ISYE 6644 - Exam 2 Questions With
Verified Answers
In Arena, you can use a single CHANCE module to route customers to the resource
having the smallest queue. - ANSWER-False
In Arena, the Schedule spreadsheet can be used to establish either resource capacity
schedules or arrival rate schedules - ANSWER-True
In an Arena program, how would you be able to do a DELAY? - ANSWER-From within
the PROCESS module in the Basic Process template
Using a DELAY module in the Advanced Process template
Using a DELAY block in the Blocks template
What random variable do you get from the Arena expression 2*NORM(3,3) - ANSWER-
Normal with mean 6 and variance 36
How do you generate discrete random variable X in Arena such that Pr(X = 1) = 0.3,
PR(X = 2.5) = 0.5, and Pr(X = 8) = 0.2? - ANSWER-DISC(0.3, 1, 0.8, 2,5, 1.0, 8)
What is an equivalent alternative ARENA expression for -2*LN(1-UNIF(0,1)) -
ANSWER-EXPO(2)
In Arena, it is possible to set the maximum capacity of a queue by using a QUEUE
block found in the Blocks template. - ANSWER-True
In Arena, it is possible to use more than one resource at a time in a PROCESS module.
- ANSWER-True
Suppose there are 5 people in the line called joe.queue and 3 people in the line called
tom.queue. What is the value of the following Arena expression?
(NQ(joe.queue)*(NQ(tom.queue) <=10)) + (TNOW>-1) - ANSWER-6
The Arena Call Center model discussed in class featured certain servers who would
occasionally call back their customers. - ANSWER-True
The Arena Inventory model discussed in class used "fake customers" to periodically
make inventory ordering decisions. - ANSWER-True
In Arena, it is possible to pre-assign customers a sequence of stations to visit, and it is
even possible for the sequence to have repeat visits at certain stations, and it is even
possible to have different service -time distributions at those repeat stations! -
ANSWER-True
Verified Answers
In Arena, you can use a single CHANCE module to route customers to the resource
having the smallest queue. - ANSWER-False
In Arena, the Schedule spreadsheet can be used to establish either resource capacity
schedules or arrival rate schedules - ANSWER-True
In an Arena program, how would you be able to do a DELAY? - ANSWER-From within
the PROCESS module in the Basic Process template
Using a DELAY module in the Advanced Process template
Using a DELAY block in the Blocks template
What random variable do you get from the Arena expression 2*NORM(3,3) - ANSWER-
Normal with mean 6 and variance 36
How do you generate discrete random variable X in Arena such that Pr(X = 1) = 0.3,
PR(X = 2.5) = 0.5, and Pr(X = 8) = 0.2? - ANSWER-DISC(0.3, 1, 0.8, 2,5, 1.0, 8)
What is an equivalent alternative ARENA expression for -2*LN(1-UNIF(0,1)) -
ANSWER-EXPO(2)
In Arena, it is possible to set the maximum capacity of a queue by using a QUEUE
block found in the Blocks template. - ANSWER-True
In Arena, it is possible to use more than one resource at a time in a PROCESS module.
- ANSWER-True
Suppose there are 5 people in the line called joe.queue and 3 people in the line called
tom.queue. What is the value of the following Arena expression?
(NQ(joe.queue)*(NQ(tom.queue) <=10)) + (TNOW>-1) - ANSWER-6
The Arena Call Center model discussed in class featured certain servers who would
occasionally call back their customers. - ANSWER-True
The Arena Inventory model discussed in class used "fake customers" to periodically
make inventory ordering decisions. - ANSWER-True
In Arena, it is possible to pre-assign customers a sequence of stations to visit, and it is
even possible for the sequence to have repeat visits at certain stations, and it is even
possible to have different service -time distributions at those repeat stations! -
ANSWER-True
