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WGU D278 FINAL EXAM PREP|
SCRIPTING AND PROGRAMMING –
FOUNDATIONS ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
|NEWLY UPDATED VERSION FOR 2025-
2026 | RATED A+
A language substantially supports a programmer creating items like
person, teacher, and students. Each item has internal data and some
operations.
Which characteristic describes that language? - ANSWER- Object-
oriented
A programmer wants a compiler to report an error if an integer variable
is assigned with a string.
Which kind of language should the programmer use? - ANSWER-
Statically typed
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A language uses tags around text to indicate how that text should be
formatted.
Which characteristic describes a language having such tags? -
ANSWER- Markup
What is a characteristic of a compiled language? - ANSWER- Converts
to machine language before running
What is a characteristic of an interpreted language? - ANSWER- Runs
easily on different kinds of machines
What is an advantage of interpreted programs? - ANSWER- They can be
modified at run time.
A car drove 200 miles using 10 gallons of fuel.Which operation should
be used to compute the miles per gallon, which is 20? - ANSWER-
Division
Which operator should be used to determine if a number is evenly
divisible by 5? - ANSWER- %
A variable should hold a person's height in meters.Which data type
should the variable be? - ANSWER- Float
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A variable should hold the names of all past U.S. presidents.
Which data type should the variable be? - 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? - 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? -
ANSWER- Constant integer minAge
Given integer x = 3 and integer y = 5.
What is the value of the expression (x / 2.0) + y? - ANSWER- 6
Given float x = 10.2 and float y = 1.0.
What is the value of the expression x / y? - ANSWER- 10
WGU D278 FINAL EXAM PREP|
SCRIPTING AND PROGRAMMING –
FOUNDATIONS ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
|NEWLY UPDATED VERSION FOR 2025-
2026 | RATED A+
A language substantially supports a programmer creating items like
person, teacher, and students. Each item has internal data and some
operations.
Which characteristic describes that language? - ANSWER- Object-
oriented
A programmer wants a compiler to report an error if an integer variable
is assigned with a string.
Which kind of language should the programmer use? - ANSWER-
Statically typed
,2
A language uses tags around text to indicate how that text should be
formatted.
Which characteristic describes a language having such tags? -
ANSWER- Markup
What is a characteristic of a compiled language? - ANSWER- Converts
to machine language before running
What is a characteristic of an interpreted language? - ANSWER- Runs
easily on different kinds of machines
What is an advantage of interpreted programs? - ANSWER- They can be
modified at run time.
A car drove 200 miles using 10 gallons of fuel.Which operation should
be used to compute the miles per gallon, which is 20? - ANSWER-
Division
Which operator should be used to determine if a number is evenly
divisible by 5? - ANSWER- %
A variable should hold a person's height in meters.Which data type
should the variable be? - ANSWER- Float
, 3
A variable should hold the names of all past U.S. presidents.
Which data type should the variable be? - 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? - 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? -
ANSWER- Constant integer minAge
Given integer x = 3 and integer y = 5.
What is the value of the expression (x / 2.0) + y? - ANSWER- 6
Given float x = 10.2 and float y = 1.0.
What is the value of the expression x / y? - ANSWER- 10
