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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. bitwise AND
&
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
boolean
rand()

2. This error arises from misusing a function.
abs()
curly braces
count()
Warning

3. Used to check if a given variable has an "empty" value - no value or 0 or FALSE.
indexed array
int
mysql_fetch_object()
empty()

4. An array whose keys are numbers.
ceil()
indexed array
not
define()

5. Returns a string with backslashes in front of the specified characters
addcslashes()
decimal
loops
isset()

6. container of both data and code
===
Object
count()
sql

7. a storage location in the computer's memory that has a type & a name and a contents
Parse error
fopen()
parentheses
variable

8. equivalence
trim()
html_entity_decode()
==
variable

9. Besides GET and POST ________ can be used to access data but $_POST and $_GET are more precise and therefore preferable.
$_REQUEST
!= inequality
defined()
rsort()

10. _____ is a logical operator
empty()
XOR
sql
mysql

11. The concatenation operator?
the period; .
decimal
mysql_fetch_array()
^

12. Function can you use to format a number with commas
Hex
function error_reporting()
number_format()
Shebang

13. To include files - _______ will give errors and _________ will terminate execution().
wordwrap()
AJAX
include() and require()
HTTP

14. This will show all error reporting except for notice errors.
str_ireplace()
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
float
function

15. container of ordered data elements
Array
int
chop()
$_REQUEST

16. Search Engine Optimization
SEO
superglobal
Constant
getrandmax()

17. TRUE or FALSE
defined()
1
boolean
null

18. Used to remove any white space - spaces or newlines or tabs - from the beginning and end of a string - not the middle.
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
trim()
fopen()
preg_split()

19. To create an array
define()
array()
curly braces
Object

20. An array of variables passed with <input /> data
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
$_POST[]
array_merge()
client-side programing

21. To merge arrays
array_merge()
unset()
defined()
underscores

22. Returns a string with backslashes in front of predefined characters
&
control structure
==
addslashes()

23. Use ______ for search engines or catalogued pages or pages that would be bookmarked.
if/elseif/else and switch statements
0
GET
strlen()

24. Define(NAME,value)
number_format()
curly braces
Constant
<<

25. used to round numeric values.
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
GET
trim()
round() Function

26. The array that stores variables specific to a user's visit
addcslashes()
$_SESSION[]
$varname[key]
array()

27. This fatal fatal is caused by a semantic mistake: omission of a semicolon or imbalance of quotations or parentheses or braces.
preg_match()
function error_reporting()
$_POST[]
Parse error

28. Function used to find the absolute value of a number or numeric variable
<?php
predefined
abs()
POST

29. Returns a character from a specified ASCII value
string
round() Function
str_ireplace()
chr()

30. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
array_merge()
drop
mysql_close($dbc)
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)

31. To counter htmlentities()
client-side programing
include() and require()
html_entity_decode()
predefined

32. The output of var_export((float)array());
Parse error
0
if/elseif/else and switch statements
Error

33. ____ or key is referred to for a value within an array.
client-side programing
index
HTTP
mysql_fetch_object()

34. Standard Generalized Markup Language
htmlentities()
SGML
Error
associative array

35. identity
===
fopen()
WYSIWYG
Parse error

36. signed integer
int
associative array
mysql_close($dbc)
the dollar sign $

37. ___________ can be used with substr() to count backward
Hex
POST
negative numbers
number_format()

38. EXtensible Markup Language
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
chop()
XML
server-side programing

39. To get over quotation marks while using arrays
curly braces
is_numeric()
drop
array

40. The syntax for connecting to a database
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
predefined variable
htmlspecialchars()
ceil()

41. bitwise left shift
curly braces; ${$total}
===
<<
ASP

42. a type with two possible values: true and false
boolean
if/elseif/else and switch statements
Array
client-side programing

43. the most basic function in PHP used to output information to the page
predefined
$var++ and $var
server-side programing
echo

44. To assign keys to the values in an array
boolean
.=
double quotes
array()

45. function Function used to create a random number
variable
rand()
open source
GET

46. An array whose keys are strings; also known as a hash.
double quotes
HTML
associative array
shuffle()

47. a line of information that can be stored in a variable or used in a function or statement
string
==
defined()
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)

48. Hyper Text Markup Language
html_entity_decode()
boolean
HTML
===

49. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HTTP
Array
foreach loop
if/elseif/else and switch statements

50. This error refers to a variable with no value.
asort()
Notice
boolean
array()