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1. Which data retrieval function call is most suitable to build input select boxes?

find('select')

find('first')

find('list')

find('all')

field('list')

Answer

Correct Answer: find('list')

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2. What is the name of the CLI console that comes with CakePHP and helps you get your project up and running fast by generating models, views, and controllers from templates.

grunt

rake

cake

composer

bake

Answer

Correct Answer: bake

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3. How will you include an element (header/footer etc.) within a layout?

<?php echo $this->element('element_name'); ?>

<?php include('element_name'); ?>

<?php echo $this->set('element_name'); ?>

<?php echo $this->include('element_name'); ?>

Answer

Correct Answer: <?php echo $this->element('element_name'); ?>

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4. Which function is executed before every action in the controller.

firstFilter

beforeFilter

All of above

afterFilter

Answer

Correct Answer: beforeFilter

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5. Which data retrieval function will return one result only?

find('list', $options)

find('one', $options)

find('first', $options)

find('threaded', $options)

find('all', $options)

Answer

Correct Answer: find('first', $options)

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6. By default, what controller action will be invoked if the action is not specified in the URL?

index

view

default

add

Answer

Correct Answer: index

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7. What is the default action for a controller?

index() function

_index() function

control() function

None of these

main() function

Answer

Correct Answer: index() function

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8. True or False? CakePHP is based on the MVC design pattern.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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9. What does MVC stand for?

Module-vector-core

Maximum-velocity-counter

Modular-view-controlling

Model-view-controller

Answer

Correct Answer: Model-view-controller

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10. True or False? CakePHP favors convention over configuration.

False

True

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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11. The Bake console can be used to create:

none of above

models only

models and views only

models, views and controllers

models and controllers only

Answer

Correct Answer: models, views and controllers

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12. How is the AppController class defined?

None of these

public function beforeFilter() { parent::beforeFilter(); }

class AppController extends Controller { }

$data = array( 'color' => 'pink', 'type' => 'sugar'

Answer

Correct Answer: class AppController extends Controller { }

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13. What is a .ctp file?

Common Timing Protocol

Twig Template

PHP Container File

CakePHP Template

misnamed

Answer

Correct Answer: CakePHP Template

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14. What is the AppController class?

It sets the initial configuration for plugins and caching.

It builds and manages paths to various components of the application.

It is responsible for converting the POST parameters into a request object.

None of these.

It is the parent class to all of the application’s controllers.

Answer

Correct Answer: It is the parent class to all of the application’s controllers.

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15. What should be done before deploying a CakePHP application?

Set document root to app/webroot

Make sure data is sanitized and validated

Disable debug messages in core.php

Disable exception stack traces

All of them

Answer

Correct Answer: All of them

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16. In cakePHP 2.x , the recursive property defines:

how deep CakePHP should go to fetch associated model data via find(), and read() methods

how many records to fetch by data via find(), and read() methods

how many time the find(), and read() methods are called

Answer

Correct Answer: how deep CakePHP should go to fetch associated model data via find(), and read() methods

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17. Which file is processed first?

index.php

bootstrap.php

Answer

Correct Answer: index.php

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18. What kind of functionality does the Security Component provide?

CSRF protection

Form tampering protection

All of these

Restricting which HTTP methods the application accepts

Requiring that SSL be used

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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19. True or False? CakePHP will dynamically create a model object for you if it cannot find a corresponding file in /app/Model.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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20. You want to generate three instances of a model form within the context of a view. What syntax is most correct to use with FormHelper::input() ? $i represents an incremented variable.

$this->Form->input("fieldname.$i.Modelname");

$this->Form->input("$i.Modelname.$i.fieldname");

$this->Form->input("Modelname.$i.fieldname");

$this->Form->input("$i.fieldname");

Answer

Correct Answer: $this->Form->input("Modelname.$i.fieldname");

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21. Which of the following is an example of a model definition in CakePHP?

None of these

App::uses('AppModel', 'Model'); class Ingredient extends AppModel { public $name = 'Ingredient'; }

CakePlugin::loadAll(); // Loads all plugins at once CakePlugin::load('ContactManager'); //Loads a single plugin

class IngredientsController extends AppController { public function index() {

Answer

Correct Answer: App::uses('AppModel', 'Model'); class Ingredient extends AppModel { public $name = 'Ingredient'; }

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22. Is it possible to define custom data retrieval methods and if so, where would you define them?

Yes, create a component

Yes, in the routes

Yes, in the model

No, good luck

Yes, as a controller function

Answer

Correct Answer: Yes, in the model

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23. Which CakePHP entities can the Bake console create?

All of these

Controller

View

Model

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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