WGU D278 - SCRIPTING AND PROGRAMMING
06/11/2026
FOUNDATIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWER LATEST 2026
WGU D278 - Scripting and Programming Foundations questions and
answer latest 2026, Exams of computer science
Program
Consists of instructions executing one at a time.
Input
A program gets data, perhaps from a file, keyboard, touchscreen, network, etc.
Process
A programs performs computations on that data, such as adding two values like x + y.
Output
A programs puts that data somewhere, such as to a file, screen, network, etc.
Computational thinking
Creating a sequence of instructions to solve a problem.
Algorithm
A sequence of instructions that solves a problem.
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, WGU D278 - SCRIPTING AND PROGRAMMING
06/11/2026
FOUNDATIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWER LATEST 2026
Statement
Carries out some action and executing one at a time.
String literal
Consists of text (characters) within double quotes, as in "Go #57!".
Cursor
Indicates where the next output item will be placed in the output.
Newline
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
Text added to a program, read by humans to understand the code, but ignored by the program when
executed.
Whitespace
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.
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06/11/2026
FOUNDATIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWER LATEST 2026
WGU D278 - Scripting and Programming Foundations questions and
answer latest 2026, Exams of computer science
Program
Consists of instructions executing one at a time.
Input
A program gets data, perhaps from a file, keyboard, touchscreen, network, etc.
Process
A programs performs computations on that data, such as adding two values like x + y.
Output
A programs puts that data somewhere, such as to a file, screen, network, etc.
Computational thinking
Creating a sequence of instructions to solve a problem.
Algorithm
A sequence of instructions that solves a problem.
6/11/2026
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, WGU D278 - SCRIPTING AND PROGRAMMING
06/11/2026
FOUNDATIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWER LATEST 2026
Statement
Carries out some action and executing one at a time.
String literal
Consists of text (characters) within double quotes, as in "Go #57!".
Cursor
Indicates where the next output item will be placed in the output.
Newline
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
Text added to a program, read by humans to understand the code, but ignored by the program when
executed.
Whitespace
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.
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Pseudocode
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