Operation Research (2171901) MCQs

MCQs of Queuing Theory

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1.

 Customer behavior in which the customer moves from one the queue to another in a multiple channel situation is

(a)

 balking
(b)

 reneging
(c)

jockeying
(d)

 alternating
Answer:

Option (c)

2.

Which of the following characteristics apply to the queuing system

(a)

customer population 
(b)

 arrival process
(c)

both (a) & (b
(d)

neither (a) nor (b)
Answer:

Option (c)

3.

Which of the following is not a key operating characteristic for a queuing system

(a)

utilization factor
(b)

percent idle time
(c)

average time spent waiting in the system and queue
(d)

 none of the above
Answer:

Option (d)

4.

Priority queue discipline may be classified as

(a)

finite or infinite 
(b)

 limited and unlimited
(c)

pre-emptive or non-pre-emptive
(d)

all of the above
Answer:

Option (c)

5.

Which symbol describes the interarrival time distribution

(a)

D
(b)

M
(c)

G
(d)

all of the above
Answer:

Option (d)

6.

The calling population is assumed to be infinite when

(a)

arrivals are independent of each other
(b)

the capacity of the system is infinite
(c)

sen/ice rate is faster than the arrival rate
(d)

all of the above
Answer:

Option (a)

7.

Which of the cost estimates and performance measures are not used for economic analysis of a queuing system

(a)

cost per server per unit of time
(b)

cost per unit of time for a customer waiting in the system
(c)

the average number of customers in the system
(d)

average waiting time of customers in the system
Answer:

Option (d)

8.

A calling population is considered to be infinite when

(a)

all customers arrive at once
(b)

 arrivals are independent of each other
(c)

arrivals are dependent upon each other
(d)

all of the above
Answer:

Option (b)

9.

The cost of providing service in a queuing system decreases with

(a)

decreased average waiting time in the queue
(b)

decreased arrival rate
(c)

 increased arrival rate
(d)

none of the above
Answer:

Option (d)

10.

Service mechanism in a queuing system is characterized by

(a)

server’s behavior
(b)

 customer’s behavior
(c)

customers in the system
(d)

 all of the above
Answer:

Option (a)

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