Common Features of Simulations--Generating Values from Probability Distributions, Maintaining Records

question 42

Multiple Choice

Common features of simulations--generating values from probability distributions, maintaining records, recording data and summarizing results--led to the development of

• A) Excel and Lotus.
• B) BASIC, FORTRAN, PASCAL, and C.
• C) GPSS, SIMSCRIPT, SLAM, and Arena
• D) LINDO and The Management Scientist

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Definitions:

Long-Term

Relating to or involving an extended period of time, often in the context of goals, memory, or investments.

Working Memory

A cognitive processing module with limited storage capacity, used for holding information momentarily for processing tasks.

Short-Term Memory

A limited-capacity store that can maintain unrehearsed information for about 20 to 30 seconds.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, which acts as a buffer for stimuli received through the senses, momentarily retaining impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.