preparing yourself

for
zend certification exam

presented by
mahmud ahsan
zend certified engineer
software engineer, i2we inc.
http://blog.thinkdiff.net
topics
what is zend
what is zend certification exam
benefit of becoming a zce
zce exam procedure
topics (continue)
syllabus
sample questions
study material
reference
conclusion
what is zend
company behind php
[Ze]ev + A[nd]i
what is zend certification exam
a php certification test
zend certified engineers (zce).
benefit of becoming a zce
 BETTER JOB
 COMPETITIVE SALARY
zce exam procedure
 Pearson VUE Testing Center,
 70 questions in 90 minutes
 125$ exam fee
 three type of questions:

1. MCQ, 1 right answer

2. MCQ, MORE right answers
3. Write short answer
syllabus of zce exam
php basics
functions
arrays
object-oriented programming
security
xml and web services
syllabus of zce exam (continue)
stringsand patterns
databases and sql
web features
streams and network programming
php 4/5 differences
design and theory
sample question
what is the output of:
$a = 'name';
$$a = "Paul";
echo $name;

1.$a
2.name
3.Paul
4.A warning!
answer
What is the output of:
$a = 'name';
$$a = "Paul";
echo $name;

1.$a Correct Answer

2.name

3.Paul
4.A warning!
sample question (continue)
_________________ object-oriented
pattern is used to implement a class that
must be instantiated only once for the
entire lifespan of a script.
answer (continue)
singleton object-oriented pattern is
used to implement a class that must be
instantiated only once for the entire
lifespan of a script.
sample question (continue)
what is the output of:
echo strlen('php');
$a = array('ab', 'c');
echo strlen($a);

1.fatal error!
2.33
3.35
answer (continue)
what is the output of:
echo strlen('php');
$a = array('ab', 'c');
echo strlen($a);

1.fatal error!
2.33
Correct Answer
3.35
sample questions (continue)
which of the following functions can be used to
break a string into an array based on a specific
pattern? (Choose 2)

A. preg_split()
B. ereg()
C. str_split()
D. explode()
E. chop()
sample questions (continue)
which of the following functions can be used to
break a string into an array based on a specific
pattern? (Choose 2)

A. preg_split()
B. ereg() Correct Answer
C. str_split()
D. explode()
E. chop()
study materials – books
study materials – php manual
study materials – google
search in google “zend certification”
read what other zce says about their
preparation and exam experience
study materials – mock exam
http://www.phparch.com/c/product/vulcan/view
reference
zend company:
http://www.zend.com/en/

zend certification exam

http://www.zend.com/en/services/certification
http://www.zend.com/en/services/certification/pearson-vue
http://www.zend.com/en/services/certification/php-5-
certification/
http://www.phpfever.com/zce-what-to-expect.html

self test before zend exam

http://www.phparch.com/c/product/vulcan/view
http://shiflett.org/blog/2005/apr/zend-certification-self-test
Questions?