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Php Programming Basics

Subject : it-skills

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Used to find the length of a string
strlen()
htmlentities()
chop()
^

2. The three types of loops in PHP are: for - while - ____.
asort()
list()
ceil()
foreach

3. Use ______ for search engines or catalogued pages or pages that would be bookmarked.
mysql
GET
associative array
preg_split()

4. any programing language where the user must support the language the script is written in
nl2br()
function
number_format()
client-side programing

5. A conditional or loop is a ________________.
html_entity_decode()
control structure
.=
<<

6. To delete a variable or an element of an array
unset()
predefined
trim()
index

7. returns the number of matches found by a given search string under this format...
preg_match()
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
Shebang
drop

8. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
preg_match()
urlencode()
include() and require()
drop

9. 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.
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
error_reporting (0)
$$
arsort()

10. ____ or key is referred to for a value within an array.
htmlspecialchars()
index
isset()
sql

11. To iterate over the values of an array
$_REQUEST
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
$array[] = item
SEO

12. Active Server Pages
ASP
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
trim()
mysql

13. EXtensible Markup Language
$array[] = item
E_STRICT
XML
general

14. identity
===
variable
HTML
preg_replace()

15. _________ can be used in conditional statements to set precedence
$varname[key]
chr()
HTML
parentheses

16. signed floating-point value
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
superglobal
index
float

17. To create an array
array()
PHP
ceil()
error_reporting (E_ALL)

18. Online applications and resources which are available to the general public with very few restrictions
XML
open source
the escape character ''
$varname[key]

19. Tag to begin a php script
<?php
true
mysql_fetch_array()
boolean

20. To iterate over the keys and values of an array
===
foreach loop
list()
html_entity_decode()

21. When used the value can be passed safely through the URL (GET).
urlencode()
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
Parse error
E_STRICT

22. To sort values of an array in reversed order
strlen()
&
rsort()
define()

23. The concatenation assignment operator?
index
.=
XML
function error_reporting()

24. To word wrap after a certain amount of characters.
wordwrap()
addcslashes()
asort()
^

25. To get time data
list()
abs()
date()
html_entity_decode()

26. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key - in reversed order
control structure
underscores
boolean
arsort()

27. a line of information that can be stored in a variable or used in a function or statement
Array
string
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
HTTP

28. Control structure that continue exit - they perform specific statements for a determined number of iterations.
>>
loops
GET
sort()

29. a type with two possible values: true and false
error_reporting (E_ALL)
count()
boolean
$$

30. $_POST and $_GET are ________ variables.
drop
defined()
HTTP
predefined

31. Used to encrypt values - it is a one-way encryption method
fopen()
crypt()
WYSIWYG
precedence

32. The syntax for connecting to a database
$_GET[]
sql
$varname[key]
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)

33. This will show all error reporting except for notice errors.
nl2br()
+= or -= or *= or /=
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
htmlspecialchars()

34. The order of operations.
drop
$_POST[]
the dollar sign $
precedence

35. Returns a character from a specified ASCII value
chr()
indexed array
strlen()
list()

36. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
Warning
ksort()
>>
mysql

37. 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

38. Used to check if a variable has any value (including 0 or FALSE or an empty string).
isset()
variable
mysql
list()

39. Used to check if a variable has a valid numerical value; strings with numerical values pass.
curly braces; ${$total}
is_numeric()
count()
predefined

40. bitwise right shift
>>
single quotes
control structure
round() Function

41. $_SERVER is a ________ variable.
predefined
getrandmax()
str_ireplace()
server-side programing

42. The array that stores variables specific to a user's visit
$_SESSION[]
Object
shuffle()
^

43. Function used to round down to the lowest integer
floor()
single quotes
Shebang
indexed array

44. Standard Generalized Markup Language
SGML
reassign
array()
open source

45. standard notation
chop()
decimal
control structure
substr_count()

46. The prefix for a dynamic variable - also known as a variable variable
octal
count()
$$
if/elseif/else and switch statements

47. Besides GET and POST ________ can be used to access data but $_POST and $_GET are more precise and therefore preferable.
is_numeric()
$_REQUEST
predefined variable
reassign

48. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
!= inequality
HTTP
the dollar sign $
addcslashes()

49. This error arises from misusing a function.
Warning
strip_tags()
?>
array()

50. To assign array element values to individual variables
decimal
WYSIWYG
array_merge()
list()