Four of the Most Widely Used Waiting Line Models-M/M/1 or A

question 34

Multiple Choice

Four of the most widely used waiting line models-M/M/1 or A, M/M/S or B, M/D/1 or C, and Finite population or D-all share which of the following three characteristics?

• A) normal arrivals, FIFO discipline, and normal service times
• B) Poisson arrivals, FIFO discipline, and a single-service phase
• C) Poisson arrivals, FIFO discipline, and exponential service times
• D) Poisson arrivals, no queue discipline, and exponential service times
• E) Poisson arrivals, single-server, and FIFO discipline

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