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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. _______ is a comparison operator
SEO
loops
!= inequality
not

2. To assign array element values to individual variables
ksort()
curly braces; ${$total}
list()
preg_split()

3. container of ordered data elements
1
is_numeric()
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
Array

4. Tag to begin a php script
not
html_entity_decode()
htmlspecialchars()
<?php

5. Used to remove any white space - spaces or newlines or tabs - from the beginning and end of a string - not the middle.
boolean
single quotes
trim()
Object

6. Creates a pointer to a file with the declared mode (read - write -etc.).
XOR
fopen()
null
strlen()

7. Used to convert all HTML tags into their entity versions.
array_merge()
function error_reporting()
htmlentities()
error_reporting (0)

8. To iterate over the values of an array
server-side programing
!= inequality
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
include() and require()

9. does a certain action when called upon
single quotes
Parse error
function
HTTP

10. PHP has two conditional: if and ______.
switch
trim()
reassign
numbers

11. a storage location in the computer's memory that has a type & a name and a contents
array_merge()
PHP
variable
strlen()

12. Variable names can begin with __________
include() and require()
underscores
is_numeric()
date()

13. The four main error types are:Notice - Warning - ________ and Error.
Error
error_reporting (0)
Parse error
getrandmax()

14. Standard Generalized Markup Language
getrandmax()
SGML
true
Object

15. bitwise right shift
html_entity_decode()
>>
float
reassign

16. Use ______ when a variable contains any amount of variables; in general.
ASP
double quotes
count()
$var++ and $var

17. The array that stores variables specific to a user's visit
array_merge()
$_SESSION[]
loops
list()

18. function Function used to create a random number
ASP
rand()
superglobal
array

19. Converts a string of ASCII characters to hexadecimal values
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
strip_tags()
bin2hex()
predefined

20. Used to convert certain HTML tags into their entity versions.
SGML
htmlspecialchars()
WYSIWYG
boolean

21. 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

22. Returns an array that corresponds to the fetched row of MySQL data and moves the internal data pointer ahead
htmlspecialchars()
mysql_fetch_array()
Array
$var++ and $var

23. Used to replace a substring with another string - it is not case-sensitive.
addcslashes()
str_ireplace()
indexed array
$_POST[]

24. any programing language where the user must support the language the script is written in
function
client-side programing
<?php
list()

25. Besides GET and POST ________ can be used to access data but $_POST and $_GET are more precise and therefore preferable.
$_REQUEST
function error_reporting()
Hex
define()

26. This error arises from misusing a function.
rand()
Warning
urlencode()
HTTP

27. a line of information that can be stored in a variable or used in a function or statement
string
AJAX
boolean
predefined

28. Online applications and resources which are available to the general public with very few restrictions
unset()
^
drop
open source

29. An array of variables passed with <input /> data
html_entity_decode()
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
$_POST[]
double quotes

30. container of both data and code
string
Object
boolean
nl2br()

31. This fatal error arises from memory allocation problem.
^
decimal
SGML
Error

32. returns the number of matches found by a given search string under this format...
$var++ and $var
preg_match()
the dollar sign $
underscores

33. Function that contains the highest value that rand() can have randomly
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
getrandmax()
predefined variable
int

34. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
Parse error
Constant
drop
htmlentities()

35. equivalence
array_merge()
sql
isset()
==

36. To put a dollar sign before a variable like $10 where 10 is the variable's value - you can escape the first dollar sign; $$cost; or you can use __________.
curly braces; ${$total}
strlen()
<?php
strip_tags()

37. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
rsort()
error_reporting (0)
getrandmax()
not

38. The order of operations.
Hex
negative numbers
precedence
nl2br()

39. An array whose keys are numbers.
Error
numbers
indexed array
+

40. ___________ can be used with substr() to count backward
boolean
negative numbers
predefined variable
round() Function

41. signed floating-point value
statement
WYSIWYG
float
$var++ and $var

42. Use _______ for passwords or pages that would not be bookmarked or pages that require security.
htmlentities()
POST
true
<?php

43. This will show all error reporting.
underscores
error_reporting (E_ALL)
Magic Constant
crypt()

44. To set up error reporting
client-side programing
preg_match()
function error_reporting()
statement

45. An array of variables passed in the URL
define()
$_GET[]
function
Object

46. $_POST Data sent using POST found is sent to _______
===
mysql_fetch_object()
predefined variable
decimal

47. To find how many substrings are in a string
echo
substr_count()
SGML
>>

48. standard notation
strlen()
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
decimal
foreach

49. This fatal fatal is caused by a semantic mistake: omission of a semicolon or imbalance of quotations or parentheses or braces.
number_format()
Parse error
POST
chop()

50. What You See Is What You Get
addcslashes()
define()
WYSIWYG
function