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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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
1
destroyed in a nuclear war
Page
@COPYRIGHT FYNDLAY 2025/2026
, 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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