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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 sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key - in reversed order
Shebang
arsort()
$_POST[]
underscores

2. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
array
boolean
ksort()
GET

3. This fatal fatal is caused by a semantic mistake: omission of a semicolon or imbalance of quotations or parentheses or braces.
Parse error
Object
addcslashes()
open source

4. All variables must begin with _________.
the dollar sign $
arsort()
urlencode()
variable

5. a type with two possible values: true and false
foreach
the escape character ''
boolean
!= inequality

6. used to round numeric values.
round() Function
is_numeric()
>>
$_POST[]

7. To reorganise the array randomly
>>
isset()
int
shuffle()

8. Function can you use to format a number with commas
number_format()
true
$$
the escape character ''

9. To determine the amount of elements in an array
int
count()
Hex
sort()

10. _____ is a logical operator
if/elseif/else and switch statements
XOR
mysql_close($dbc)
chop()

11. This error arises from misusing a function.
Warning
str_ireplace()
superglobal
POST

12. To delete a variable or an element of an array
unset()
client-side programing
strlen()
XOR

13. Function used to round up to the highest integer
round() Function
ceil()
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
the period; .

14. To counter htmlentities()
array
define()
sort()
html_entity_decode()

15. Use ________ to have multiple quotations in one string
float
PHP
substr_count()
the escape character ''

16. This will show all error reporting.
error_reporting (E_ALL)
the dollar sign $
double quotes
count()

17. any programing language where the user must support the language the script is written in
$_REQUEST
htmlspecialchars()
client-side programing
the escape character ''

18. collection of binary data
Constant
addcslashes()
string
numbers

19. This error refers to a variable with no value.
Notice
==
wordwrap()
null

20. signed floating-point value
+= or -= or *= or /=
if/elseif/else and switch statements
float
shuffle()

21. standard notation
decimal
HTTP
.=
function

22. Variable names can begin with __________
nl2br()
Warning
underscores
octal

23. The four main error types are:Notice - Warning - ________ and Error.
Parse error
crypt()
include() and require()
string

24. The order of operations.
preg_split()
control structure
HTML
precedence

25. To assign array element values to individual variables
^
list()
double quotes
asort()

26. To declare a constant
fopen()
define()
Parse error
array()

27. The name of the #! used to designate the location of the PHP binary
html_entity_decode()
strtok()
Shebang
$_POST[]

28. EXtensible Markup Language
define()
decimal
XML
.=

29. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
fopen()
error_reporting (0)
empty()
variable

30. $_SERVER is a ________ variable.
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
is_numeric()
Warning
predefined

31. a language in which to make querys to a database with
Warning
$_GET[]
is_numeric()
sql

32. searches the subject for matches to a given pattern replaced with the given replacement text
preg_replace()
bin2hex()
urlencode()
rsort()

33. To check if a constant is already declared
defined()
the escape character ''
$_POST[]
negative numbers

34. Returns a character from a specified ASCII value
numbers
boolean
chr()
WYSIWYG

35. The ouput of var_export((bool)"NULL");
html_entity_decode()
true
isset()
the escape character ''

36. Used to encrypt values - it is a one-way encryption method
error_reporting (0)
indexed array
crypt()
superglobal

37. leading zero: 0100 or 0567
AJAX
integer
octal
strip_tags()

38. A data structure that can hold a number of items of data of the same type eg. a list of names
octal
shuffle()
+= or -= or *= or /=
array

39. To reset an array _______ the array() function to the array
array()
reassign
integer
if/elseif/else and switch statements

40. Alias of rtrim()
PHP
bin2hex()
str_word_count()
chop()

41. Standard Generalized Markup Language
count()
SGML
predefined
Hex

42. container of both data and code
Parse error
predefined
Object
0

43. Used to convert certain HTML tags into their entity versions.
Hex
client-side programing
DTD
htmlspecialchars()

44. To merge arrays
SEO
array_merge()
&
general

45. Tag to begin a php script
underscores
foreach loop
<?php
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)

46. ___________ can be used with substr() to count backward
Magic Constant
negative numbers
array()
date()

47. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
+= or -= or *= or /=
mysql_fetch_object()
^
drop

48. _______ is a comparison operator
!= inequality
strtok()
control structure
client-side programing

49. print $_SERVER will _____ work if you use the print function on arrays.
addslashes()
+
WYSIWYG
not

50. Function used to find the absolute value of a number or numeric variable
HTML
chr()
abs()
mysql_fetch_object()