WGU D278 SCRIPTING AND PROGRAMMING
FOUNDATIONS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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WGU - Scripting and Programming Foundations - D278
What does a programmer do first, to make use of an existing programming
library? - ANSWER Include the library
What is a common relationship between the functions of a programming
library? - ANSWER Functions all share a similar purpose.
What is one benefit to using a programming library? - ANSWER Code is
already debugged.
Which of the following languages is dynamically typed? - ANSWER Python
Which of the following languages is not based on object-oriented design? -
ANSWER C
A language significantly assists a programmer in defining objects such as
person, teacher and students. Every object has some internal data and some
operations.
What is the characteristic of such language? - ANSWER Object-oriented
, A programmer expects a compiler to give an error when an integer variable is
assigned with a string.
What kind of language should the coder use? - ANSWER Statically typed
A language uses tags around text to indicate how that text should be displayed.
What property makes a language having such tags? - ANSWER Markup
What property does a language have when compiled? - ANSWER Converts to
machine language prior to execution
What is a characteristic of an interpreted language? - ANSWER Runs easily on
different kinds of machines
What is an advantage of interpreted programs? - ANSWER They can be
modified at run time.
Which characteristic specifically describes a markup language? - ANSWER
Tags surround text to describe desired formatting.
Which characteristic specifically describes interpreted languages? - 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? -
ANSWER Division
FOUNDATIONS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATED
WGU - Scripting and Programming Foundations - D278
What does a programmer do first, to make use of an existing programming
library? - ANSWER Include the library
What is a common relationship between the functions of a programming
library? - ANSWER Functions all share a similar purpose.
What is one benefit to using a programming library? - ANSWER Code is
already debugged.
Which of the following languages is dynamically typed? - ANSWER Python
Which of the following languages is not based on object-oriented design? -
ANSWER C
A language significantly assists a programmer in defining objects such as
person, teacher and students. Every object has some internal data and some
operations.
What is the characteristic of such language? - ANSWER Object-oriented
, A programmer expects a compiler to give an error when an integer variable is
assigned with a string.
What kind of language should the coder use? - ANSWER Statically typed
A language uses tags around text to indicate how that text should be displayed.
What property makes a language having such tags? - ANSWER Markup
What property does a language have when compiled? - ANSWER Converts to
machine language prior to execution
What is a characteristic of an interpreted language? - ANSWER Runs easily on
different kinds of machines
What is an advantage of interpreted programs? - ANSWER They can be
modified at run time.
Which characteristic specifically describes a markup language? - ANSWER
Tags surround text to describe desired formatting.
Which characteristic specifically describes interpreted languages? - 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? -
ANSWER Division
