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Php Programming Basics

Subject : it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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 __________.
SGML
$_SESSION[]
curly braces; ${$total}
chop()

2. signed floating-point value
predefined
float
Error
octal

3. $_POST Data sent using POST found is sent to _______
predefined variable
reassign
array()
Notice

4. signed integer
mysql_fetch_array()
number_format()
nl2br()
int

5. identity
Notice
error_reporting (0)
===
Magic Constant

6. collection of binary data
number_format()
the period; .
$$
string

7. To reset an array _______ the array() function to the array
$array[] = item
function
rand()
reassign

8. a positive or negative number
$_SESSION[]
===
integer
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)

9. Control structure that continue exit - they perform specific statements for a determined number of iterations.
Notice
Warning
loops
number_format()

10. Leading 0x: 0x13F or 0xA23
strtok()
sort()
Hex
Magic Constant

11. Used to convert certain HTML tags into their entity versions.
control structure
Notice
htmlspecialchars()
$array[] = item

12. used to round numeric values.
round() Function
reassign
define()
getrandmax()

13. a storage location in the computer's memory that has a type & a name and a contents
open source
preg_replace()
int
variable

14. Returns a string with backslashes in front of predefined characters
float
ASP
define()
addslashes()

15. either hasn't yet been set or is assigned NULL value
null
empty()
ksort()
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)

16. Converts a string of ASCII characters to hexadecimal values
$_POST[]
bin2hex()
sql
rand()

17. Used to find the length of a string
HTTP
preg_replace()
strlen()
strtok()

18. To refer to an element in a multidimensional array list the indices in order of _____ to more precise;
server-side programing
general
array
switch

19. Shorthand used to increment and decrement
define()
nl2br()
$var++ and $var
int

20. To determine the amount of elements in an array
count()
define()
list()
HTML

21. The name of the #! used to designate the location of the PHP binary
Shebang
ASP
sql
Constant

22. To find how many substrings are in a string
SEO
count()
substr_count()
$_GET[]

23. standard notation
abs()
parentheses
unset()
decimal

24. Used to check if a variable has any value (including 0 or FALSE or an empty string).
isset()
string
preg_split()
PHP

25. To refer to an item in an array
$varname[key]
float
indexed array
nl2br()

26. _______ is a comparison operator
open source
!= inequality
$$
chr()

27. Alias of rtrim()
the period; .
string
chop()
asort()

28. a language in which to make querys to a database with
error_reporting (E_ALL)
sql
<<
control structure

29. Function used to round down to the lowest integer
$array[] = item
1
statement
floor()

30. The syntax for connecting to a database
predefined
ksort()
true
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)

31. To word wrap after a certain amount of characters.
round() Function
wordwrap()
WYSIWYG
rsort()

32. To get time data
date()
^
0
client-side programing

33. The output of var_export((float)array());
0
addslashes()
define()
ksort()

34. To counter htmlentities()
html_entity_decode()
rand()
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
preg_match()

35. PHP has two conditional: if and ______.
the period; .
switch
DTD
1

36. Function can you use to format a number with commas
strip_tags()
number_format()
associative array
!= inequality

37. Online applications and resources which are available to the general public with very few restrictions
include() and require()
1
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
open source

38. Used to create a substring (referred to as a token) from a larger string
strtok()
htmlentities()
shuffle()
ksort()

39. The seven main error reporting constants are: E_NOTICE - E_WARNING - E_PARSE - E_ERROR - E_ALL - _____ - E_DEPRECATED
urlencode()
array_merge()
Magic Constant
E_STRICT

40. Define(NAME,value)
defined()
Constant
AJAX
reassign

41. Used to encrypt values - it is a one-way encryption method
index
crypt()
wordwrap()
$array[] = item

42. Creates a pointer to a file with the declared mode (read - write -etc.).
predefined
DTD
fopen()
negative numbers

43. a type with two possible values: true and false
boolean
>>
WYSIWYG
array

44. Used to find the amount of words in a string.
substr_count()
0
str_word_count()
.=

45. The four main error types are:Notice - Warning - ________ and Error.
client-side programing
mysql_fetch_array()
WYSIWYG
Parse error

46. says 'if' this then do this 'else' do this or 'while' this do this
preg_match()
string
array()
statement

47. This error refers to a variable with no value.
$var++ and $var
Notice
unset()
$_GET[]

48. To append elements to an array - this will assign item to the next available index; associative arrays get messy.
unset()
general
list()
$array[] = item

49. Uses two arguments: constant name and constant definition
ksort()
define()
POST
Array

50. allows you to split strings based on more complex rules
preg_split()
round() Function
array()
loops