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Php Programming Basics

Subject : it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. To iterate over the values of an array
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
control structure
chop()
array_merge()

2. a language in which to make querys to a database with
substr_count()
sql
superglobal
switch

3. To merge arrays
Warning
mysql_close($dbc)
round() Function
array_merge()

4. a type with two possible values: true and false
boolean
array_merge()
client-side programing
include() and require()

5. The concatenation operator?
wordwrap()
indexed array
E_STRICT
the period; .

6. Used to convert certain HTML tags into their entity versions.
htmlspecialchars()
POST
preg_replace()
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)

7. To counter htmlentities()
>>
strtok()
rsort()
html_entity_decode()

8. print $_SERVER will _____ work if you use the print function on arrays.
not
floor()
fopen()
SGML

9. Function can you use to format a number with commas
addcslashes()
negative numbers
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
number_format()

10. returns the number of matches found by a given search string under this format...
superglobal
round() Function
preg_match()
octal

11. Used to check if a variable has any value (including 0 or FALSE or an empty string).
predefined variable
isset()
ASP
associative array

12. This will show all errors that fall under E_ALL or E_STRICT - the pipe | is used for 'or' so that errors that fall under either will be shown.
E_STRICT
asort()
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
int

13. Function used to convert new lines in a variable from a form to <br /> tags so that the data can be formatted correctly.
Shebang
parentheses
SEO
nl2br()

14. $_POST Data sent using POST found is sent to _______
POST
predefined variable
single quotes
precedence

15. This fatal error arises from memory allocation problem.
nl2br()
Error
array()
$_GET[]

16. Use _______ for passwords or pages that would not be bookmarked or pages that require security.
urlencode()
XML
str_word_count()
POST

17. Variable names cannot begin with _______
numbers
preg_match()
Magic Constant
int

18. EXtensible Markup Language
^
SEO
empty()
XML

19. When used the value can be passed safely through the URL (GET).
E_STRICT
urlencode()
0
array

20. To set up error reporting
Magic Constant
function error_reporting()
preg_replace()
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)

21. Returns an array that corresponds to the fetched row of MySQL data and moves the internal data pointer ahead
double quotes
getrandmax()
array
mysql_fetch_array()

22. Used to encrypt values - it is a one-way encryption method
crypt()
$_SESSION[]
XML
POST

23. $_SERVER is a ________ variable.
round() Function
str_ireplace()
getrandmax()
predefined

24. Used to find the length of a string
?>
>>
Error
strlen()

25. Use ______ for search engines or catalogued pages or pages that would be bookmarked.
arsort()
GET
empty()
boolean

26. 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

27. Used to check if a variable has a valid numerical value; strings with numerical values pass.
array()
abs()
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
is_numeric()

28. To check if a constant is already declared
ceil()
mysql
defined()
ASP

29. bitwise left shift
ASP
addslashes()
double quotes
<<

30. collection of binary data
function
&
string
+

31. a line of information that can be stored in a variable or used in a function or statement
string
array_merge()
chop()
$$

32. either hasn't yet been set or is assigned NULL value
XML
AJAX
null
switch

33. Online applications and resources which are available to the general public with very few restrictions
chop()
addslashes()
mysql
open source

34. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
define()
error_reporting (0)
empty()
Shebang

35. The output of var_export((float)array(0));
1
underscores
defined()
addcslashes()

36. any programing language where the script is parsed on the server
+
DTD
$array[] = item
server-side programing

37. To close a connection between a database
$varname[key]
===
ASP
mysql_close($dbc)

38. Used to remove any white space - spaces or newlines or tabs - from the beginning and end of a string - not the middle.
if/elseif/else and switch statements
htmlentities()
count()
trim()

39. To find how many substrings are in a string
htmlentities()
substr_count()
index
foreach loop

40. The order of operations.
>>
open source
string
precedence

41. To get over quotation marks while using arrays
superglobal
wordwrap()
sql
curly braces

42. Used to create a substring (referred to as a token) from a larger string
isset()
PHP
array
strtok()

43. a database which is best supported by PHP
superglobal
mysql
integer
numbers

44. To create an array
array()
Shebang
ceil()
$_SESSION[]

45. This will show all error reporting except for notice errors.
Parse error
null
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
mysql_fetch_object()

46. To refer to an item in an array
$$
.=
float
$varname[key]

47. To declare a constant
define()
Magic Constant
client-side programing
SGML

48. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
drop
list()
precedence
empty()

49. Returns a string with backslashes in front of the specified characters
addcslashes()
single quotes
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
integer

50. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
ksort()
array
null
.=