WGU D278 - Scripting and Programming
Foundations Latest Update Graded A+
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...
WGU D278 - Scripting and Programming Foundations Latest Update Graded A+ 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. 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 o utput. 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. Pseudocode ✔✔Text that resembles a program in a real programming language but is simplified to aid human understanding.
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