Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 24 Hours

Workshop

Quiz

1:	The param function, in an array context, with no arguments returns undef The number of form elements A list of the form element names
2:	The differences between the POST and GET methods are transparent if you use the CGI module. True False
3:	The password field input type on an HTML form is secure because it obscures the password before sending it. False True

Answers

A1:	c. param, without arguments, returns a list of the element names from the submitted form.
A2:	a. True.
A3:	a. False. With normal HTTP and CGI, all form fields are transmitted in cleartext and are not secure. The password field input type just hides the field as you type it.

Activities

• Spice up the help desk form a bit. Add timestamps to each entry and maybe some color ...