Isye6644 (Simulation) Midterm 1 Actual Exam All Questions And Well Elaborated Answers Top Rated Version For Already A+ Graded Highly Recommended |New And Revised

ISYE6644 (SIMULATION) MIDTERM 1
ACTUAL EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND
WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS TOP
RATED VERSION FOR ALREADY A+
GRADED HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
|NEW AND REVISED
Whatmaremsomemcharacteristicsmofmsimulationmmodels?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1.mDiscretem(vs.mcontinuous)



2.mStochasticm(vs.mdeterministic)

3.mDynamicm(vs.mstatic)



Whatmismsimulation?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSimulationmismthemimitationmofmamreal-
worldmprocessmofmsystemmovermtime.



Simulationminvolvesmthemgenerationmofmanmartificialmhistorymtomdrawminferencesmconcerningmthem
operatingmcharacteristicsmofmthemrealmsystemmthatmismrepresented.



Whatmismsimulationmgoodmfor?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1.mDescribem/manalyzemrealmormconceptualmsystemmbehavior.



2.mAskm"whatmif"mquestions.

3.mAidminmsystemmdesignmandmoptimization

4.mCanmsimulatemalmostmanything



Whatmaremthemreasonsmtomsimulate?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1.mWillmthemsystemmaccomplishmitsmgoals?



2.mCurrentmsystemmwon'tmaccomplishmitsmgoals,mnowmwhat?

3.mNeedmincrementalmimprovement.

,4.mCreatemamspecificationmormactionmplan

5.mSolvemamproblem,mlikemambottleneck.

6.mResolvemdisputes

7.mSellmanmidea



Whatmaremthemadvantagesmofmsimulation?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1.mCanmstudymmodelsmtoomcomplicatedmformanalyticalm/mnumericalmtreatmen


t

2.mStudymdetailedmrelationsmthatmmightmbemlostminmthemanalyticalmormnumericalmtreatment

3.mUsemasmambasismformexperimentalmstudiesmofmsystems

4.mUsemtomcheckmresultsmandmgivemcredibilitymtomconclusionsmobtainedmbymothermmethods.

5.mReducemdesignmblunders

6.mReallymnicemdemommethod

7.m(sometimes)mverymeasy



Whatmaremthemdisadvantagesmofmsimulation?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm1.mSometimesmnotmsomeasy

2.mSometimesmverymtimemconsumingm/mcostly

3.mSimulationsmgivem"random"moutputm(andmlotsmofmmisinterpretationmofmresultsmismpossible)

4.mTomdomamcertainmproblem,mbettermmethodsmthanmsimulationmmaymexist



WemareminterestedminmmodelingmthemarrivalmandmservicemprocessmatmthemlocalmMcBurgermQueenmb
urgermjoint.mCustomersmcomeminmeverymonceminmamwhile,mstandminmline,meventuallymgetmserved,man
dmoffmtheymgo.mGenerallymspeaking,mwhatmkindmofmmodelmaremwemtalkingmaboutmhere?m(Moremtha
nmonemanswermbelowmmaymbemright.)



A)mDiscrete

B)mContinuous

, C)mStochastic

D)mDeterministicm-
mCORRECTmANSWERm(a)m(becausemeventsmsuchmasmarrivalsmandmservicemcompletionsmonlymhappe


nmonceminmamwhile,masmopposedmtomcontinuously);mandm(c)m(becausemcustomermarrivalmtimes,mserv
icemtimes,mshiftmchanges,metc.,maremallmrandom).



Whichmofmthemfollowingmcanmbemregardedmasmadvantagesmofmsimulation?m(Moremthanmonemanswe
rmbelowmmaymbemright.)



A)mSimulationmenablesmyoumtomstudymmodelsmtoomcomplicatedmformanalyticalmormnumericalmtreat
ment.

B)mSimulationsmcanmservemasmverymprettymdemosmthatmevenmUniversitymofmGeorgiamgraduatesmcan
munderstand.



C)mSimulationmcanmbemusedmtomstudymdetailedmrelationsmthatmmightmbemlostminmanmanalyticalmormn
umericalmtreatment.

D)mSimulationsmaremoftenmtediousmandmtime-consumingmtomproduce.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA)mSimulationmenablesmyoumtomstudymmodelsmtoomcomplicatedmformanalytica


lmormnumericalmtreatment.

B)mSimulationsmcanmservemasmverymprettymdemosmthatmevenmUniversitymofmGeorgiamgraduatesmcan
munderstand.



C)mSimulationmcanmbemusedmtomstudymdetailedmrelationsmthatmmightmbemlostminmanmanalyticalmormn
umericalmtreatment.



WhomismWilliammGosset?



A)mHeminventedmthemtmdistributionmthatmismusedmubiquitouslyminmstatistics.

B)mHeminventedmthemsmdistributionmthatmismusedmubiquitouslyminmstatistics.

C)mHeminventedmtea.

D)mHeminventedmthemwordm"ubiquitous".