WGU D278 2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
SCRIPT COMPLETE ANSWER SET
◉Define Library Functions Answer: Functions that relate to the
same purpose (i.e., teacher, student, grades)
◉What is a characteristic of a Markup Language? Answer: Allows a
developer to describe a document's content, formatting
◉What is the main characteristic of Object-Oriented Language
Answer: It supports decomposing programs into objects (C++, Java,
Python, C#)
◉What is the main characteristic of Interpreted/Scripting Language
Answer: It runs sequential statements by another program called an
interpreter (Python, Javascript)
◉What is the main characteristics of a Compiled Language? Answer:
A program which is converted by a compiler into machine code
which runs on particular machines (C++, Java)
, ◉What is SDLC? Answer: The System Development Life Cycle is the
development phases of programs
◉What is the Waterfall Approach? Answer: A program built by
carrying out each SDLC phase in sequence
◉What are the four phases of SDLC? Answer: Analysis, Design,
Implementation, and Testing
◉What is the Agile (Spiral) Approach? Answer: A program built by
doing small amounts of each SDLC phases in sequence, then
repeating the process
◉What does UML mean and what is its definiton? Answer: Univeral
Modeling Language is a model for software design that uses different
types of diagrams to visualize the structure and behavior of
programs
◉What are the three diagrams that UML consists of? Answer: A
structure diagram, a behavioral diagram, a sequence diagram
◉What is a structural diagram? Answer: it visualizes static elements
of software, such as the types of variables and functions used in a
program
SCRIPT COMPLETE ANSWER SET
◉Define Library Functions Answer: Functions that relate to the
same purpose (i.e., teacher, student, grades)
◉What is a characteristic of a Markup Language? Answer: Allows a
developer to describe a document's content, formatting
◉What is the main characteristic of Object-Oriented Language
Answer: It supports decomposing programs into objects (C++, Java,
Python, C#)
◉What is the main characteristic of Interpreted/Scripting Language
Answer: It runs sequential statements by another program called an
interpreter (Python, Javascript)
◉What is the main characteristics of a Compiled Language? Answer:
A program which is converted by a compiler into machine code
which runs on particular machines (C++, Java)
, ◉What is SDLC? Answer: The System Development Life Cycle is the
development phases of programs
◉What is the Waterfall Approach? Answer: A program built by
carrying out each SDLC phase in sequence
◉What are the four phases of SDLC? Answer: Analysis, Design,
Implementation, and Testing
◉What is the Agile (Spiral) Approach? Answer: A program built by
doing small amounts of each SDLC phases in sequence, then
repeating the process
◉What does UML mean and what is its definiton? Answer: Univeral
Modeling Language is a model for software design that uses different
types of diagrams to visualize the structure and behavior of
programs
◉What are the three diagrams that UML consists of? Answer: A
structure diagram, a behavioral diagram, a sequence diagram
◉What is a structural diagram? Answer: it visualizes static elements
of software, such as the types of variables and functions used in a
program
