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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 refer to an element in a multidimensional array list the indices in order of _____ to more precise;
str_word_count()
>>
general
underscores

2. any programing language where the user must support the language the script is written in
client-side programing
string
preg_match()
control structure

3. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
sql
asort()
HTTP
drop

4. Used to convert all HTML tags into their entity versions.
arsort()
sql
htmlentities()
curly braces

5. equivalence
$array[] = item
integer
statement
==

6. This error arises from misusing a function.
array_merge()
Warning
control structure
&

7. collection of binary data
$array[] = item
statement
Constant
string

8. The output of var_export((float)array(0));
1
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
$_REQUEST
superglobal

9. Creates a pointer to a file with the declared mode (read - write -etc.).
fopen()
substr_count()
+
$array[] = item

10. Tag to begin a php script
str_word_count()
urlencode()
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
<?php

11. Predefined constants such as __LINE__ or __FILE__ or __FUNCTION__ or __CLASS__ and __METHOD__
wordwrap()
Magic Constant
single quotes
float

12. Function used to convert new lines in a variable from a form to <br /> tags so that the data can be formatted correctly.
+
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
AJAX
nl2br()

13. Returns a string with backslashes in front of the specified characters
addcslashes()
asort()
echo
&

14. Search Engine Optimization
SEO
+
string
error_reporting (E_ALL)

15. Used to find the length of a string
===
sort()
index
strlen()

16. addition
error_reporting (E_ALL)
$_SESSION[]
+
preg_match()

17. To refer to an item in an array
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
$varname[key]
double quotes
htmlspecialchars()

18. To get time data
loops
chr()
statement
date()

19. Returns a character from a specified ASCII value
chr()
floor()
Constant
define()

20. A conditional or loop is a ________________.
single quotes
0
error_reporting (0)
control structure

21. says 'if' this then do this 'else' do this or 'while' this do this
statement
POST
fopen()
1

22. The name of the #! used to designate the location of the PHP binary
Shebang
integer
+
crypt()

23. Use ______ for search engines or catalogued pages or pages that would be bookmarked.
arsort()
Magic Constant
GET
client-side programing

24. any programing language where the script is parsed on the server
associative array
server-side programing
define()
variable

25. Function used to round down to the lowest integer
floor()
count()
string
str_ireplace()

26. To close a connection between a database
mysql_close($dbc)
HTTP
^
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)

27. Function used to round up to the highest integer
ceil()
SEO
statement
AJAX

28. Variable names can begin with __________
underscores
mysql_close($dbc)
numbers
DTD

29. The prefix for a dynamic variable - also known as a variable variable
round() Function
$$
abs()
string

30. standard notation
array_merge()
XML
decimal
index

31. function Function used to create a random number
abs()
statement
rand()
shuffle()

32. used to round numeric values.
str_word_count()
POST
urlencode()
round() Function

33. a storage location in the computer's memory that has a type & a name and a contents
GET
variable
Shebang
addcslashes()

34. The concatenation operator?
shuffle()
Array
foreach
the period; .

35. $_SERVER - $_POST - $_GET - $_COOKIE - $_SESSION - $_ENV; special arrays.
superglobal
DTD
array_merge()
ksort()

36. An array whose keys are numbers.
>>
arsort()
open source
indexed array

37. Used to convert certain HTML tags into their entity versions.
htmlspecialchars()
the period; .
Hex
sql

38. returns the number of matches found by a given search string under this format...
html_entity_decode()
preg_match()
$_REQUEST
E_STRICT

39. bitwise XOR
^
Object
sql
function error_reporting()

40. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
loops
curly braces; ${$total}
error_reporting (0)
$_SESSION[]

41. The order of operations.
precedence
the dollar sign $
integer
index

42. signed integer
sql
nl2br()
int
array()

43. Similar to mysql_fetch_array() - but cannot be accessed by integer offset
single quotes
not
XML
mysql_fetch_object()

44. Tag to end a php script
?>
Hex
SEO
sort()

45. Used to check if a variable has a valid numerical value; strings with numerical values pass.
is_numeric()
switch
foreach loop
null

46. All variables must begin with _________.
the dollar sign $
double quotes
Parse error
$$

47. To word wrap after a certain amount of characters.
array()
chr()
Shebang
wordwrap()

48. Function used to find the absolute value of a number or numeric variable
float
open source
abs()
0

49. To iterate over the values of an array
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
sort()
Constant
===

50. identity
error_reporting (E_ALL)
===
$_SESSION[]
loops