Scripting and Programming
Foundations - D278 Question and
answers 100% correct 2025/2026
Program - correct answer ✔Instructions executing one at a time.
Computational Thinking - correct answer ✔Creating a sequence of
instructions to solve a problem.
Algorithm - correct answer ✔A sequence of instructions that solves a
problem.
Flowchart - correct answer ✔A graphical language for creating computer
programs.
String Literal - correct answer ✔Text in double quotes.
Comment - correct answer ✔A text a programmer adds to a program, to be
read by humans to better understand the code. It is ignored by the program.
Whitespace - correct answer ✔Any space, tab, or newline.
Moore's Law - correct answer ✔The observation that computing power
roughly doubles every two years.
Embedded Computer - correct answer ✔A specially designed computer chip
that resides inside another device, such as a car. These self-contained
, computer devices have their own programming and typically neither receive
input from users nor interact with other systems.
Bit - correct answer ✔A single binary digit: 1 or 0
Byte - correct answer ✔8 bits
ASCII - correct answer ✔American Standard Code for Information
Interchange
Unicode - correct answer ✔A symbol that enables most of the languages in
the world to be symbolized with a special character identification.
Decimal Numbers - correct answer ✔Base ten numbers
Binary Numbers - correct answer ✔Number system with a base of 2.
Variable - correct answer ✔A named item.
Assignment Statement - correct answer ✔An instruction that assigns a value
to something.
Variable Declaration - correct answer ✔Declares a new variable, specifying
the variable's name and type.
Identifier - correct answer ✔A name created by a programmer for an item
like a variable or method. Must be a sequence of letters, underscores and
digits and must start with a letter.
Foundations - D278 Question and
answers 100% correct 2025/2026
Program - correct answer ✔Instructions executing one at a time.
Computational Thinking - correct answer ✔Creating a sequence of
instructions to solve a problem.
Algorithm - correct answer ✔A sequence of instructions that solves a
problem.
Flowchart - correct answer ✔A graphical language for creating computer
programs.
String Literal - correct answer ✔Text in double quotes.
Comment - correct answer ✔A text a programmer adds to a program, to be
read by humans to better understand the code. It is ignored by the program.
Whitespace - correct answer ✔Any space, tab, or newline.
Moore's Law - correct answer ✔The observation that computing power
roughly doubles every two years.
Embedded Computer - correct answer ✔A specially designed computer chip
that resides inside another device, such as a car. These self-contained
, computer devices have their own programming and typically neither receive
input from users nor interact with other systems.
Bit - correct answer ✔A single binary digit: 1 or 0
Byte - correct answer ✔8 bits
ASCII - correct answer ✔American Standard Code for Information
Interchange
Unicode - correct answer ✔A symbol that enables most of the languages in
the world to be symbolized with a special character identification.
Decimal Numbers - correct answer ✔Base ten numbers
Binary Numbers - correct answer ✔Number system with a base of 2.
Variable - correct answer ✔A named item.
Assignment Statement - correct answer ✔An instruction that assigns a value
to something.
Variable Declaration - correct answer ✔Declares a new variable, specifying
the variable's name and type.
Identifier - correct answer ✔A name created by a programmer for an item
like a variable or method. Must be a sequence of letters, underscores and
digits and must start with a letter.
