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What is PHP?

What is PHP? PHP (recursive acronym for  PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor ) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. Nice, but what does that mean? An example: Example #1 An introductory example <!DOCTYPE HTML> <html>     <head>         <title>Example</title>     </head>     <body>          <?php              echo  "Hi, I'm a PHP script!" ;          ?>     </body> </html> Instead of lots of commands to output HTML (as seen in C or Perl), PHP pages contain HTML with embedded code that does "something" (in this case, ...
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This program will calculate annual property tax #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main () {                 //declaration of variables     double const tax_rate = 2.64;     double amount, payable, taxable_amt, payable_tax;     const int rating = 100;         cout<<"Enter the actual value of a piece of land\n";                         //prompts th user     cout<<endl;     cin>>amount;         cout<<"Actual value of the property is:"<<"$"<<amount;                      //displays...
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The natural/biology theories and social/cultural theories of gender

Discuss the debate between the natural/biology theories and social/cultural theories of gender. Since the 1950s, an increasing use of the term gender has been seen in the academic literature and the public discoursefor distinguishing gender identity from biological sex. Gender can be defined as what a person says or does to reveal that he or she has the status of being boy or girl, man or woman (masculinity or femininity of a person). Gender is a complex issue, constituents of which encompass styles of dressing, patterns of moving as well as ways of talking rather than just being limited to biological sex. Over the years, the perception of the issue ‘gender’ has been changing and developing from essentialism to social constructionism. Essentialism suggests that gender is a biological sex, by contrast, social constructionism suggests that gender is constructed within a social and cultural discourse. Due to its complex nature, gender intrigues numerous debates over the extent to which...
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UNIT CONVERTER PROGRAM IN C.

THIS PROGRAM IS WRITTEN IN C /* Program to convert length to different units*/ #include int main(void) { float length, converted, measure; char inUnits, outUnits; printf("Enter the value of length to be converted: "); scanf("%f", &measure); printf("Enter the unit of value entered (I, F, Y, or M): "); scanf("%c", &inUnits); printf("Enter the unit to convert value to (c, m, or k): "); scanf("%c", &outUnits); switch(inUnits){ case 'I': converted = measure * 2.54001; printf("The length you entered in inches is equal to %f centimeters", converted); break; case 'Y': converted = measure * 0.9144402; printf("The length you entered in yards is equal to %f meters",...
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Collaborative Learning

How can you incorporate what you learnt about teaching and learning  in the classroom in promoting collaborative learning. Collaborative learning is based on the view that knowledge is a social construct. Collaborative learning can be an effective method to motivate students, encourage active learning, and develop key critical-thinking, communication, and decision-making skills. But without careful planning and facilitation, it  can frustrate students and instructors and feel like a waste of time. With knowledge in the collaborative learning activities the following principles can be employed to improve collaborative learning in the classroom.
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How can you incorporate what you learnt about teaching and learning  in the classroom in promoting collaborative learning. Collaborative learning is based on the view that knowledge is a social construct. Collaborative learning can be an effective method to motivate students, encourage active learning, and develop key critical-thinking, communication, and decision-making skills. But without careful planning and facilitation, it  can frustrate students and instructors and feel like a waste of time. With knowledge in the collaborative learning activities the following principles can be employed to improve collaborative learning in the classroom. ·                      Decide how you will divide students into groups.   Division based on closeness or students’ choice is quickest, especially for large classes; however, it means that students end up working together ...
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