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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. To merge arrays
string
rsort()
array_merge()
mysql_close($dbc)

2. Used to replace a substring with another string - it is not case-sensitive.
negative numbers
str_ireplace()
array
chop()

3. signed integer
strip_tags()
int
null
statement

4. To declare a constant
chop()
htmlentities()
define()
function error_reporting()

5. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HTTP
rsort()
underscores
preg_match()

6. An array of variables passed in the URL
foreach
$_GET[]
float
PHP

7. Search Engine Optimization
ASP
SEO
<<
predefined

8. allows you to split strings based on more complex rules
array()
rsort()
the period; .
preg_split()

9. The four main error types are:Notice - Warning - ________ and Error.
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
true
chop()
Parse error

10. Returns a string with backslashes in front of the specified characters
open source
addcslashes()
array_merge()
Shebang

11. Use ______ when there are no variables in the string
function error_reporting()
boolean
addslashes()
single quotes

12. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key - in reversed order
associative array
preg_split()
arsort()
foreach

13. Variable names cannot begin with _______
sort()
numbers
strtok()
chop()

14. To sort values of an array without regard to the keys
include() and require()
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
Error
sort()

15. Control structures that break exit
if/elseif/else and switch statements
list()
ASP
server-side programing

16. Returns a string with backslashes in front of predefined characters
general
addslashes()
$_POST[]
Object

17. All variables must begin with _________.
the dollar sign $
str_ireplace()
strip_tags()
integer

18. used to round numeric values.
decimal
HTML
round() Function
string

19. This fatal error arises from memory allocation problem.
Error
mysql_close($dbc)
sort()
Magic Constant

20. To create an array
urlencode()
array
array()
client-side programing

21. The name of the #! used to designate the location of the PHP binary
Shebang
array_merge()
variable
DTD

22. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
error_reporting (0)
Constant
SGML
==

23. To include files - _______ will give errors and _________ will terminate execution().
abs()
include() and require()
client-side programing
urlencode()

24. Control structure that continue exit - they perform specific statements for a determined number of iterations.
loops
double quotes
$_REQUEST
==

25. The ouput of var_export((bool)"NULL");
nl2br()
true
POST
array

26. does a certain action when called upon
int
function
control structure
$varname[key]

27. A data structure that can hold a number of items of data of the same type eg. a list of names
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
Notice
array
sort()

28. Standard Generalized Markup Language
include() and require()
SGML
array()
loops

29. This will show all error reporting except for notice errors.
precedence
htmlspecialchars()
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
Array

30. The concatenation operator?
E_STRICT
strlen()
the period; .
double quotes

31. standard notation
integer
decimal
$var++ and $var
html_entity_decode()

32. To assign array element values to individual variables
parentheses
htmlentities()
list()
mysql_fetch_object()

33. To refer to an element in a multidimensional array list the indices in order of _____ to more precise;
general
count()
chr()
predefined variable

34. 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

35. To set up error reporting
foreach loop
function error_reporting()
curly braces; ${$total}
include() and require()

36. a database which is best supported by PHP
array
foreach
mysql
strip_tags()

37. This fatal fatal is caused by a semantic mistake: omission of a semicolon or imbalance of quotations or parentheses or braces.
define()
Parse error
sql
mysql_fetch_object()

38. 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.
octal
isset()
preg_split()
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)

39. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
superglobal
ksort()
1
PHP

40. equivalence
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
==
Parse error
>>

41. collection of binary data
string
POST
strlen()
addslashes()

42. To append elements to an array - this will assign item to the next available index; associative arrays get messy.
$array[] = item
mysql_fetch_array()
count()
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)

43. Use ________ to have multiple quotations in one string
the escape character ''
drop
array_merge()
integer

44. The syntax for connecting to a database
$array[] = item
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
float
server-side programing

45. To refer to an item in an array
mysql_fetch_object()
AJAX
$varname[key]
predefined variable

46. Use ______ when a variable contains any amount of variables; in general.
Array
underscores
double quotes
bin2hex()

47. function Function used to create a random number
associative array
rsort()
rand()
floor()

48. _______ is a comparison operator
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
!= inequality
crypt()
is_numeric()

49. returns the number of matches found by a given search string under this format...
GET
define()
float
preg_match()

50. The concatenation assignment operator?
.=
abs()
XML
the period; .