Cascade Flashcards
1
Q
What are the four components of “the Cascade”.
A
specificity , source order, inheritance, important rule
2
Q
What does the term “source order” mean with respect to CSS?
A
Order in which code is written (top to bottom)
3
Q
How is it possible for the styles of an element to be applied to its children as well without an additional CSS rule?
A
Inheritance
4
Q
List the three selector types in order of increasing specificity.
A
Type, Class, ID
5
Q
Why is using !important considered bad practice?
A
Overrides all other declarations and makes the CSS code more difficult to maintain and debug