WGU D278 Pre-Assessment Exam |
Scripting and Programming Foundations
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Latest 2025/2026
Joe is building an online game. He wants to provide a riddle and have
the player guess the answer. The game needs to prompt the user to
enter the answer, check to see if it the input provided does not match the
correct answer, and continue prompting the user until the answer
entered matches the correct answer.
Which control structure supports Joe's needs?
A For loop
B While loop
C Do-while loop
D If-else branch - Correct Answer - C
What is put to output by the following pseudocode?
x=3
do
Put x to output
Put " " to output
x=x-1
while x > 0
A3210
B 3 2 1 0 -1
C210
,D 3 2 1 - Correct Answer - D
A programmer has developed the following code:
count = 0
while count is less than 5:
print 'Hello'
What is the result of implementing this code?
A 'Hello' will print four times.
B 'Hello' will print five times.
C The program will throw an error.
D 'Hello' will print indefinitely. - Correct Answer - D
What is the loop expression in the following pseudocode?
i=0
while i < 20
Put i to output
i=i+1
Ai
B i<20 />
Ci=0
D i = i + 1 - Correct Answer - B
What is the loop variable initialization in the following pseudocode?
y=0
s = 100.0
while y < 10
s = s + (s * 5.0)
y=y+1
, Ay=0
By=y+1
C s = 100.0
D s = s + ( s * 5.0) - Correct Answer - A
Order the steps needed to output the minimum of x and y from first (1) to
last (4).
Select your answers from the pull-down list.
A Declare variable min
B Put min to output
C min = x
D If y < min, set min = y - Correct Answer - ACDB
Order the steps needed to calculate speed in miles per hour given a start
and end location and time traveled in hours from first (1) to last (4).
Select your answers from the pull-down list.
A Put speedMph to output
B Declare variables distMiles and speedMph
C distMiles = endLocation - startLocation
D speedMph = distMiles / timeHours - Correct Answer - BCDA
Order the tasks needed to create a pyramid (large on bottom, small on
top) on a table from first (1) to last (4).
Select your answers from the pull-down list.
A Place largest shape.
B Clear table
C Place smallest shape.
D Place middle-sized shape. - Correct Answer - BADC
Scripting and Programming Foundations
Exam | Questions and Answers Rated A+ |
Latest 2025/2026
Joe is building an online game. He wants to provide a riddle and have
the player guess the answer. The game needs to prompt the user to
enter the answer, check to see if it the input provided does not match the
correct answer, and continue prompting the user until the answer
entered matches the correct answer.
Which control structure supports Joe's needs?
A For loop
B While loop
C Do-while loop
D If-else branch - Correct Answer - C
What is put to output by the following pseudocode?
x=3
do
Put x to output
Put " " to output
x=x-1
while x > 0
A3210
B 3 2 1 0 -1
C210
,D 3 2 1 - Correct Answer - D
A programmer has developed the following code:
count = 0
while count is less than 5:
print 'Hello'
What is the result of implementing this code?
A 'Hello' will print four times.
B 'Hello' will print five times.
C The program will throw an error.
D 'Hello' will print indefinitely. - Correct Answer - D
What is the loop expression in the following pseudocode?
i=0
while i < 20
Put i to output
i=i+1
Ai
B i<20 />
Ci=0
D i = i + 1 - Correct Answer - B
What is the loop variable initialization in the following pseudocode?
y=0
s = 100.0
while y < 10
s = s + (s * 5.0)
y=y+1
, Ay=0
By=y+1
C s = 100.0
D s = s + ( s * 5.0) - Correct Answer - A
Order the steps needed to output the minimum of x and y from first (1) to
last (4).
Select your answers from the pull-down list.
A Declare variable min
B Put min to output
C min = x
D If y < min, set min = y - Correct Answer - ACDB
Order the steps needed to calculate speed in miles per hour given a start
and end location and time traveled in hours from first (1) to last (4).
Select your answers from the pull-down list.
A Put speedMph to output
B Declare variables distMiles and speedMph
C distMiles = endLocation - startLocation
D speedMph = distMiles / timeHours - Correct Answer - BCDA
Order the tasks needed to create a pyramid (large on bottom, small on
top) on a table from first (1) to last (4).
Select your answers from the pull-down list.
A Place largest shape.
B Clear table
C Place smallest shape.
D Place middle-sized shape. - Correct Answer - BADC
