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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. To declare a constant
XML
str_ireplace()
<?php
define()

2. Control structures that break exit
float
the period; .
if/elseif/else and switch statements
html_entity_decode()

3. To reorganise the array randomly
+= or -= or *= or /=
shuffle()
is_numeric()
sql

4. To refer to an element in a multidimensional array list the indices in order of _____ to more precise;
Parse error
E_STRICT
SGML
general

5. The array that stores variables specific to a user's visit
$_SESSION[]
unset()
substr_count()
array_merge()

6. does a certain action when called upon
ksort()
sort()
shuffle()
function

7. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
octal
error_reporting (0)
list()
getrandmax()

8. To set up error reporting
mysql_close($dbc)
function error_reporting()
reassign
$_GET[]

9. leading zero: 0100 or 0567
$_POST[]
indexed array
octal
predefined

10. Returns an array that corresponds to the fetched row of MySQL data and moves the internal data pointer ahead
mysql_fetch_array()
empty()
chr()
ksort()

11. Used to check if a variable has a valid numerical value; strings with numerical values pass.
is_numeric()
XML
XOR
strip_tags()

12. To sort values of an array in reversed order
rsort()
rand()
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
SGML

13. An array whose keys are numbers.
$var++ and $var
predefined
indexed array
Constant

14. a storage location in the computer's memory that has a type & a name and a contents
Hex
ceil()
predefined
variable

15. The three types of loops in PHP are: for - while - ____.
foreach
list()
switch
strlen()

16. Standard Generalized Markup Language
sql
SGML
float
<?php

17. This fatal fatal is caused by a semantic mistake: omission of a semicolon or imbalance of quotations or parentheses or braces.
Parse error
^
mysql_fetch_array()
substr_count()

18. Returns a string with backslashes in front of the specified characters
addcslashes()
not
array()
Warning

19. This will show all error reporting.
===
error_reporting (E_ALL)
Array
Warning

20. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key
asort()
curly braces
define()
Object

21. allows you to split strings based on more complex rules
include() and require()
Parse error
preg_split()
floor()

22. Alias of rtrim()
drop
chop()
predefined
DTD

23. Function used to round up to the highest integer
boolean
ceil()
is_numeric()
reassign

24. To counter htmlentities()
predefined variable
number_format()
asort()
html_entity_decode()

25. Tag to end a php script
?>
strtok()
loops
define()

26. _____ is a logical operator
curly braces
true
XOR
negative numbers

27. Returns a character from a specified ASCII value
boolean
chr()
integer
string

28. Returns a string with backslashes in front of predefined characters
addslashes()
true
function
open source

29. Predefined constants such as __LINE__ or __FILE__ or __FUNCTION__ or __CLASS__ and __METHOD__
XOR
Magic Constant
urlencode()
float

30. addition
underscores
Parse error
arsort()
+

31. All variables must begin with _________.
the dollar sign $
curly braces; ${$total}
Object
integer

32. $_SERVER - $_POST - $_GET - $_COOKIE - $_SESSION - $_ENV; special arrays.
SGML
superglobal
octal
E_STRICT

33. The concatenation operator?
negative numbers
XOR
the period; .
^

34. searches the subject for matches to a given pattern replaced with the given replacement text
str_word_count()
abs()
preg_replace()
array()

35. Active Server Pages
Notice
ASP
GET
chop()

36. the most basic function in PHP used to output information to the page
control structure
Warning
echo
chr()

37. Tag to begin a php script
client-side programing
<?php
preg_replace()
shuffle()

38. To close a connection between a database
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
mysql_close($dbc)
strlen()
define()

39. Use ______ for search engines or catalogued pages or pages that would be bookmarked.
WYSIWYG
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
urlencode()
GET

40. Used to find the length of a string
strlen()
defined()
curly braces; ${$total}
general

41. Use ________ to have multiple quotations in one string
GET
the escape character ''
WYSIWYG
the period; .

42. ___________ can be used with substr() to count backward
getrandmax()
negative numbers
GET
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)

43. To get over quotation marks while using arrays
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
curly braces
preg_match()
mysql_fetch_array()

44. This error arises from misusing a function.
sort()
array()
parentheses
Warning

45. 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

46. An array of variables passed in the URL
define()
chop()
round() Function
$_GET[]

47. Function can you use to format a number with commas
number_format()
DTD
array()
sort()

48. container of ordered data elements
Array
Shebang
control structure
E_STRICT

49. bitwise AND
curly braces; ${$total}
substr_count()
the escape character ''
&

50. Used to create a substring (referred to as a token) from a larger string
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
trim()
bin2hex()
strtok()