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:

Watts

The unit of power in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one joule per second.

Peak-to-peak

The difference in voltage between the highest and lowest points in a waveform.

Effective

Producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect; efficiency in producing a desired result.

RMS

Root Mean Square, a statistical measure of the magnitude of a varying quantity, often used to compute the effective value of an alternating current or voltage.