This comprehensive guide features 88 highly-accurate, verified questions and answers
designed specifically to help you master foundational scripting and pass your Objective Assessment
(OA) on the first attempt.
Why You Need This Study Guide:
• Language-Agnostic Focus: Learn core programming concepts, control structures, and
algorithmic logic without being tied to a specific syntax like Python or Java.
• Real OA Concepts: Questions are tailored to match the specific question styles, topics,
and difficulty of the WGU C173 final exam.
• Verified Answers: Eliminate the guesswork. Every question includes a detailed, verified
rationale to ensure you fully understand the "why" behind the correct choice.
Key Topics Covered:
• Variables, data types, and assignment operators
• Control flow, if-else statements, and looping logic
• Basic arithmetic operations and mathematical precedence
• Flowcharts, pseudocode, and algorithm basics
• Programming paradigms (compiled vs. interpreted, statically vs. dynamically typed)
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A conversion of one data type to another, such as an integer to a float. -
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Type conversion
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A decision and its two branches. IF the decision's expression is true then the first branch
executes, ELSE the second branch executes. -
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If-else
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a flowchart of an activity (loop, function, etc.) within the program -
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activity diagram
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A function input specified in a function definition. -
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parameter
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, A function is a built-in zyFlowchart function that takes two arguments, lowValue and
highValue, and returns a random integer in the range lowValue to highValue. Ex:
RandomNumber(1, 10) returns a random integer in the range 1 to 10. -
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RandomNumber()
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A function may return one value and does so by assigning a return variable with the return
value. -
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Return variable
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A graphical language for creating computer programs. -
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flowchart
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A language that is run one statement at a time by another program called an interpreter. Ex.
Python, Javascript, C#. -
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Interpreted Language
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A list of statements executed by invoking the function's name, with such invoking know as a
function call. -
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