Modeling and Simulation Basics Course
The Kriegspiel attempted to quantify which of the following aspects of wargaming? - Human elements
such as time or fatigue
In the 1950s, the Naval War College contributed to the realm of strategic wargaming by inventing which
of the following? - Naval Electronic Warfare Simulator (NEWS)
What major advancement contributed to the M&S community in the early 1960s? - Naval Electronic
Warfare Simulator (NEWS)
Which of the following is considered to be the birth of distributed simulation? - Simulation Network
(SIMNET)
Why is the ARPANET considered to be the foundation of the internet? - ARPANET provided a national C2
network that would continue to function even if individual notes are destroyed in a nuclear war
Which of the following best describes the theory of Reductionism? - The theory that assumes the
understanding of a system's behavior by studying the elements and their interactions.
A system that consists of smaller systems that also act as individual elements is an example of what type
of hierarchy? - Linear
Which of the following statements best describes a variable? - The flexible quantities that change within
a system.
Which of the following statements best describes a parameter? - The constant elements within a
system.
Which of the following statements best describes a control function? - The parameters that are allowed
to change in order to observe their effects on the system.
