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WGU D278 Objective Assessment for Scripting and Programming - Foundations includes accurate and verified questions covering Python fundamentals, control structures (if/else, loops), functions, data types, input/output operations, basic debugging, and problem-solving logic. Designed to evaluate readiness for the D278 Objective Assessment in WGU’s IT and computer science programs.
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
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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 two characteristic specifically describes interpreted languages? - ANSWER-They can be run one statement at a time + They can run on any machine having the right interpreter.
A function should convert hours and minutes to seconds, such as converting 1 hour and 10 minutes to 4,200 seconds.What should be the input to the function? - ANSWER-Hours and minutes
A function returns a number x cubed. For example, if x is 3, the function returns 3 * 3 * 3, or 27.What should be the input to the function? - ANSWER-x
A function calculates the weight difference (Diff) given two sample weights (S1 and S2).What should be the output from the function? - ANSWER-Diff
Function F()Put "Hey" to outputWhat entire output appears after three successive calls to F()? - ANSWER-HeyHeyHey
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What is a valid user-defined function name? - ANSWER-Any valid identifier
A function MyFct has an input x and an output z.What does MyFct return? - ANSWER-z only
What is the return value of a function? - ANSWER-Output of a function
A program should continue accepting input numbers, adding each to a sum, until a 0 is input.Which control structure should be used? - ANSWER-While loop
Joe is building an online game. He wants to provide a riddle and have the player guess the answer. The game needs to prompt the user to enter the answer, check to see if it the input provided does not match the correct answer, and continue prompting the user until the answer entered matches the correct answer.Which control structure supports Joe's needs? - ANSWER-Do-while loop
What is put to output by the following pseudocode?x = 3doPut x to outputPut " " to outputx = x - 1while x > 0 - ANSWER-3 2 1
A programmer has developed the following code:count = 0while count is
less than 5:print 'Hello'What is the result of implementing this code? -
ANSWER-'Hello' will print indefinitely.
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