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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 remove all HTML and PHP tags.
boolean
strip_tags()
float
round() Function

2. Use ______ when there are no variables in the string
chop()
Error
single quotes
E_STRICT

3. either hasn't yet been set or is assigned NULL value
addcslashes()
getrandmax()
XOR
null

4. An array of variables passed in the URL
$_GET[]
$_REQUEST
^
chr()

5. The prefix for a dynamic variable - also known as a variable variable
$$
superglobal
preg_replace()
error_reporting (0)

6. To reorganise the array randomly
==
shuffle()
$_REQUEST
integer

7. A conditional or loop is a ________________.
Error
control structure
if/elseif/else and switch statements
superglobal

8. $_POST Data sent using POST found is sent to _______
1
predefined
string
predefined variable

9. Used to create a substring (referred to as a token) from a larger string
DTD
control structure
strtok()
shuffle()

10. Leading 0x: 0x13F or 0xA23
array_merge()
Hex
===
$varname[key]

11. container of both data and code
shuffle()
0
POST
Object

12. print $_SERVER will _____ work if you use the print function on arrays.
date()
$_GET[]
$var++ and $var
not

13. Returns a string with backslashes in front of predefined characters
variable
addslashes()
is_numeric()
abs()

14. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
ksort()
null
foreach loop
decimal

15. a storage location in the computer's memory that has a type & a name and a contents
wordwrap()
variable
preg_split()
$var++ and $var

16. The seven main error reporting constants are: E_NOTICE - E_WARNING - E_PARSE - E_ERROR - E_ALL - _____ - E_DEPRECATED
reassign
Object
E_STRICT
date()

17. Hyper Text Markup Language
round() Function
HTML
array()
preg_match()

18. The array that stores variables specific to a user's visit
$_SESSION[]
double quotes
arsort()
numbers

19. Used to check if a given variable has an "empty" value - no value or 0 or FALSE.
number_format()
XOR
empty()
Parse error

20. Search Engine Optimization
is_numeric()
precedence
SEO
E_STRICT

21. Alias of rtrim()
loops
foreach loop
chop()
crypt()

22. To find how many substrings are in a string
urlencode()
SEO
substr_count()
string

23. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key - in reversed order
index
unset()
arsort()
Hex

24. $_SERVER is a ________ variable.
wordwrap()
predefined
WYSIWYG
Notice

25. To set up error reporting
substr_count()
function error_reporting()
echo
&

26. To get time data
str_word_count()
date()
reassign
chr()

27. Shorthand used to increment and decrement
ceil()
array
$var++ and $var
$_REQUEST

28. Used to find the amount of words in a string.
mysql_close($dbc)
str_word_count()
SEO
negative numbers

29. Tag to begin a php script
html_entity_decode()
Hex
<?php
ceil()

30. To word wrap after a certain amount of characters.
wordwrap()
nl2br()
POST
echo

31. To sort values of an array in reversed order
rsort()
mysql_fetch_object()
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
list()

32. Function used to round down to the lowest integer
list()
isset()
shuffle()
floor()

33. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
drop
rand()
$_REQUEST
statement

34. Used to find the length of a string
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
strlen()
negative numbers
list()

35. Used to replace a substring with another string - it is not case-sensitive.
Notice
bin2hex()
str_ireplace()
Parse error

36. Returns a character from a specified ASCII value
GET
define()
chr()
mysql

37. Used to convert certain HTML tags into their entity versions.
curly braces
htmlspecialchars()
preg_match()
array()

38. signed floating-point value
server-side programing
addcslashes()
index
float

39. the most basic function in PHP used to output information to the page
fopen()
echo
?>
E_STRICT

40. The syntax for connecting to a database
preg_match()
reassign
==
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)

41. Uses two arguments: constant name and constant definition
define()
the period; .
Error
mysql_close($dbc)

42. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
===
E_STRICT
foreach
HTTP

43. To refer to an element in a multidimensional array list the indices in order of _____ to more precise;
curly braces
general
!= inequality
E_STRICT

44. standard notation
mysql_fetch_object()
count()
decimal
XOR

45. Use ______ when a variable contains any amount of variables; in general.
shuffle()
drop
double quotes
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}

46. a positive or negative number
underscores
array()
integer
function error_reporting()

47. An array whose keys are numbers.
associative array
indexed array
control structure
&

48. To create an array
array()
crypt()
addcslashes()
1

49. To put a dollar sign before a variable like $10 where 10 is the variable's value - you can escape the first dollar sign; $$cost; or you can use __________.
curly braces; ${$total}
boolean
AJAX
numbers

50. _______ is a comparison operator
ceil()
0
boolean
!= inequality