Modelling and Simulation Test

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Which of these is an advantage of using a computer model or a simulation?

You can test every possible scenario.

You can test a product before building it.

Creating a model or simulation is free.

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Which one of these is based on asking a 'what if' question?

Investigating what price to charge for tickets to a concert

Creating a graph of the heights of everyone in your school

Recording all the sales over the last month

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What is meant by the term 'computer model'?

A representation of a real-life system or situation.

Any digital image

Any piece of work saved in a spreadsheet file.

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What software could you use to build a simple model?

A word processor

A database

A spreadsheet

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Which of these is a good reason to use a flight simulator?

A flight simulator is an exact replica of the real thing.

Using a flight simulator is free

The pilot can practise what to do in a variety of scenarios.

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What is the difference between a model and a simulation?

A simulation has to have moving parts.

A simulation imitates a particular environment.

A simulation needs a supercomputer to run it

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Which of these scenarios WOULDN'T use a simulation?

Keeping track of the current football league tables

Studying the effect of the sea on the coastline.

Investigating the aerodynamics of cars.

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Which of these questions tends to be asked of computer models?

How did?

What if?

When did?

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Which one of these is NOT a simulation?

A spreadsheet tracking the lap times and positions in a car race.

A car racing computer game.

A virtual wind tunnel.

10.

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Which of these is a disadvantage of using a computer model or simulation?

You can't speed simulations up

It is more expensive than doing it for real.

People's reactions to a simulation might not be realistic or reliable

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