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Php Programming Basics

Subject : it-skills

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Used to replace a substring with another string - it is not case-sensitive.
server-side programing
str_ireplace()
$_POST[]
WYSIWYG

2. Used to find the amount of words in a string.
nl2br()
str_word_count()
count()
not

3. To remove all HTML and PHP tags.
open source
if/elseif/else and switch statements
strip_tags()
0

4. To set up error reporting
decimal
$$
function error_reporting()
boolean

5. addition
HTTP
+
foreach
sort()

6. Online applications and resources which are available to the general public with very few restrictions
open source
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
decimal
mysql_close($dbc)

7. either hasn't yet been set or is assigned NULL value
Object
strip_tags()
null
Array

8. identity
list()
===
htmlspecialchars()
isset()

9. Asynchronous Javascript And XML
strip_tags()
$_REQUEST
AJAX
bin2hex()

10. Leading 0x: 0x13F or 0xA23
Hex
POST
define()
the escape character ''

11. Use ______ when there are no variables in the string
single quotes
+
$varname[key]
<<

12. a line of information that can be stored in a variable or used in a function or statement
string
curly braces; ${$total}
AJAX
Notice

13. container of both data and code
Object
+= or -= or *= or /=
PHP
error_reporting (E_ALL)

14. a positive or negative number
array()
bin2hex()
unset()
integer

15. Creates a pointer to a file with the declared mode (read - write -etc.).
empty()
fopen()
statement
getrandmax()

16. bitwise AND
&
not
single quotes
associative array

17. To find how many substrings are in a string
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
substr_count()
isset()
loops

18. To refer to an element in a multidimensional array list the indices in order of _____ to more precise;
general
mysql_fetch_array()
Constant
===

19. To sort values of an array in reversed order
define()
POST
^
rsort()

20. To iterate over the values of an array
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
underscores
define()
$_POST[]

21. Control structures that break exit
single quotes
Parse error
if/elseif/else and switch statements
predefined

22. Use ______ when a variable contains any amount of variables; in general.
string
addslashes()
boolean
double quotes

23. _________ can be used in conditional statements to set precedence
parentheses
control structure
open source
htmlentities()

24. Used to display errors in a particular script - should be placed at top of script.

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183

25. A data structure that can hold a number of items of data of the same type eg. a list of names
switch
single quotes
array
string

26. Predefined constants such as __LINE__ or __FILE__ or __FUNCTION__ or __CLASS__ and __METHOD__
htmlentities()
curly braces
array()
Magic Constant

27. Used to check if a given variable has an "empty" value - no value or 0 or FALSE.
empty()
nl2br()
sql
crypt()

28. Function used to round up to the highest integer
empty()
asort()
POST
ceil()

29. ___________ can be used with substr() to count backward
negative numbers
strtok()
Parse error
0

30. signed integer
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
foreach
$$
int

31. Similar to mysql_fetch_array() - but cannot be accessed by integer offset
strlen()
mysql_fetch_object()
E_STRICT
HTML

32. This error arises from misusing a function.
1
Warning
round() Function
ASP

33. a storage location in the computer's memory that has a type & a name and a contents
str_word_count()
unset()
variable
list()

34. searches the subject for matches to a given pattern replaced with the given replacement text
$_REQUEST
preg_replace()
decimal
ksort()

35. Used to check if a variable has a valid numerical value; strings with numerical values pass.
the escape character ''
substr_count()
is_numeric()
array

36. This fatal fatal is caused by a semantic mistake: omission of a semicolon or imbalance of quotations or parentheses or braces.
open source
Parse error
!= inequality
asort()

37. $_SERVER is a ________ variable.
==
$array[] = item
predefined
include() and require()

38. Control structure that continue exit - they perform specific statements for a determined number of iterations.
echo
loops
mysql
server-side programing

39. To check if a constant is already declared
defined()
GET
HTTP
+= or -= or *= or /=

40. Function that contains the highest value that rand() can have randomly
0
getrandmax()
$_GET[]
<<

41. any programing language where the user must support the language the script is written in
.=
boolean
client-side programing
chop()

42. An array of variables passed in the URL
mysql_fetch_object()
$_GET[]
the escape character ''
XOR

43. To iterate over the keys and values of an array
strtok()
float
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
foreach loop

44. Hyper Text Markup Language
XML
rand()
Error
HTML

45. To delete a variable or an element of an array
SGML
unset()
rsort()
define()

46. To include files - _______ will give errors and _________ will terminate execution().
==
include() and require()
$$
SGML

47. the most basic function in PHP used to output information to the page
XML
Parse error
echo
SGML

48. signed floating-point value
control structure
WYSIWYG
str_ireplace()
float

49. Operators used to operate and assign
the escape character ''
+= or -= or *= or /=
loops
str_word_count()

50. standard notation
array()
decimal
loops
ceil()