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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. This will show all error reporting except for notice errors.
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
addslashes()
if/elseif/else and switch statements
$var++ and $var

2. Used to convert all HTML tags into their entity versions.
htmlentities()
reassign
underscores
$_GET[]

3. $_SERVER - $_POST - $_GET - $_COOKIE - $_SESSION - $_ENV; special arrays.
superglobal
Warning
&
date()

4. To create an array
array()
fopen()
define()
arsort()

5. Tag to begin a php script
<?php
mysql_fetch_array()
the period; .
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}

6. To get time data
underscores
date()
Array
XOR

7. Used to check if a variable has a valid numerical value; strings with numerical values pass.
floor()
preg_match()
chr()
is_numeric()

8. says 'if' this then do this 'else' do this or 'while' this do this
fopen()
the period; .
bin2hex()
statement

9. Control structure that continue exit - they perform specific statements for a determined number of iterations.
loops
empty()
preg_split()
strlen()

10. This error refers to a variable with no value.
&
Notice
round() Function
==

11. signed floating-point value
isset()
Warning
float
===

12. Used to check if a given variable has an "empty" value - no value or 0 or FALSE.
control structure
the dollar sign $
^
empty()

13. Hyper Text Markup Language
HTTP
general
Array
HTML

14. To word wrap after a certain amount of characters.
reassign
wordwrap()
indexed array
not

15. returns the number of matches found by a given search string under this format...
sort()
preg_match()
ASP
int

16. To iterate over the values of an array
DTD
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
XML
foreach loop

17. Standard Generalized Markup Language
SGML
if/elseif/else and switch statements
decimal
Notice

18. a database which is best supported by PHP
mysql
server-side programing
ceil()
Notice

19. bitwise AND
<?php
trim()
&
abs()

20. Function used to round down to the lowest integer
floor()
mysql_close($dbc)
$_REQUEST
include() and require()

21. $_POST Data sent using POST found is sent to _______
?>
<<
predefined variable
>>

22. bitwise left shift
variable
isset()
<<
===

23. Asynchronous Javascript And XML
the period; .
WYSIWYG
strtok()
AJAX

24. Converts a string of ASCII characters to hexadecimal values
bin2hex()
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
str_ireplace()
indexed array

25. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key
defined()
echo
asort()
HTTP

26. Control structures that break exit
if/elseif/else and switch statements
preg_split()
foreach loop
Object

27. To sort values of an array in reversed order
rand()
==
echo
rsort()

28. ___________ can be used with substr() to count backward
negative numbers
reassign
mysql_fetch_array()
$var++ and $var

29. A data structure that can hold a number of items of data of the same type eg. a list of names
array
switch
error_reporting (E_ALL)
decimal

30. The seven main error reporting constants are: E_NOTICE - E_WARNING - E_PARSE - E_ERROR - E_ALL - _____ - E_DEPRECATED
E_STRICT
Parse error
ceil()
date()

31. Used to encrypt values - it is a one-way encryption method
predefined
$array[] = item
strtok()
crypt()

32. To find how many substrings are in a string
switch
round() Function
substr_count()
PHP

33. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key - in reversed order
parentheses
1
arsort()
preg_match()

34. identity
sql
===
getrandmax()
arsort()

35. 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

36. The syntax for connecting to a database
<?php
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
indexed array
Warning

37. Used to find the length of a string
AJAX
strlen()
unset()
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)

38. _________ can be used in conditional statements to set precedence
parentheses
if/elseif/else and switch statements
$_POST[]
<?php

39. Used to check if a variable has any value (including 0 or FALSE or an empty string).
octal
getrandmax()
E_STRICT
isset()

40. container of both data and code
the escape character ''
Object
error_reporting (0)
mysql_close($dbc)

41. A conditional or loop is a ________________.
variable
predefined
control structure
E_STRICT

42. a type with two possible values: true and false
variable
rsort()
boolean
the dollar sign $

43. a language in which to make querys to a database with
variable
include() and require()
+
sql

44. Shorthand used to increment and decrement
octal
$var++ and $var
!= inequality
$varname[key]

45. signed integer
addslashes()
unset()
int
superglobal

46. Returns a string with backslashes in front of predefined characters
addslashes()
>>
rand()
str_word_count()

47. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
the escape character ''
defined()
.=
HTTP

48. An array of variables passed with <input /> data
$_POST[]
date()
Parse error
function

49. To assign keys to the values in an array
index
sort()
DTD
array()

50. Used to remove any white space - spaces or newlines or tabs - from the beginning and end of a string - not the middle.
date()
trim()
Shebang
$_SESSION[]