WGU - Scripting and Programming Foundations Exam 85
Questions with Verified Answers
Program - CORRECT ANSWER Consists of instructions executing one at a time.
Input - CORRECT ANSWER A program gets data, perhaps from a file, keyboard,
touchscreen, network, etc.
Process - CORRECT ANSWER A programs performs computations on that data,
such as adding two values like x + y.
Output - CORRECT ANSWER A programs puts that data somewhere, such as to a
file, screen, network, etc.
Computational thinking - CORRECT ANSWER Creating a sequence of instructions
to solve a problem.
Algorithm - CORRECT ANSWER A sequence of instructions that solves a problem.
Statement - CORRECT ANSWER Carries out some action and executing one at a
time.
String literal - CORRECT ANSWER Consists of text (characters) within double
quotes, as in "Go #57!".
, Cursor - CORRECT ANSWER Indicates where the next output item will be placed in
the output.
Newline - CORRECT ANSWER A special two-character sequence \n whose
appearance in an output string literal causes the cursor to move to the next
output line. The newline exists invisibly in the output.
Comment - CORRECT ANSWER Text added to a program, read by humans to
understand the code, but ignored by the program when executed.
Whitespace - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to blank spaces (space and tab characters)
between items within a statement, and to newlines. Whitespace helps improve
readability for humans, but for execution purposes is mostly ignored.
Pseudocode - CORRECT ANSWER Text that resembles a program in a real
programming language but is simplified to aid human understanding.
Assignment statement - CORRECT ANSWER Assigns a variable with a value, such as
x = 5. An assignment statement's left side must be a variable. The right side is an
expression.Examples: x = 5, y = a, or z = w + 2.
= - CORRECT ANSWER In programming, = is an assignment of a left-side variable
with a right-side value. It does not represent equality like in mathematics.
Variable declaration - CORRECT ANSWER Declares a new variable, specifying the
variable's name and type.
Questions with Verified Answers
Program - CORRECT ANSWER Consists of instructions executing one at a time.
Input - CORRECT ANSWER A program gets data, perhaps from a file, keyboard,
touchscreen, network, etc.
Process - CORRECT ANSWER A programs performs computations on that data,
such as adding two values like x + y.
Output - CORRECT ANSWER A programs puts that data somewhere, such as to a
file, screen, network, etc.
Computational thinking - CORRECT ANSWER Creating a sequence of instructions
to solve a problem.
Algorithm - CORRECT ANSWER A sequence of instructions that solves a problem.
Statement - CORRECT ANSWER Carries out some action and executing one at a
time.
String literal - CORRECT ANSWER Consists of text (characters) within double
quotes, as in "Go #57!".
, Cursor - CORRECT ANSWER Indicates where the next output item will be placed in
the output.
Newline - CORRECT ANSWER A special two-character sequence \n whose
appearance in an output string literal causes the cursor to move to the next
output line. The newline exists invisibly in the output.
Comment - CORRECT ANSWER Text added to a program, read by humans to
understand the code, but ignored by the program when executed.
Whitespace - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to blank spaces (space and tab characters)
between items within a statement, and to newlines. Whitespace helps improve
readability for humans, but for execution purposes is mostly ignored.
Pseudocode - CORRECT ANSWER Text that resembles a program in a real
programming language but is simplified to aid human understanding.
Assignment statement - CORRECT ANSWER Assigns a variable with a value, such as
x = 5. An assignment statement's left side must be a variable. The right side is an
expression.Examples: x = 5, y = a, or z = w + 2.
= - CORRECT ANSWER In programming, = is an assignment of a left-side variable
with a right-side value. It does not represent equality like in mathematics.
Variable declaration - CORRECT ANSWER Declares a new variable, specifying the
variable's name and type.
