WGU D278
WGU D278 Pre-Assessment Scripting and
Programming Foundations Exam 2025
Which operator should be used to determine if a number is evenly divisible by 5?
A+
B-
C*
D % -Correct Answer ✔%
A car drove 200 miles using 10 gallons of fuel.
Which operation should be used to compute the miles per gallon, which is 20?
A Addition
B Subtraction
C Multiplication
D Division -Correct Answer ✔Division
A variable should hold a person's height in meters.
Which data type should the variable be?
A Integer
B Float
C String
D Boolean -Correct Answer ✔Float
WGU D278
,WGU D278
A variable should hold the names of all past U.S. presidents.
Which data type should the variable be?
A Integer array
B Float array
C String array
D Boolean array -Correct Answer ✔String Array
A program uses the number of seconds in a minute in various calculations.
How should the item that holds the number of seconds in a minute be declared?
A Constant float userTime
B Variable float userTime
C Constant integer secondsPerMinute
D Variable integer secondsPerMinute -Correct Answer ✔Constant Integer
secondsPerMinute
A program determines if a user's age is high enough to run for U.S. president. The
minimum age requirement is 35.
How should the item that holds the minimum age be declared?
A Constant integer minAge
B Variable integer minAge
C Constant integer 35
D Variable integer 35 -Correct Answer ✔Constant integer minAge
WGU D278
, WGU D278
Given integer x = 3 and integer y = 5.
What is the value of the expression ( x / 2.0) + y?
A 5.0
B 6.0
C 6.5
7 7.5 -Correct Answer ✔6.5
Given float x = 10.2 and float y = 1.0.
What is the value of the expression x / y ?
A 0.0
B 1.0
C 10
D 10.2 -Correct Answer ✔10.2
What kind of operator is the == in the expression i == 20?
A Assignment
B Arithmetic
C Equality
D Logical -Correct Answer ✔Equality
What is the purpose of parentheses () in a programming expression?
A To print expressions
B To group expressions
C To run expressions
WGU D278
WGU D278 Pre-Assessment Scripting and
Programming Foundations Exam 2025
Which operator should be used to determine if a number is evenly divisible by 5?
A+
B-
C*
D % -Correct Answer ✔%
A car drove 200 miles using 10 gallons of fuel.
Which operation should be used to compute the miles per gallon, which is 20?
A Addition
B Subtraction
C Multiplication
D Division -Correct Answer ✔Division
A variable should hold a person's height in meters.
Which data type should the variable be?
A Integer
B Float
C String
D Boolean -Correct Answer ✔Float
WGU D278
,WGU D278
A variable should hold the names of all past U.S. presidents.
Which data type should the variable be?
A Integer array
B Float array
C String array
D Boolean array -Correct Answer ✔String Array
A program uses the number of seconds in a minute in various calculations.
How should the item that holds the number of seconds in a minute be declared?
A Constant float userTime
B Variable float userTime
C Constant integer secondsPerMinute
D Variable integer secondsPerMinute -Correct Answer ✔Constant Integer
secondsPerMinute
A program determines if a user's age is high enough to run for U.S. president. The
minimum age requirement is 35.
How should the item that holds the minimum age be declared?
A Constant integer minAge
B Variable integer minAge
C Constant integer 35
D Variable integer 35 -Correct Answer ✔Constant integer minAge
WGU D278
, WGU D278
Given integer x = 3 and integer y = 5.
What is the value of the expression ( x / 2.0) + y?
A 5.0
B 6.0
C 6.5
7 7.5 -Correct Answer ✔6.5
Given float x = 10.2 and float y = 1.0.
What is the value of the expression x / y ?
A 0.0
B 1.0
C 10
D 10.2 -Correct Answer ✔10.2
What kind of operator is the == in the expression i == 20?
A Assignment
B Arithmetic
C Equality
D Logical -Correct Answer ✔Equality
What is the purpose of parentheses () in a programming expression?
A To print expressions
B To group expressions
C To run expressions
WGU D278
