MODELING AND SIMULATION BASIC COURSE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

MODELING AND SIMULATION BASIC
COURSE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS



The Kriegspiel attempted to quantify which of the following aspects of wargaming? -
ANS Human elements such as time or fatigue


What major advancement contributed to the M&S community in the early 1960s? -
ANS Naval War College replaces analog wars with digital version wars



Why is the use of M&S not fully reliable? - ANS 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? - ANS Naval Electronic Warfare Simulator (NEWS)


What major advancement contributed to the M&S community in the early 1960s? -
ANS Naval Electronic Warfare Simulator (NEWS)


Which of the following is considered to be the birth of distributed simulation? -
ANS Simulation Network (SIMNET)



Why is the ARPANET considered to be the foundation of the internet? - ANS ARPANET
provided a national C2 network that would continue to function even if individual notes are
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destroyed in a nuclear war
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, Categorize the following elements with the correct system.


Vehicle System
Computer System

School System - ANS 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? - ANS The theory that
assumes the understanding of a systems behavior by studying the elements and their
interactions.
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