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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 determine the amount of elements in an array
AJAX
SGML
count()
list()

2. The array that stores variables specific to a user's visit
$_SESSION[]
getrandmax()
0
boolean

3. To refer to an item in an array
Parse error
$varname[key]
mysql_fetch_object()
ksort()

4. Used to remove any white space - spaces or newlines or tabs - from the beginning and end of a string - not the middle.
variable
error_reporting (0)
trim()
the period; .

5. $_POST Data sent using POST found is sent to _______
Hex
array()
array()
predefined variable

6. Creates a pointer to a file with the declared mode (read - write -etc.).
fopen()
error_reporting (E_ALL)
number_format()
HTTP

7. Online applications and resources which are available to the general public with very few restrictions
mysql
open source
associative array
date()

8. addition
error_reporting (0)
strip_tags()
+
general

9. Returns an array that corresponds to the fetched row of MySQL data and moves the internal data pointer ahead
mysql_fetch_array()
loops
numbers
<<

10. Variable names can begin with __________
underscores
include() and require()
array()
HTTP

11. Control structure that continue exit - they perform specific statements for a determined number of iterations.
loops
sort()
array()
boolean

12. The ouput of var_export((bool)"NULL");
int
0
isset()
true

13. a storage location in the computer's memory that has a type & a name and a contents
variable
.=
mysql_fetch_object()
null

14. Hypertext Preprocessor - a server-side programing language used to create webpages
str_ireplace()
fopen()
addslashes()
PHP

15. Tag to end a php script
mysql_fetch_object()
?>
general
sort()

16. Function can you use to format a number with commas
Parse error
echo
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
number_format()

17. The seven main error reporting constants are: E_NOTICE - E_WARNING - E_PARSE - E_ERROR - E_ALL - _____ - E_DEPRECATED
ceil()
==
$_REQUEST
E_STRICT

18. The syntax for connecting to a database
addslashes()
crypt()
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
statement

19. To declare a constant
define()
+
Parse error
mysql_close($dbc)

20. Used to find the amount of words in a string.
floor()
$_REQUEST
HTTP
str_word_count()

21. any programing language where the script is parsed on the server
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
server-side programing
chr()
AJAX

22. A conditional or loop is a ________________.
foreach
define()
mysql_fetch_object()
control structure

23. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key - in reversed order
arsort()
precedence
error_reporting (E_ALL)
reassign

24. This will show all error reporting except for notice errors.
isset()
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
Warning
ksort()

25. Use ______ when a variable contains any amount of variables; in general.
double quotes
negative numbers
the period; .
count()

26. Use ______ when there are no variables in the string
single quotes
Parse error
error_reporting (E_ALL)
html_entity_decode()

27. the most basic function in PHP used to output information to the page
sql
error_reporting (E_ALL)
single quotes
echo

28. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
drop
sql
parentheses
predefined

29. _____ is a logical operator
curly braces
XOR
the escape character ''
control structure

30. Active Server Pages
Error
rand()
general
ASP

31. To reorganise the array randomly
is_numeric()
the dollar sign $
substr_count()
shuffle()

32. To get time data
switch
unset()
ksort()
date()

33. _______ is a comparison operator
substr_count()
error_reporting (E_ALL)
!= inequality
$var++ and $var

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. An array of variables passed in the URL
array
$_GET[]
foreach loop
chop()

36. To refer to an element in a multidimensional array list the indices in order of _____ to more precise;
urlencode()
general
E_STRICT
reassign

37. Use _______ for passwords or pages that would not be bookmarked or pages that require security.
&
variable
POST
WYSIWYG

38. To reset an array _______ the array() function to the array
$_POST[]
include() and require()
reassign
number_format()

39. $_POST and $_GET are ________ variables.
SEO
predefined
define()
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)

40. bitwise right shift
>>
the period; .
asort()
count()

41. This fatal error arises from memory allocation problem.
list()
Error
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
PHP

42. Converts a string of ASCII characters to hexadecimal values
bin2hex()
arsort()
PHP
list()

43. Besides GET and POST ________ can be used to access data but $_POST and $_GET are more precise and therefore preferable.
round() Function
$_REQUEST
include() and require()
variable

44. 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}
round() Function
array()
urlencode()

45. To assign keys to the values in an array
WYSIWYG
array_merge()
array()
chop()

46. To append elements to an array - this will assign item to the next available index; associative arrays get messy.
HTML
round() Function
str_ireplace()
$array[] = item

47. Variable names cannot begin with _______
Error
numbers
===
htmlspecialchars()

48. a line of information that can be stored in a variable or used in a function or statement
define()
string
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
preg_replace()

49. leading zero: 0100 or 0567
PHP
decimal
octal
>>

50. Used to find the length of a string
strlen()
>>
ksort()
error_reporting (E_ALL)