WGU D278 OA PRACTICE SOLUTION STUDY
PAPER GUARANTEED TO PASS 2026
• What does a programmer do first to use an existing programming
library? Answer: Include the library
• What relationship is common among a programming library's
functions? Answer: Functions all relate to the same purpose.
• What is an advantage of using a programming library? Answer: The
code has already been tested.
• Which language is dynamically typed? Answer: Python
• Which language is not built on object-oriented design principles?
Answer: C
• 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 type of language should the programmer use? Answer: Statically
Typed
• 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 compiled language? Answer: Converts to
machine language before running
• What is a characteristic of interpreted programs? Answer: They can be
modified at run time
• Which characteristic specifically describes a markup language?
Answer: Tags surround text to describe desired formatting
• Which characteristic specifically describes interpreted language?
Answer: They can run on any machine having the right interpreter
• Which data type is used for items that are measured in length? Answer:
Float
PAPER GUARANTEED TO PASS 2026
• What does a programmer do first to use an existing programming
library? Answer: Include the library
• What relationship is common among a programming library's
functions? Answer: Functions all relate to the same purpose.
• What is an advantage of using a programming library? Answer: The
code has already been tested.
• Which language is dynamically typed? Answer: Python
• Which language is not built on object-oriented design principles?
Answer: C
• 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 type of language should the programmer use? Answer: Statically
Typed
• 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 compiled language? Answer: Converts to
machine language before running
• What is a characteristic of interpreted programs? Answer: They can be
modified at run time
• Which characteristic specifically describes a markup language?
Answer: Tags surround text to describe desired formatting
• Which characteristic specifically describes interpreted language?
Answer: They can run on any machine having the right interpreter
• Which data type is used for items that are measured in length? Answer:
Float
