statements with the correct term.
Answer: Parameters - Characterize constant elements
Variables - Fuel or munition expenditure
Boundaries - Imaginary line that designates a specific area of interest
Control functions - Removing the governor off of a tank to increase
speed
Forcing functions - Impending thunderstorm that would affect terrain
UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● What major advancement contributed to the M&S community in the
early 1960s?
Answer: Naval War College replaces analog wars with digital version
wars
●● Why is the use of M&S not fully reliable?
Answer: M&S did not adequately simulate various human elements
●● In the 1950s, the Naval War College contributed to the realm of
strategic wargaming by inventing which of the following?
Answer: Naval Electronic Warfare Simulator (NEWS)
●● What major advancement contributed to the M&S community in the
early 1960s?
Answer: Naval Electronic Warfare Simulator (NEWS)
●● Which of the following is considered to be the birth of distributed
simulation?
Answer: Simulation Network (SIMNET)
,●● Why is the ARPANET considered to be the foundation of the
internet?
Answer: ARPANET provided a national C2 network that would continue
to function even if individual notes are destroyed in a nuclear war
●● Categorize the following elements with the correct system.
Vehicle System
Computer System
School System
Answer: Vehicle System
-engine
-body
-windshield
-tires
Computer System
-monitor
-hard drive
-central processing unit
-motherboard
, School System
-instructors
-students
-class rooms
-cafeteria
●● Which of the following best describes the theory of Reductionism?
Answer: The theory that assumes the understanding of a systems
behavior by studying the elements and their interactions.
●● Categorize each of the following statements with the correct term.
Answer: Parameters - Characterize constant elements
Variables - Fuel or munition expenditure
Boundaries - Imaginary line that designates a specific area of interest
Control functions - Removing the governor off of a tank to increase
speed
Forcing functions - Impending thunderstorm that would affect terrain
