Chapter 1

Question 1

What is ‘Open Source’

Answer 1

Open source means you can view and edit the code of an application.

Question 2

What is an application called that you can edit and view the code of?

Answer 2

Open Source

Question 3

What is ‘Freeware’?

Answer 3

Freeware is software that is free to use, but you are unable to edit the source code of the application.

Question 4

PHP is Open Source. True or False.

Answer 4

Ture. PHP is Open Source.

Question 5

PHP is NOT Open Source. True or False.

Answer 5

False. PHP is Open Source.

Question 6

What is the difference between Open Source and Freeware?

Answer 6

Open source allows you to not only use the application, you can view and edit the source code. Freeware only allows you to use the application for free, you are unable to edit the source.

Question 7

What is a Static Web Site?

Answer 7

A static web site is a page of content that is rendered the same every time it is requested.

Question 8

What is a Dynamic Web Site?

Answer 8

A dynamic web site is one with content that is regenerated every time a user visits or reloads the site.

Question 9

A Dynamic Web Site is a page of content that is rendered the same every time it is requested. True or False?

Answer 9

False. A dynamic website is one with content that is regenerated every time a user visits or reloads the site.

Question 10

A Static Web Site is one with content that is regenerated every time a user visits or reloads the site. True or False.

Answer 10

False. A static website is a page of content that is rendered the same every time it is requested.

Question 11

A static web site is a page of content that is rendered the same every time it is requested. True or False.

Answer 11

True.

Question 12

A dynamic web site is one with content that is regenerated every time a user visits or reloads the site.

Answer 12

True.

Question 13

What does HTTP stand for?

Answer 13

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Question 14

What is the acronym for Hypertext Transfer Protocol?

Answer 14

HTTP

Question 15

What does the HTTP request look like?

Answer 15

Question 16

What is PHP?

Answer 16

PHP is a general-purpose scripting language that is suited for web development.

• Fast
• flexable
• Pragmatic

Question 17

Who was PHP created by?

Answer 17

PHP was created by Rasmus Lerdorf as PHP tool

Question 18

What did PHP originally stand for?

Answer 18

Personal Home Pages

Question 19

What does the PHP acronym stand for?

Answer 19

PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (a recursive acronym)

Question 20

PHP will NOT work with any UNIX-based web server on every UNIX flavor out there.

True or False?

Answer 20

FALSE.

PHP will work with any UNIX-based web server on every UNIX flavor out there. The package is completly free for all useres including commercial.

Question 21

What does the beigining and end php script look like?

Answer 21

<?php echo date(“m-d-y”); ?>

Question 22

The followinh is the correct way to end and open php:

<php></php>

Answer 22

False:

<php></php>

<?php echo date(“m-d-Y”); ?>

Question 23

MySQL is an open source relational database.

True or False

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Why use PHP & MySQL together?

Answer 24

• Both are open source
• Commonly used together
• both have a low barrior to entry