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THE EXAM
COMPOSED OF ~ 70 RANDOMLY-GENERATED QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS VARY IN THEIR LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY
THAT IS WHY THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS PER EXAM VARIES
QUESTIONS WILL OFTEN TEST MORE THAN ONE CONCEPT AT A TIME
QUESTIONS WILL COVER TEN DIFFERENT TOPIC AREAS
ALLOWED 90 MINUTES IN TOTAL TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
THE TEST TOPICS
THE TEN TOPIC AREAS FROM WHICH THE QUESTIONS ARE DERIVED :
1. PHP BASICS
2. DATA FORMATS AND TYPES
3. STRINGS
4. ARRAYS
5. INPUT / OUTPUT
6. FUNCTIONS
7. OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING
8. DATABASES
9. SECURITY
10. WEB FEATURES
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THE TEST TOPICS (CONTINUED)
QUESTIONS REFLECT THE CURRICULUM SPECIFIED BY THE ZEND PHP
EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD
CERTAIN TOPICS ARE GIVEN MORE WEIGHT IN THE CERTIFICATION:
HIGHEST EMPHASIS:
PHP BASICS
SECURITY
WEB FEATURES
AVERAGE EMPHASIS:
FUNCTIONS
OOP
ARRAYS
STRINGS & PATTERNS
LOWEST EMPHASIS:
DATABASES
DATA TYPES AND FORMATS
INPUT / OUTPUT
PASSING THE TEST IS BASED ON A BREADTH OF KNOWLEDGE OF THESE
TOPICS... BEING AN EXPERT IN 1 OR 2 TOPICS WILL NOT BE ENOUGH
WITHIN A TOPIC, THERE ARE CONCENTRATION AREAS - THESE ARE LISTED ON
THE FIRST PAGE OF EACH SECTION
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THE REGISTRATION PROCESS
THE PHP 5.3 CERTIFICATION EXAM IS ADMINISTERED BY PEARSON VUE
TRAINING CENTERS (HTTP://WWW.PEARSONVUE.COM)
REGISTER FOR THE EXAM EITHER ONLINE, BY PHONE, OR AT A TEST CENTER
OPTIONS VARY BY COUNTRY... PLEASE CHECK THE PEARSON WEB SITE
YOU NEED TO BRING 2 FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION - BOTH MUST HAVE YOUR
SIGNATURE, ONE MUST HAVE YOUR PICTURE
THE TESTING CENTER WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH EITHER "SCRATCH" PAPER OR AN
ERASABLE BOARD FOR ANY CALCULATIONS YOU MIGHT NEED TO MAKE...
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BRING ANYTHING INTO THE EXAM WITH YOU
(NOTES, CALCULATORS, ETC.)
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