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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 values of an array in reversed order
function
rsort()
numbers
HTML

2. Used to find the length of a string
html_entity_decode()
strlen()
the escape character ''
mysql

3. container of both data and code
Object
nl2br()
^
numbers

4. Function used to round down to the lowest integer
PHP
function
arsort()
floor()

5. Variable names can begin with __________
underscores
open source
the period; .
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)

6. Used to create a substring (referred to as a token) from a larger string
strtok()
GET
unset()
sql

7. identity
Parse error
empty()
===
wordwrap()

8. To refer to an element in a multidimensional array list the indices in order of _____ to more precise;
>>
number_format()
abs()
general

9. EXtensible Markup Language
XML
unset()
Parse error
Hex

10. To determine the amount of elements in an array
underscores
count()
define()
$_POST[]

11. Function can you use to format a number with commas
drop
number_format()
.=
WYSIWYG

12. This will show all error reporting.
drop
statement
array()
error_reporting (E_ALL)

13. To get time data
$varname[key]
date()
>>
single quotes

14. An array whose keys are numbers.
indexed array
AJAX
crypt()
date()

15. Use ________ to have multiple quotations in one string
$_POST[]
defined()
client-side programing
the escape character ''

16. To counter htmlentities()
rsort()
html_entity_decode()
Array
bin2hex()

17. Used to check if a variable has a valid numerical value; strings with numerical values pass.
list()
function
is_numeric()
wordwrap()

18. Alias of rtrim()
reassign
+= or -= or *= or /=
octal
chop()

19. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
asort()
Hex
HTTP
addcslashes()

20. container of ordered data elements
Array
$_REQUEST
HTML
double quotes

21. To create an array
array()
E_STRICT
floor()
defined()

22. any programing language where the script is parsed on the server
server-side programing
$_GET[]
abs()
define()

23. Control structures that break exit
if/elseif/else and switch statements
$_REQUEST
define()
array

24. Tag to begin a php script
associative array
<?php
chop()
Array

25. Operators used to operate and assign
shuffle()
+= or -= or *= or /=
^
ksort()

26. To close a connection between a database
^
mysql_close($dbc)
float
HTML

27. The four main error types are:Notice - Warning - ________ and Error.
Parse error
open source
if/elseif/else and switch statements
string

28. The prefix for a dynamic variable - also known as a variable variable
mysql_close($dbc)
decimal
$$
rsort()

29. The name of the #! used to designate the location of the PHP binary
Magic Constant
single quotes
true
Shebang

30. To iterate over the keys and values of an array
foreach loop
str_word_count()
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
boolean

31. Function used to convert new lines in a variable from a form to <br /> tags so that the data can be formatted correctly.
mysql_close($dbc)
nl2br()
if/elseif/else and switch statements
Hex

32. Leading 0x: 0x13F or 0xA23
mysql_fetch_array()
string
Hex
$_GET[]

33. Creates a pointer to a file with the declared mode (read - write -etc.).
>>
fopen()
boolean
HTTP

34. Function used to round up to the highest integer
Parse error
abs()
not
ceil()

35. The ouput of var_export((bool)"NULL");
true
include() and require()
predefined
the escape character ''

36. a storage location in the computer's memory that has a type & a name and a contents
isset()
htmlentities()
variable
float

37. Control structure that continue exit - they perform specific statements for a determined number of iterations.
loops
<<
SEO
double quotes

38. 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

39. Used to check if a given variable has an "empty" value - no value or 0 or FALSE.
integer
abs()
number_format()
empty()

40. Define(NAME,value)
drop
defined()
Constant
0

41. Online applications and resources which are available to the general public with very few restrictions
html_entity_decode()
function error_reporting()
number_format()
open source

42. To get over quotation marks while using arrays
boolean
E_STRICT
XML
curly braces

43. Used to remove any white space - spaces or newlines or tabs - from the beginning and end of a string - not the middle.
arsort()
trim()
preg_replace()
variable

44. A conditional or loop is a ________________.
control structure
the period; .
associative array
string

45. Function that contains the highest value that rand() can have randomly
$_SESSION[]
getrandmax()
DTD
defined()

46. signed floating-point value
float
predefined
asort()
Magic Constant

47. function Function used to create a random number
wordwrap()
string
rand()
<?php

48. To assign array element values to individual variables
array()
list()
decimal
nl2br()

49. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
error_reporting (0)
Notice
0
double quotes

50. Converts a string of ASCII characters to hexadecimal values
define()
addslashes()
foreach
bin2hex()