Technology Questions

mysql_fetch_array:
Fetch a result row as an associative array and a numeric array.

mysql_fetch_object:
Returns an object with properties that correspond to the fetched row and moves the internal data pointer ahead. Returns an object with properties that correspond to the fetched row, or FALSE if there are no more rows.

mysql_fetch_row():
Fetches one row of data from the result associated with the specified result identifier. The row is returned as an array. Each result column is stored in an array offset, starting at offset 0.

Authorization: The process of granting access privileges to resources or tasks within an

application.

Authentication: The process of validating the identity of a user.

echo() and print() are language constructs in PHP, both are used to output strings. The speed of both statements is almost the same.

echo() can take multiple expressions whereas print cannot take multiple expressions.

Print return true or false based on success or failure whereas echo doesn't return true or false.

Oracle constraints are used to maintain consistent of data and ensure the data is properly maintained. A constraint is more or less a restriction we try to apply on a table.
Types of constraints:
- Check constraints
- NOT NULL constraint
- PRIMARY KEY constraint
- REFERENCES constraint
- UNIQUE constraint

The business analyst must understand IT and also has to understand the stakeholder’s needs. 

A systems analyst has the ability to look at a program or utility and see the code. They can go in and pinpoint where changes need to be made. 

PL/SQL exceptions are raised using the RAISE command. This command is used when exceptions are defined by programmer and not implicit exceptions.

Example:

Declare and raising an exception:

DECLARE

short_of_attendance EXCEPTION;

min_attendance NUMBER(4);

BEGIN

...

IF min_attendance < 10 THEN

RAISE short_of_attendance;

END IF;

EXCEPTION

WHEN short_of_attendance THEN

-- handle the error

END;

READNEXT reads the next record from a browse operation for any of the three VSAM files.

The standard query operators in LINQ are the extension methods that form the LINQ pattern. These operators form an API that enables querying of any .NET array or collection. It operates on sequences and allows you to perform operations, such as determining if a value exists in the sequence and performing an aggregated function, such as a summation over a sequence.