Problem 33
What part does a random number generator play in queuing simulations?
Problem 34
Write the rules for a queuing simulation of a one-pump gas station, where a car arrives every three minutes and the service time is four minutes.
Problem 38
Distinguish between a FIFO queue and a priority queue.
Problem 39
What did SIMULA contribute to object-oriented programming methodology?
Problem 40
In general, meteorological models are based on the time-dependent equations of what fields?
Problem 42
Why is there more than one weather prediction model?
Problem 43
Why do different meteorologists give different forecasts if they are using the same models?
Problem 44
What are specialized meteorological models, and how are they used?
Problem 45
What are seismic models used for?
Problem 46
A random-number generator can be used to vary service times as well as determine arrivals. For example, assume that \(20 \%\) of customers take eight minutes and \(80 \%\) of customers take three minutes. How might you use a random-number generator to reflect this distribution?
