WGU - Scripting and Programming
Foundations - D278 well answered
passed
What does a programmer do first to use an existing programming library? - correct answer
✔✔Include the library
What relationship is common among a programming library's functions? - correct answer
✔✔Functions all relate to the same purpose.
What is an advantage of using a programming library? - correct answer ✔✔The code has
already been tested.
Which language is dynamically typed? - correct answer ✔✔Python
Which language is not built on object-oriented design principles? - correct answer ✔✔C
A language substantially supports a programmer creating items like person, teacher, and
students. Each item has internal data and some operations.
Which characteristic describes that language? - correct answer ✔✔Object-oriented
A programmer wants a compiler to report an error if an integer variable is assigned with a
string.
Which kind of language should the programmer use? - correct answer ✔✔Statically typed
, A language uses tags around text to indicate how that text should be formatted.
Which characteristic describes a language having such tags? - correct answer ✔✔Markup
What is a characteristic of a compiled language? - correct answer ✔✔Converts to machine
language before running
What is a characteristic of an interpreted language? - correct answer ✔✔Runs easily on
different kinds of machines
What is an advantage of interpreted programs? - correct answer ✔✔They can be modified at
run time.
Which characteristic specifically describes a markup language? - correct answer ✔✔Tags
surround text to describe desired formatting.
Which characteristic specifically describes interpreted languages? - correct answer ✔✔They can
be run one statement at a time.
A car drove 200 miles using 10 gallons of fuel.
Which operation should be used to compute the miles per gallon, which is 20? - correct answer
✔✔Division
Which operator should be used to determine if a number is evenly divisible by 5? - correct
answer ✔✔%
A variable should hold a person's height in meters.
Foundations - D278 well answered
passed
What does a programmer do first to use an existing programming library? - correct answer
✔✔Include the library
What relationship is common among a programming library's functions? - correct answer
✔✔Functions all relate to the same purpose.
What is an advantage of using a programming library? - correct answer ✔✔The code has
already been tested.
Which language is dynamically typed? - correct answer ✔✔Python
Which language is not built on object-oriented design principles? - correct answer ✔✔C
A language substantially supports a programmer creating items like person, teacher, and
students. Each item has internal data and some operations.
Which characteristic describes that language? - correct answer ✔✔Object-oriented
A programmer wants a compiler to report an error if an integer variable is assigned with a
string.
Which kind of language should the programmer use? - correct answer ✔✔Statically typed
, A language uses tags around text to indicate how that text should be formatted.
Which characteristic describes a language having such tags? - correct answer ✔✔Markup
What is a characteristic of a compiled language? - correct answer ✔✔Converts to machine
language before running
What is a characteristic of an interpreted language? - correct answer ✔✔Runs easily on
different kinds of machines
What is an advantage of interpreted programs? - correct answer ✔✔They can be modified at
run time.
Which characteristic specifically describes a markup language? - correct answer ✔✔Tags
surround text to describe desired formatting.
Which characteristic specifically describes interpreted languages? - correct answer ✔✔They can
be run one statement at a time.
A car drove 200 miles using 10 gallons of fuel.
Which operation should be used to compute the miles per gallon, which is 20? - correct answer
✔✔Division
Which operator should be used to determine if a number is evenly divisible by 5? - correct
answer ✔✔%
A variable should hold a person's height in meters.
