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Php Programming Basics

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. To refer to an item in an array
$varname[key]
isset()
echo
number_format()

2. equivalence
htmlspecialchars()
==
ksort()
0

3. When used the value can be passed safely through the URL (GET).
statement
sql
floor()
urlencode()

4. To remove all HTML and PHP tags.
strlen()
strip_tags()
Warning
Parse error

5. This will show all error reporting except for notice errors.
array
the period; .
predefined
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)

6. Predefined constants such as __LINE__ or __FILE__ or __FUNCTION__ or __CLASS__ and __METHOD__
GET
Magic Constant
array()
the escape character ''

7. a language in which to make querys to a database with
str_word_count()
$varname[key]
sql
DTD

8. Returns a character from a specified ASCII value
XML
chr()
round() Function
mysql_close($dbc)

9. _________ can be used in conditional statements to set precedence
parentheses
round() Function
$varname[key]
$_REQUEST

10. To sort values of an array in reversed order
control structure
Array
rsort()
associative array

11. To check if a constant is already declared
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
single quotes
defined()
chr()

12. Function used to round up to the highest integer
<<
str_ireplace()
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
ceil()

13. To include files - _______ will give errors and _________ will terminate execution().
include() and require()
negative numbers
integer
true

14. bitwise left shift
the dollar sign $
wordwrap()
<<
$$

15. returns the number of matches found by a given search string under this format...
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
preg_match()
defined()
chr()

16. collection of binary data
negative numbers
wordwrap()
function error_reporting()
string

17. A conditional or loop is a ________________.
1
htmlspecialchars()
control structure
array_merge()

18. Used to encrypt values - it is a one-way encryption method
AJAX
getrandmax()
switch
crypt()

19. Hyper Text Markup Language
associative array
$_POST[]
boolean
HTML

20. addition
indexed array
general
+
HTML

21. All variables must begin with _________.
strtok()
the dollar sign $
include() and require()
$var++ and $var

22. container of ordered data elements
drop
Array
define()
string

23. The syntax for connecting to a database
int
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
predefined
str_word_count()

24. a storage location in the computer's memory that has a type & a name and a contents
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
GET
AJAX
variable

25. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
ksort()
$_SESSION[]
Array
Object

26. ___________ can be used with substr() to count backward
&
isset()
negative numbers
preg_split()

27. Returns an array that corresponds to the fetched row of MySQL data and moves the internal data pointer ahead
foreach
abs()
client-side programing
mysql_fetch_array()

28. To create an array
sort()
int
array()
bin2hex()

29. allows you to split strings based on more complex rules
PHP
preg_split()
defined()
mysql_fetch_object()

30. Used to check if a variable has any value (including 0 or FALSE or an empty string).
superglobal
isset()
Hex
float

31. Returns a string with backslashes in front of the specified characters
string
addcslashes()
strip_tags()
boolean

32. To get over quotation marks while using arrays
predefined
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
$_GET[]
curly braces

33. To sort values of an array without regard to the keys
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
<<
sort()
mysql_fetch_array()

34. container of both data and code
array
switch
string
Object

35. Tag to end a php script
PHP
WYSIWYG
?>
server-side programing

36. The prefix for a dynamic variable - also known as a variable variable
foreach loop
$$
abs()
Parse error

37. TRUE or FALSE
string
Array
negative numbers
boolean

38. Used to find the length of a string
str_ireplace()
preg_split()
strlen()
htmlentities()

39. 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

40. ____ or key is referred to for a value within an array.
index
boolean
error_reporting (E_ALL)
WYSIWYG

41. $_SERVER is a ________ variable.
predefined
SGML
index
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)

42. bitwise right shift
sql
loops
>>
function error_reporting()

43. function Function used to create a random number
error_reporting (E_ALL)
rand()
open source
DTD

44. identity
index
true
===
trim()

45. The output of var_export((float)array());
asort()
$_GET[]
error_reporting (0)
0

46. The order of operations.
predefined
function error_reporting()
precedence
echo

47. The name of the #! used to designate the location of the PHP binary
Array
strtok()
Shebang
index

48. Function can you use to format a number with commas
is_numeric()
number_format()
control structure
rand()

49. To merge arrays
shuffle()
array_merge()
chr()
ASP

50. A data structure that can hold a number of items of data of the same type eg. a list of names
array
date()
!= inequality
$var++ and $var