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Multiple-Choice Quiz
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Please answer the following questions.



1

A three-step repair service with one server at each step would be an example of a:
A)multiple-phase, multiple-channel system.
B)single-phase, multiple-channel system.
C)multiple-phase, single-channel system.
D)none of these.
2

A system with an arrival rate of two per hour, a service time of 20 minutes, and one server, would have a utilization of.
A)10%
B)33%
C)40%
D)67%
E)none of these
3

The term "queue discipline" refers to:
A)customers waiting in a single line for service.
B)processing order.
C)the willingness of customers to wait in line.
D)well-behaved customers.
4

As the system utilization increases, the average number waiting:
A)doesn't change.
B)increases.
C)decreases.
D)impossible to say.
5

Waiting lines tend to form in underloaded systems because:
A)capacity always exceeds demand.
B)capacity sometimes exceeds demand.
C)demand always exceeds capacity.
D)demand sometimes exceeds capacity.
E)none of these.
6

Which of these would not increase system utilization?
A)a decrease in the number of servers
B)a decrease in the service rate
C)a decrease in the arrival rate
D)an increase in the arrival rate
7

For an infinite-source system with an arrival rate of 6 per hour (Poisson) and service time of 6 minutes per customer (exponential), the average number being served is:
A).10
B).60
C)1.0
D)none of these
8

Which one of these would illustrate a finite-source system?
A)Supermarket
B)Bakery
C)Drug store
D)One-lane bridge
E)None of these







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