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WGU - Scripting and Programming
Foundations - D278 | comprehensive Q&A
for certification success
what is a characteristic of an interpreted language? -correct-answer-runs easily on
different kinds of machines
What is an advantage of interpreted programs? -correct-answer-They can be
modified at run time.
Which characteristic specifically describes a markup language? -correct-answer-
Tags surround text to describe desired formatting.
Which characteristic specifically describes interpreted languages? -correct-answer-
They can be run one statement at a time.
A car drove 200 miles using 10 gallons of fuel.
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Which operation should be used to compute the miles per gallon, which is 20? -
correct-answer-Division
Which operator should be used to determine if a number is evenly divisible by 5? -
correct-answer-%
A variable should hold a person's height in meters.
Which data type should the variable be? -correct-answer-Float
A variable should hold the names of all past U.S. presidents.
Which data type should the variable be? -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? -
correct-answer-Constant integer secondsPerMinute
WGU - Scripting and Programming
Foundations - D278 | comprehensive Q&A
for certification success
what is a characteristic of an interpreted language? -correct-answer-runs easily on
different kinds of machines
What is an advantage of interpreted programs? -correct-answer-They can be
modified at run time.
Which characteristic specifically describes a markup language? -correct-answer-
Tags surround text to describe desired formatting.
Which characteristic specifically describes interpreted languages? -correct-answer-
They can be run one statement at a time.
A car drove 200 miles using 10 gallons of fuel.
, 2|Page
Which operation should be used to compute the miles per gallon, which is 20? -
correct-answer-Division
Which operator should be used to determine if a number is evenly divisible by 5? -
correct-answer-%
A variable should hold a person's height in meters.
Which data type should the variable be? -correct-answer-Float
A variable should hold the names of all past U.S. presidents.
Which data type should the variable be? -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? -
correct-answer-Constant integer secondsPerMinute
