WGU D278 OA EXAM SCRIPTING AND
PROGRAMMING FOUNDATIONS 2026 FINAL
REVIEW BUNDLED SOLUTION PACKAGE
◉ Input. Answer: A program gets data, perhaps from a file, keyboard,
touchscreen, network, etc.
◉ Process. Answer: A programs performs computations on that data,
such as adding two values like x + y.
◉ Output. Answer: A programs puts that data somewhere, such as to a
file, screen, network, etc.
◉ Computational thinking. Answer: Creating a sequence of instructions
to solve a problem.
◉ Algorithm. Answer: A sequence of instructions that solves a problem.
◉ Statement. Answer: Carries out some action and executing one at a
time.
◉ String literal. Answer: Consists of text (characters) within double
quotes, as in "Go #57!".
, ◉ Cursor. Answer: Indicates where the next output item will be placed
in the output.
◉ Newline. Answer: A special two-character sequence \n whose
appearance in an output string literal causes the cursor to move to the
next output line. The newline exists invisibly in the output.
◉ Comment. Answer: Text added to a program, read by humans to
understand the code, but ignored by the program when executed.
◉ Whitespace. Answer: Refers to blank spaces (space and tab
characters) between items within a statement, and to newlines.
Whitespace helps improve readability for humans, but for execution
purposes is mostly ignored.
◉ Pseudocode. Answer: Text that resembles a program in a real
programming language but is simplified to aid human understanding.
◉ Assignment statement. Answer: Assigns a variable with a value, such
as x = 5. An assignment statement's left side must be a variable. The
right side is an expression.Examples: x = 5, y = a, or z = w + 2.
◉ =. Answer: In programming, = is an assignment of a left-side variable
with a right-side value. It does not represent equality like in
mathematics.
PROGRAMMING FOUNDATIONS 2026 FINAL
REVIEW BUNDLED SOLUTION PACKAGE
◉ Input. Answer: A program gets data, perhaps from a file, keyboard,
touchscreen, network, etc.
◉ Process. Answer: A programs performs computations on that data,
such as adding two values like x + y.
◉ Output. Answer: A programs puts that data somewhere, such as to a
file, screen, network, etc.
◉ Computational thinking. Answer: Creating a sequence of instructions
to solve a problem.
◉ Algorithm. Answer: A sequence of instructions that solves a problem.
◉ Statement. Answer: Carries out some action and executing one at a
time.
◉ String literal. Answer: Consists of text (characters) within double
quotes, as in "Go #57!".
, ◉ Cursor. Answer: Indicates where the next output item will be placed
in the output.
◉ Newline. Answer: A special two-character sequence \n whose
appearance in an output string literal causes the cursor to move to the
next output line. The newline exists invisibly in the output.
◉ Comment. Answer: Text added to a program, read by humans to
understand the code, but ignored by the program when executed.
◉ Whitespace. Answer: Refers to blank spaces (space and tab
characters) between items within a statement, and to newlines.
Whitespace helps improve readability for humans, but for execution
purposes is mostly ignored.
◉ Pseudocode. Answer: Text that resembles a program in a real
programming language but is simplified to aid human understanding.
◉ Assignment statement. Answer: Assigns a variable with a value, such
as x = 5. An assignment statement's left side must be a variable. The
right side is an expression.Examples: x = 5, y = a, or z = w + 2.
◉ =. Answer: In programming, = is an assignment of a left-side variable
with a right-side value. It does not represent equality like in
mathematics.
