CS466 Quiz 14 Fall 2012 Name:____________Chase Kaspar_____________________________ Date:______ 11/14/12_______ 1.

_____Queuing__________system is a discrete-event model that uses random numbers to represent the arrival and duration of events 2. _______Meteorological Models________ is the most difficult object to model. 3. The merging of computer modeling or design techniques and computer-assisted machining software is call ______CAD_________. 4. Because of gravity, a rope hanging between two posts takes on a shape known as ___Catenary Curve___________. 5. The first GUI interface allows users to interact with the computer in terms of moving objects on the pad ________Human-computer interaction__________. 6. ______Simula_________ was the first object-oriented programming language. 7. A(n) _______________ is the development of a model and the experimental manipulation of that model to observe the results. 8. A(n) _______________ is an abstraction of a real system. 9. A(n) _______________ simulation models features of a system that are understood mathematically. 10. A(n) _______________Discrete-Event______________ simulation creates a model using entities, attributes, and events. 11. The process of using an illumination model to determine the appearance of an entire object is called a(n) ______Shading_________ model. 12. In computer graphics, color bleeding is handled by a technique called ________ Radiosity_______ in which light is treated as energy. 13. A(n) ______________Game Engine________________ is a software system within which games can be created. 14. The _____Game Loop____________ is responsible for managing the game world, regardless of whether the user has any input. 15. Scientists are using ___Sensor______ laid on cables on the sea floor to detect Tsunamis. 16. A force-feedback steering wheel is an example of __________ technology which is dedicated to facile sensation or touch. 17. _________________Computational Biology________ _____________________________ is an interdisciplinary field that applies techniques of computer science, applied mathematics, and statistics to problems in biology. 18. The process of creating an entire image is called rendering, however, it makes everything look like it is made of ____Pixels________. 19. Terrain can be modeled using a ________Fractal_________ model that uses a technique called midpoint subdivision which starts with a triangle and subdivides each side using the midpoint. 20. Scientific researchers have developed equations that approximate the behavior of liquids, gases, and fire. The space the liquid or gas will occupy is subdivided into ___________ cells