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Php Programming Basics

Subject : it-skills

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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. Creates a pointer to a file with the declared mode (read - write -etc.).
underscores
function error_reporting()
fopen()
preg_match()

2. does a certain action when called upon
numbers
Notice
Array
function

3. Function used to round up to the highest integer
str_word_count()
precedence
$_SESSION[]
ceil()

4. returns the number of matches found by a given search string under this format...
preg_match()
abs()
list()
integer

5. Use ______ when a variable contains any amount of variables; in general.
Array
bin2hex()
superglobal
double quotes

6. The concatenation operator?
array
the period; .
foreach loop
isset()

7. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key - in reversed order
chr()
ASP
precedence
arsort()

8. Tag to begin a php script
HTML
<?php
^
Error

9. Returns a string with backslashes in front of the specified characters
the period; .
switch
string
addcslashes()

10. To check if a constant is already declared
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
defined()
Constant
array_merge()

11. Function can you use to format a number with commas
ksort()
number_format()
mysql
general

12. addition
HTTP
+
<?php
$_REQUEST

13. bitwise left shift
Magic Constant
XML
<<
defined()

14. searches the subject for matches to a given pattern replaced with the given replacement text
double quotes
DTD
control structure
preg_replace()

15. Used to convert all HTML tags into their entity versions.
htmlentities()
POST
client-side programing
count()

16. When used the value can be passed safely through the URL (GET).
E_STRICT
urlencode()
XML
octal

17. To delete a variable or an element of an array
if/elseif/else and switch statements
chop()
unset()
variable

18. To assign keys to the values in an array
HTTP
boolean
Error
array()

19. Asynchronous Javascript And XML
AJAX
Parse error
+
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)

20. a type with two possible values: true and false
XML
sort()
boolean
1

21. Active Server Pages
===
ASP
==
precedence

22. Used to check if a variable has a valid numerical value; strings with numerical values pass.
Parse error
is_numeric()
predefined
underscores

23. 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

24. The name of the #! used to designate the location of the PHP binary
<<
Warning
Shebang
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}

25. bitwise AND
htmlspecialchars()
Array
&
.=

26. Function used to find the absolute value of a number or numeric variable
abs()
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
GET
<?php

27. What You See Is What You Get
decimal
variable
wordwrap()
WYSIWYG

28. A conditional or loop is a ________________.
HTTP
control structure
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
^

29. container of ordered data elements
the dollar sign $
Array
array_merge()
general

30. To determine the amount of elements in an array
true
shuffle()
mysql_fetch_array()
count()

31. Function used to convert new lines in a variable from a form to <br /> tags so that the data can be formatted correctly.
preg_match()
Notice
nl2br()
AJAX

32. The order of operations.
precedence
abs()
$varname[key]
single quotes

33. PHP has two conditional: if and ______.
switch
negative numbers
0
defined()

34. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
client-side programing
!= inequality
drop
<<

35. $_SERVER - $_POST - $_GET - $_COOKIE - $_SESSION - $_ENV; special arrays.
superglobal
Parse error
strtok()
SEO

36. Used to remove any white space - spaces or newlines or tabs - from the beginning and end of a string - not the middle.
addslashes()
trim()
the escape character ''
strlen()

37. Used to find the amount of words in a string.
the dollar sign $
true
str_word_count()
reassign

38. any programing language where the script is parsed on the server
if/elseif/else and switch statements
abs()
server-side programing
AJAX

39. To reorganise the array randomly
count()
shuffle()
DTD
$_SESSION[]

40. An array whose keys are numbers.
indexed array
control structure
curly braces; ${$total}
SGML

41. The prefix for a dynamic variable - also known as a variable variable
$$
shuffle()
XOR
superglobal

42. Use _______ for passwords or pages that would not be bookmarked or pages that require security.
POST
array_merge()
not
Object

43. 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}
abs()
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
precedence

44. The three types of loops in PHP are: for - while - ____.
is_numeric()
foreach
include() and require()
Notice

45. To get time data
$varname[key]
date()
chop()
POST

46. container of both data and code
^
html_entity_decode()
.=
Object

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

48. Online applications and resources which are available to the general public with very few restrictions
precedence
Constant
function error_reporting()
open source

49. any programing language where the user must support the language the script is written in
array()
str_ireplace()
AJAX
client-side programing

50. This will show all error reporting except for notice errors.
preg_split()
octal
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
0