WGU D278 Scripting and Programming PA Exam Questions and Answers.

WGU D278 Scripting and Programming PA Exam Questions
and Answers
Question 1

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
divison



Question 2

Which operator should be used to determine if a number is evenly divisible by 5?

Correct Answer
%



Question 3

A variable should hold a person's height in meters. Which data type should the variable be?

Correct Answer
float




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,Question 4

A variable should hold the names of all past U.S. presidents. Which data type should the variable be?

Correct Answer
string array



Question 5

A program uses the number of seconds in a minute in various calculations. How should the item that holds the
number of seconds in a minute be declared?

Correct Answer
constant integer secondsPerMinute



Question 6

A program determines if a user's age is high enough to run for U.S. president. The minimum age requirement is 35.
How should the item that holds the minimum age be declared?

Correct Answer
constant integer minAge




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, Question 7

Given integer x = 3 and integer y = 5. What is the value of the expression (x / 2.0) + y?

Correct Answer
6.5



Question 8

Given float x = 10.2 and float y = 1.0. What is the value of the expression x / y?

Correct Answer
10.2



Question 9

What kind of operator is the == in the expression i == 20?

Correct Answer
equality



Question 10

What is the purpose of parentheses () in a programming expression?

Correct Answer
to group expressions




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