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WGU D278 Scripting and Programming Foundations
Exam Study Guide


floating point numbers
(Ans- decimal point appearing anywhere ("float") in the number


type float
(Ans- variable that stores a floating-point number


floating-point literal
(Ans- a number with a fractional part, even if that fraction is 0, as in
1.0, 0.0, or 99.573


Infinity or -Infinity
(Ans- Dividing a nonzero floating-point number by zero.


Not a Number (NotANumber)
(Ans- when a dividend and divisor are both 0

,Function
(Ans- list of statements executed by invoking the function's name, with
such invoking known as a function call


Arguments
(Ans- The values that the programmer provides in the function call.


Random Number
(Ans- Coral function that takes two arguments, lowValue and highValue,
and returns an integer in that range; e.g. RandomNumber (1, 10)
returns a random integer in the range 1 to 10


pseudo-random
(Ans- integers generated by RandomNumber()


Seed
(Ans- built-in integer


divide-by-zero error
(Ans- Occurs at runtime if a divisor is 0, causing a program to
terminate.

, type conversion
(Ans- conversion of data, such as integer to floating


implicit conversion
(Ans- automatic conversion


type cast
(Ans- converts a value of one type to another type


modulo operator
(Ans- %, evaluates the remainder of the division of two integer
operands


Boolean
(Ans- two possible values, like true and false


Array
(Ans- ordered list of items of a given data type


Constant
(Ans- holds the value and does not change; e.g. holds the values of Pi,
speed of light, and kilograms per pound