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010-150 · Question #86

What does LAMP mean?

The correct answer is D. The combination of Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP or other programming languages. LAMP is a widely used acronym for the open-source web stack consisting of Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (or Perl/Python), commonly deployed together to host dynamic web applications.

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What does LAMP mean?

Options

  • AThe Linux Advanced Mode Programming Interface which gives advanced capabilities to
  • BThe bus ID of an attached USB device that emits light.
  • CShort for Lightweight Access Management Protocol which synchronizes permissions in a network.
  • DThe combination of Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP or other programming languages.
  • EShort for lamport-clock which is important in distributed network computing.

How the community answered

(52 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    10% (5)
  • C
    8% (4)
  • D
    77% (40)
  • E
    4% (2)

Why each option

LAMP is a widely used acronym for the open-source web stack consisting of Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (or Perl/Python), commonly deployed together to host dynamic web applications.

AThe Linux Advanced Mode Programming Interface which gives advanced capabilities to

There is no such thing as Linux Advanced Mode Programming Interface; this definition is fabricated.

BThe bus ID of an attached USB device that emits light.

USB device bus IDs are unrelated to the LAMP acronym; no such meaning exists.

CShort for Lightweight Access Management Protocol which synchronizes permissions in a network.

Lightweight Access Management Protocol does not exist; LDAP is a real directory protocol, but LAMP is not related to it.

DThe combination of Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP or other programming languages.Correct

LAMP stands for Linux (operating system), Apache (web server), MySQL (relational database), and PHP or other scripting languages such as Perl or Python. This stack became a dominant combination for web server deployments because all four components are open-source and integrate well together. The acronym is an industry-standard term found across web hosting and DevOps documentation.

EShort for lamport-clock which is important in distributed network computing.

Lamport clocks are a real distributed computing concept but are abbreviated as Lamport clock, not LAMP, and are unrelated to this stack.

Concept tested: LAMP web stack acronym definition

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAMP_(software_bundle)

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#LAMP stack#web stack#open source#Apache

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