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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. The seven main error reporting constants are: E_NOTICE - E_WARNING - E_PARSE - E_ERROR - E_ALL - _____ - E_DEPRECATED
crypt()
E_STRICT
array_merge()
htmlentities()

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

3. Used to check if a given variable has an "empty" value - no value or 0 or FALSE.
empty()
abs()
the dollar sign $
integer

4. To get over quotation marks while using arrays
array()
curly braces
string
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)

5. Returns a character from a specified ASCII value
chr()
predefined
Warning
+= or -= or *= or /=

6. 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 __________.
!= inequality
variable
$_SESSION[]
curly braces; ${$total}

7. A data structure that can hold a number of items of data of the same type eg. a list of names
negative numbers
preg_split()
open source
array

8. Use _______ for passwords or pages that would not be bookmarked or pages that require security.
control structure
POST
curly braces; ${$total}
string

9. Used to convert certain HTML tags into their entity versions.
$_SESSION[]
strtok()
htmlspecialchars()
decimal

10. Operators used to operate and assign
if/elseif/else and switch statements
+= or -= or *= or /=
chr()
double quotes

11. An array whose keys are strings; also known as a hash.
0
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
associative array
numbers

12. Used to encrypt values - it is a one-way encryption method
$$
abs()
mysql_fetch_object()
crypt()

13. identity
E_STRICT
the escape character ''
===
int

14. To assign keys to the values in an array
array()
foreach loop
array
mysql_fetch_object()

15. To determine the amount of elements in an array
===
Shebang
getrandmax()
count()

16. Function used to convert new lines in a variable from a form to <br /> tags so that the data can be formatted correctly.
getrandmax()
nl2br()
$varname[key]
curly braces

17. The output of var_export((float)array());
0
E_STRICT
error_reporting (0)
<?php

18. returns the number of matches found by a given search string under this format...
date()
null
Warning
preg_match()

19. print $_SERVER will _____ work if you use the print function on arrays.
XML
not
predefined
reassign

20. This fatal fatal is caused by a semantic mistake: omission of a semicolon or imbalance of quotations or parentheses or braces.
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
Parse error
addcslashes()
htmlspecialchars()

21. container of both data and code
+
Object
substr_count()
$var++ and $var

22. The concatenation operator?
if/elseif/else and switch statements
string
mysql
the period; .

23. To assign array element values to individual variables
abs()
list()
HTTP
str_word_count()

24. Predefined constants such as __LINE__ or __FILE__ or __FUNCTION__ or __CLASS__ and __METHOD__
HTTP
preg_match()
Magic Constant
drop

25. $_POST Data sent using POST found is sent to _______
date()
+= or -= or *= or /=
.=
predefined variable

26. To set up error reporting
general
wordwrap()
error_reporting (E_ALL)
function error_reporting()

27. Returns a string with backslashes in front of the specified characters
drop
1
parentheses
addcslashes()

28. bitwise XOR
^
rsort()
array_merge()
SEO

29. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key - in reversed order
foreach loop
arsort()
sql
urlencode()

30. An array of variables passed in the URL
<<
precedence
not
$_GET[]

31. Define(NAME,value)
Constant
Notice
mysql_fetch_object()
floor()

32. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
GET
drop
float
str_word_count()

33. allows you to split strings based on more complex rules
$var++ and $var
preg_split()
0
date()

34. The syntax for connecting to a database
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
defined()
POST
!= inequality

35. any programing language where the script is parsed on the server
$_REQUEST
AJAX
server-side programing
control structure

36. bitwise left shift
chop()
<<
Parse error
mysql_fetch_array()

37. The order of operations.
$varname[key]
trim()
precedence
?>

38. To create an array
$_REQUEST
floor()
defined()
array()

39. standard notation
addcslashes()
array_merge()
decimal
number_format()

40. To sort values of an array in reversed order
rsort()
HTTP
preg_match()
urlencode()

41. does a certain action when called upon
str_ireplace()
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
function
loops

42. container of ordered data elements
str_word_count()
array()
SEO
Array

43. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
Parse error
$_REQUEST
foreach
ksort()

44. addition
+
asort()
PHP
!= inequality

45. Returns a string with backslashes in front of predefined characters
addslashes()
the period; .
POST
substr_count()

46. The output of var_export((float)array(0));
sql
1
ceil()
?>

47. Hyper Text Markup Language
fopen()
mysql
PHP
HTML

48. Used to replace a substring with another string - it is not case-sensitive.
str_ireplace()
reassign
fopen()
Parse error

49. searches the subject for matches to a given pattern replaced with the given replacement text
getrandmax()
preg_replace()
floor()
substr_count()

50. Used to check if a variable has any value (including 0 or FALSE or an empty string).
number_format()
array_merge()
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
isset()