ISYE 6644 - EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
In Arena, you can use a single CHANCE module to route customers to the resource
having the smallest queue. - ANSWERSFalse
In Arena, the Schedule spreadsheet can be used to establish either resource capacity
schedules or arrival rate schedules - ANSWERSTrue
In an Arena program, how would you be able to do a DELAY? - ANSWERSFrom within
the PROCESS module in the Basic Process template
Using a DELAY module in the Advanced Process template
Using a DELAY block in the Blocks template
What random variable do you get from the Arena expression 2*NORM(3,3) -
ANSWERSNormal with mean 6 and variance 36
In Arena, it is possible to create nonhomogeneous Poisson arrivals (in which the arrival
rate changes over time). - ANSWERSTrue
Suppose there are 5 people in the line called joe.queue and 3 people in the line called
tom.queue. What is the value of the following Arena expression?
(NQ(joe.queue)*(NQ(tom.queue) <=10)) + (TNOW>-1) - ANSWERS6
The Arena Call Center model discussed in class featured certain servers who would
occasionally call back their customers. - ANSWERSTrue
How do you generate discrete random variable X in Arena such that Pr(X = 1) = 0.3,
PR(X = 2.5) = 0.5, and Pr(X = 8) = 0.2? - ANSWERSDISC(0.3, 1, 0.8, 2,5, 1.0, 8)
What is an equivalent alternative ARENA expression for -2*LN(1-UNIF(0,1)) -
ANSWERSEXPO(2)
In Arena, it is possible to set the maximum capacity of a queue by using a QUEUE
block found in the Blocks template. - ANSWERSTrue
In Arena, it is possible to use more than one resource at a time in a PROCESS module.
- ANSWERSTrue
The Arena Inventory model discussed in class used "fake customers" to periodically
make inventory ordering decisions. - ANSWERSTrue
ANSWERS 2026
In Arena, you can use a single CHANCE module to route customers to the resource
having the smallest queue. - ANSWERSFalse
In Arena, the Schedule spreadsheet can be used to establish either resource capacity
schedules or arrival rate schedules - ANSWERSTrue
In an Arena program, how would you be able to do a DELAY? - ANSWERSFrom within
the PROCESS module in the Basic Process template
Using a DELAY module in the Advanced Process template
Using a DELAY block in the Blocks template
What random variable do you get from the Arena expression 2*NORM(3,3) -
ANSWERSNormal with mean 6 and variance 36
In Arena, it is possible to create nonhomogeneous Poisson arrivals (in which the arrival
rate changes over time). - ANSWERSTrue
Suppose there are 5 people in the line called joe.queue and 3 people in the line called
tom.queue. What is the value of the following Arena expression?
(NQ(joe.queue)*(NQ(tom.queue) <=10)) + (TNOW>-1) - ANSWERS6
The Arena Call Center model discussed in class featured certain servers who would
occasionally call back their customers. - ANSWERSTrue
How do you generate discrete random variable X in Arena such that Pr(X = 1) = 0.3,
PR(X = 2.5) = 0.5, and Pr(X = 8) = 0.2? - ANSWERSDISC(0.3, 1, 0.8, 2,5, 1.0, 8)
What is an equivalent alternative ARENA expression for -2*LN(1-UNIF(0,1)) -
ANSWERSEXPO(2)
In Arena, it is possible to set the maximum capacity of a queue by using a QUEUE
block found in the Blocks template. - ANSWERSTrue
In Arena, it is possible to use more than one resource at a time in a PROCESS module.
- ANSWERSTrue
The Arena Inventory model discussed in class used "fake customers" to periodically
make inventory ordering decisions. - ANSWERSTrue
