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Php Programming Basics

Subject : it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This error arises from misusing a function.
arsort()
SGML
the period; .
Warning

2. To iterate over the keys and values of an array
sql
foreach loop
<?php
+

3. Control structures that break exit
<<
asort()
if/elseif/else and switch statements
HTTP

4. Returns a string with backslashes in front of the specified characters
urlencode()
addcslashes()
Parse error
getrandmax()

5. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
$$
ksort()
===
predefined

6. any programing language where the user must support the language the script is written in
client-side programing
===
strlen()
chr()

7. Returns a string with backslashes in front of predefined characters
int
trim()
XML
addslashes()

8. Function that contains the highest value that rand() can have randomly
getrandmax()
Shebang
define()
preg_split()

9. equivalence
==
&
HTTP
<<

10. signed floating-point value
Shebang
float
getrandmax()
superglobal

11. leading zero: 0100 or 0567
===
octal
include() and require()
Parse error

12. Predefined constants such as __LINE__ or __FILE__ or __FUNCTION__ or __CLASS__ and __METHOD__
ASP
Magic Constant
client-side programing
XML

13. To set up error reporting
Error
Parse error
function error_reporting()
SEO

14. To reorganise the array randomly
shuffle()
&
array()
octal

15. To refer to an item in an array
echo
true
$varname[key]
GET

16. To declare a constant
$_REQUEST
$_GET[]
define()
client-side programing

17. $_POST and $_GET are ________ variables.
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
Constant
predefined
array()

18. Control structure that continue exit - they perform specific statements for a determined number of iterations.
Notice
asort()
index
loops

19. Online applications and resources which are available to the general public with very few restrictions
$_POST[]
open source
foreach loop
statement

20. PHP has two conditional: if and ______.
addslashes()
switch
index
sort()

21. To iterate over the values of an array
decimal
wordwrap()
rsort()
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}

22. EXtensible Markup Language
0
1
XML
strip_tags()

23. The name of the #! used to designate the location of the PHP binary
negative numbers
<?php
Shebang
bin2hex()

24. says 'if' this then do this 'else' do this or 'while' this do this
variable
statement
numbers
ksort()

25. Besides GET and POST ________ can be used to access data but $_POST and $_GET are more precise and therefore preferable.
$_REQUEST
sort()
mysql_fetch_array()
shuffle()

26. The order of operations.
precedence
arsort()
sort()
predefined variable

27. _______ is a comparison operator
!= inequality
Array
number_format()
negative numbers

28. Converts a string of ASCII characters to hexadecimal values
float
general
bin2hex()
superglobal

29. The seven main error reporting constants are: E_NOTICE - E_WARNING - E_PARSE - E_ERROR - E_ALL - _____ - E_DEPRECATED
&
mysql_close($dbc)
DTD
E_STRICT

30. a language in which to make querys to a database with
sql
switch
integer
error_reporting (E_ALL)

31. Function used to round up to the highest integer
curly braces
drop
Magic Constant
ceil()

32. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
string
drop
strlen()
getrandmax()

33. Returns a character from a specified ASCII value
chr()
rsort()
E_STRICT
addcslashes()

34. Used to replace a substring with another string - it is not case-sensitive.
DTD
the period; .
AJAX
str_ireplace()

35. The prefix for a dynamic variable - also known as a variable variable
preg_split()
chop()
$$
===

36. ____ or key is referred to for a value within an array.
index
mysql_close($dbc)
floor()
Hex

37. signed integer
int
string
function
chr()

38. Define(NAME,value)
chop()
echo
underscores
Constant

39. Variable names can begin with __________
double quotes
rsort()
underscores
$_POST[]

40. standard notation
predefined
decimal
str_word_count()
SGML

41. Use _______ for passwords or pages that would not be bookmarked or pages that require security.
list()
POST
1
preg_replace()

42. Use ________ to have multiple quotations in one string
$array[] = item
the escape character ''
$_POST[]
round() Function

43. Function used to round down to the lowest integer
$_POST[]
date()
floor()
rsort()

44. Shorthand used to increment and decrement
nl2br()
$var++ and $var
>>
predefined

45. This fatal fatal is caused by a semantic mistake: omission of a semicolon or imbalance of quotations or parentheses or braces.
Parse error
open source
underscores
server-side programing

46. Use ______ when there are no variables in the string
E_STRICT
isset()
single quotes
rand()

47. Use ______ when a variable contains any amount of variables; in general.
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
double quotes
XOR
array

48. A conditional or loop is a ________________.
getrandmax()
array_merge()
control structure
boolean

49. An array whose keys are numbers.
indexed array
error_reporting (E_ALL)
bin2hex()
variable

50. _________ can be used in conditional statements to set precedence
true
urlencode()
Shebang
parentheses