WGU D278 SCRIPTING AND PROGRAMMING
FOUNDATIONS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
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 kind 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 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.
Which characteristic specifically describes a markup language? - ANSWER : Tags
surround text to describe desired formatting.
Which characteristic specifically describes interpreted languages? - ANSWER :
They can be run one statement at a 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
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 : 6.5
Given float x = 10.2 and float y = 1.0.
What is the value of the expression x / y? - ANSWER : 10.2
FOUNDATIONS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
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 kind 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 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.
Which characteristic specifically describes a markup language? - ANSWER : Tags
surround text to describe desired formatting.
Which characteristic specifically describes interpreted languages? - ANSWER :
They can be run one statement at a 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
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 : 6.5
Given float x = 10.2 and float y = 1.0.
What is the value of the expression x / y? - ANSWER : 10.2
