Why Must the Service Rate Be Greater Than the Arrival

question 47

Essay

Why must the service rate be greater than the arrival rate in a single-server system?

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Definitions:

Competition

The rivalry between individuals, businesses, or any entities that strive for the same objective or market.

Kitchen

A room or area where food is prepared and cooked, equipped with appliances and utensils.

Primary Succession

The process of ecological succession that occurs in an environment in which new substrate devoid of vegetation and other organisms usually lacking soil, such as a lava flow or area left from retreated glacier, is deposited.

Keystone Species

A critical organism in an ecosystem that many other species depend upon, whose removal would lead to significant alterations in the ecosystem.