WGU D278 SCRIPTING AND
PROGRAMMING COMPLETE EXAM
REVIEW WITH FULL SOLUTIONS
●● What relationship is common among a programming library's
functions?
Answer: Functions all relate to the same purpose.
●● What is an advantage of using a programming library?
Answer: The code has already been tested.
●● Which language is dynamically typed?
Answer: Python
●● Which language is not built on object-oriented design principles?
Answer: C
●● A language substantially supports a programmer creating items like
person, teacher, and students. Each item has internal data and some
operations.
Which characteristic describes that language?
, Answer: Object-oriented
●● A programmer wants a compiler to report an error if an integer
variable is assigned with a string.
Which type of language should the programmer use?
Answer: Statically Typed
●● A language uses tags around text to indicate how that text should be
formatted.
Which characteristic describes a language having such tags?
Answer: Markup
●● What is a characteristic of compiled language?
Answer: Converts to machine language before running
●● What is a characteristic 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
PROGRAMMING COMPLETE EXAM
REVIEW WITH FULL SOLUTIONS
●● What relationship is common among a programming library's
functions?
Answer: Functions all relate to the same purpose.
●● What is an advantage of using a programming library?
Answer: The code has already been tested.
●● Which language is dynamically typed?
Answer: Python
●● Which language is not built on object-oriented design principles?
Answer: C
●● A language substantially supports a programmer creating items like
person, teacher, and students. Each item has internal data and some
operations.
Which characteristic describes that language?
, Answer: Object-oriented
●● A programmer wants a compiler to report an error if an integer
variable is assigned with a string.
Which type of language should the programmer use?
Answer: Statically Typed
●● A language uses tags around text to indicate how that text should be
formatted.
Which characteristic describes a language having such tags?
Answer: Markup
●● What is a characteristic of compiled language?
Answer: Converts to machine language before running
●● What is a characteristic 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
