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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. An array whose keys are numbers.
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
urlencode()
indexed array
boolean

2. To counter htmlentities()
===
html_entity_decode()
float
open source

3. equivalence
HTML
==
html_entity_decode()
preg_match()

4. Control structure that continue exit - they perform specific statements for a determined number of iterations.
ksort()
loops
asort()
SEO

5. This will show all error reporting.
error_reporting (E_ALL)
Magic Constant
wordwrap()
===

6. Operators used to operate and assign
arsort()
chop()
Parse error
+= or -= or *= or /=

7. ____ or key is referred to for a value within an array.
decimal
+
index
the period; .

8. _________ can be used in conditional statements to set precedence
parentheses
integer
drop
&

9. addition
$_SESSION[]
negative numbers
general
+

10. container of ordered data elements
Array
?>
the dollar sign $
Parse error

11. $_SERVER - $_POST - $_GET - $_COOKIE - $_SESSION - $_ENV; special arrays.
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
<?php
superglobal
shuffle()

12. Use ______ for search engines or catalogued pages or pages that would be bookmarked.
reassign
Array
GET
foreach

13. a storage location in the computer's memory that has a type & a name and a contents
variable
foreach
str_ireplace()
define()

14. bitwise AND
<<
&
Error
Parse error

15. collection of binary data
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
string
Object
<<

16. Hypertext Preprocessor - a server-side programing language used to create webpages
PHP
server-side programing
precedence
wordwrap()

17. The output of var_export((float)array(0));
1
reassign
XOR
PHP

18. any programing language where the script is parsed on the server
superglobal
preg_match()
single quotes
server-side programing

19. To append elements to an array - this will assign item to the next available index; associative arrays get messy.
boolean
strlen()
chr()
$array[] = item

20. Tag to begin a php script
echo
GET
trim()
<?php

21. Standard Generalized Markup Language
error_reporting (0)
chop()
DTD
SGML

22. An array of variables passed in the URL
array()
fopen()
$_GET[]
Constant

23. $_POST and $_GET are ________ variables.
is_numeric()
curly braces
predefined
floor()

24. bitwise left shift
<<
decimal
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
Parse error

25. a positive or negative number
preg_replace()
integer
loops
==

26. This will show all error reporting except for notice errors.
<?php
unset()
?>
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)

27. The syntax for connecting to a database
define()
boolean
&
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)

28. a line of information that can be stored in a variable or used in a function or statement
server-side programing
function
string
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)

29. function Function used to create a random number
chop()
rand()
empty()
==

30. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key - in reversed order
arsort()
$varname[key]
strtok()
index

31. Returns a character from a specified ASCII value
int
predefined
$_SESSION[]
chr()

32. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
date()
AJAX
ksort()
$_GET[]

33. says 'if' this then do this 'else' do this or 'while' this do this
date()
statement
$var++ and $var
chr()

34. This error refers to a variable with no value.
arsort()
Hex
single quotes
Notice

35. Uses two arguments: constant name and constant definition
preg_replace()
HTTP
ksort()
define()

36. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key
asort()
general
SGML
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}

37. Function that contains the highest value that rand() can have randomly
$var++ and $var
str_ireplace()
curly braces; ${$total}
getrandmax()

38. The three types of loops in PHP are: for - while - ____.
rsort()
foreach
mysql_fetch_object()
wordwrap()

39. Variable names can begin with __________
<?php
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
fopen()
underscores

40. signed integer
crypt()
float
int
DTD

41. Returns a string with backslashes in front of predefined characters
addslashes()
Constant
defined()
array

42. Function used to round down to the lowest integer
include() and require()
HTTP
1
floor()

43. What You See Is What You Get
empty()
WYSIWYG
nl2br()
PHP

44. bitwise XOR
>>
shuffle()
!= inequality
^

45. TRUE or FALSE
preg_replace()
boolean
nl2br()
indexed array

46. EXtensible Markup Language
if/elseif/else and switch statements
str_ireplace()
octal
XML

47. To create an array
array()
htmlspecialchars()
rsort()
is_numeric()

48. Function can you use to format a number with commas
WYSIWYG
predefined
number_format()
Object

49. $_POST Data sent using POST found is sent to _______
is_numeric()
parentheses
predefined variable
sort()

50. Use _______ for passwords or pages that would not be bookmarked or pages that require security.
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
$_POST[]
abs()
POST