WGU C173 SCRIPTING AND PROGRAMMING OA EXAM ACTUAL REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH A PRACTICE EXAM TEST BANK AND STUDY GUIDE

WGU C173 SCRIPTING AND PROGRAMMING OA
EXAM 2025-2026 ACTUAL REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH A PRACTICE EXAM TEST
BANK AND STUDY GUIDE


What is the purpose of parentheses () in a programming
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expression?
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A To print expressions
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B To group expressions
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C To run expressions
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D To compose expressions - .....ANSWER ...... B
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Given float x = 3.0. | | | |




Which expression evaluates to 2.0? | | | |



Ax/3*2+2| | | | | | |



B x - 2/3
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C x + 0.5 /2
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D x / 2 + 0.5 /2 + .25 - .....ANSWER. ........ D
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Which expression evaluates to true only when the user is
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within 3 years of 21 years, given a variable x containing a
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user's age?
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A x >= 18) or ( x <= 24)
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B ( x >= 18) and ( x <= 24)
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C ( x < 18) or ( x > 24)
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,D ( x < 18) and ( x > 24) - .....ANSWER. ........ B
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Which data type is used for items that are measured in
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length?
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A Integer
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B Float
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C String
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D Boolean - .....ANSWER. .... B
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Which data type should be used to keep track of how many
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planes are in a hangar?
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A Integer
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B Float
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C String
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D Boolean - .....ANSWER. .... A
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A function should convert hours and minutes to seconds,
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such as converting 1 hour and 10 minutes to 4,200
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seconds.
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What should be the input to the function?
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A Hours only
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B Minutes only
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C Hours and minutes
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D Hours, minutes, and seconds - .....ANSWER....... C
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A function returns a number x cubed. For example, if x is 3,
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the function returns 3 * 3 * 3, or 27.
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What should be the input to the function?
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B x, x | |



C x, x, x
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D 27 - .....ANSWER. ....A
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A function calculates the weight difference (Diff) given
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two sample weights (S1 and S2).
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What should be the output from the function?
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A S1 only | |



B S2 only
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C S1 and S2
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D Diff - .....ANSWER..... D
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function P(integer x) returns integer y | | | | |



y=2*x
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What does P(5) evaluate to? | | | |



A2 |



B5 |



C 10 |



D 25 - .....ANSWER. ....C
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Function F() |



Put "Hey" to output
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What entire output appears after three successive calls to
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F()?
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A Hey |



B HHHey |

, C HeyHeyHey
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D Hey Hey Hey - .....ANSWER...... C
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What is a valid user-defined function name?
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A A reserved word
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B Any valid identifier
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C Any variable name
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D A floating-point number - .....ANSWER. ..... B
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A function MyFct has an input x and an output z.
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What does MyFct return? | | |



A Nothing
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B x only
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C z only
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D x and z - .....ANSWER ...... C
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What is the return value of a function?
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A Output of a function
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B Call to run the function
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C Data passed to the function
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D Variable in the declaration of the function -
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.....ANSWER. .. A

A program should continue accepting input numbers,
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adding each to a sum, until a 0 is input.
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Which control structure should be used? | | | | |



A If statement
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B For loop
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