WGU C173 Scripting and Programming Foundations, Exam Questions and answers, Graded A+. VERIFIED 2024

Program Sequence of statements/instructions that are executed one at a time What are the three basic instructions in a program? Input, Process, Output Input When a program gets data Process When a program performs computations on the data it has received as input Output When a program takes the processed data and puts it some where, like a file, screen, network, etc. Variable Named item that holds or refers to a value; is assigned new values throughout the program What are some examples of a variable in programming? x, y, numCars, myInt Value Data that is held/refered to by a variable; can be a float or an integer Statement Specific action in a program How are statements named? Each statement is named via the variable or stage it is affecting What is programming mainly about? Problem solving; creating a methodical solution to a given task What should you do before beginning to write a program?