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

2. The concatenation operator?
include() and require()
$_SESSION[]
WYSIWYG
the period; .

3. TRUE or FALSE
indexed array
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
wordwrap()
boolean

4. _______ is a comparison operator
htmlentities()
!= inequality
octal
string

5. To reset an array _______ the array() function to the array
reassign
Constant
chop()
Shebang

6. allows you to split strings based on more complex rules
array()
integer
preg_split()
?>

7. Function used to find the absolute value of a number or numeric variable
switch
E_STRICT
Object
abs()

8. ___________ can be used with substr() to count backward
function
negative numbers
abs()
parentheses

9. Shorthand used to increment and decrement
$_POST[]
asort()
$var++ and $var
XML

10. Returns a string with backslashes in front of predefined characters
$_REQUEST
foreach loop
addslashes()
XOR

11. function Function used to create a random number
the dollar sign $
htmlentities()
shuffle()
rand()

12. Variable names cannot begin with _______
arsort()
+= or -= or *= or /=
echo
numbers

13. To close a connection between a database
date()
?>
mysql_close($dbc)
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)

14. An array of variables passed in the URL
HTML
Hex
$_GET[]
the period; .

15. The output of var_export((float)array(0));
predefined
curly braces; ${$total}
sql
1

16. The seven main error reporting constants are: E_NOTICE - E_WARNING - E_PARSE - E_ERROR - E_ALL - _____ - E_DEPRECATED
curly braces; ${$total}
E_STRICT
statement
asort()

17. Uses two arguments: constant name and constant definition
Object
str_word_count()
define()
floor()

18. The four main error types are:Notice - Warning - ________ and Error.
boolean
Parse error
DTD
preg_match()

19. This fatal error arises from memory allocation problem.
Error
addcslashes()
0
server-side programing

20. a positive or negative number
shuffle()
integer
curly braces
>>

21. To sort values of an array in reversed order
rsort()
boolean
ksort()
htmlentities()

22. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
negative numbers
mysql_fetch_object()
boolean
error_reporting (0)

23. The order of operations.
define()
$var++ and $var
SGML
precedence

24. Active Server Pages
function
Magic Constant
fopen()
ASP

25. To remove all HTML and PHP tags.
strip_tags()
define()
Parse error
<?php

26. To declare a constant
asort()
WYSIWYG
numbers
define()

27. Used to convert certain HTML tags into their entity versions.
SGML
htmlspecialchars()
string
array_merge()

28. _____ is a logical operator
Notice
XOR
Object
shuffle()

29. used to round numeric values.
Error
chop()
round() Function
variable

30. The concatenation assignment operator?
numbers
.=
indexed array
the dollar sign $

31. Function that contains the highest value that rand() can have randomly
AJAX
getrandmax()
$_POST[]
!= inequality

32. To iterate over the values of an array
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
not
Object
str_ireplace()

33. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
error_reporting (E_ALL)
indexed array
drop
getrandmax()

34. ____ or key is referred to for a value within an array.
index
.=
crypt()
preg_replace()

35. PHP has two conditional: if and ______.
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
predefined variable
switch
general

36. To refer to an item in an array
Warning
array
number_format()
$varname[key]

37. Online applications and resources which are available to the general public with very few restrictions
Parse error
indexed array
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
open source

38. To word wrap after a certain amount of characters.
predefined variable
precedence
floor()
wordwrap()

39. bitwise left shift
list()
loops
<<
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)

40. Use ________ to have multiple quotations in one string
the escape character ''
mysql_fetch_object()
drop
==

41. Variable names can begin with __________
number_format()
underscores
abs()
html_entity_decode()

42. To append elements to an array - this will assign item to the next available index; associative arrays get messy.
unset()
AJAX
associative array
$array[] = item

43. To get over quotation marks while using arrays
bin2hex()
true
curly braces
wordwrap()

44. $_POST Data sent using POST found is sent to _______
chop()
XOR
function
predefined variable

45. Returns an array that corresponds to the fetched row of MySQL data and moves the internal data pointer ahead
predefined
single quotes
mysql_fetch_array()
octal

46. The ouput of var_export((bool)"NULL");
define()
true
asort()
Magic Constant

47. Asynchronous Javascript And XML
general
negative numbers
float
AJAX

48. To get time data
Array
boolean
date()
htmlentities()

49. The syntax for connecting to a database
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
sql
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
double quotes

50. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key - in reversed order
fopen()
arsort()
$array[] = item
string