CSS

Question 1

What are the names of the individual pieces of a CSS rule?

Answer 1

Selector declaration block property value

Question 2

In CSS, how do you select elements by their class attribute?

Answer 2

.classname

Question 3

In CSS, how do you select an element by its id attribute?

Answer 3

idname

Question 4

In CSS, how do you select elements by their type?

Answer 4

elementname

Question 5

Name three different types of values you can use to specify colors in CSS.

Answer 5

color names hexcodes rgb

Question 6

What CSS properties make up the box model?

Answer 6

padding border margin

Question 7

Which CSS property pushes boxes away from each other?

Answer 7

Margin

Question 8

Which CSS property add space between a box’s content and its border?

Answer 8

Padding

Question 9

What is a pseudo-class?

Answer 9

specifies a special state of an element

Question 10

What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?

Answer 10

more direct and efficient

Question 11

Name at least two units of type size in CSS.

Answer 11

px rem

Question 12

What CSS property controls the font used for the text inside an element?

Answer 12

font family

Question 13

What is the default flex-direction of a flex container?

Answer 13

row

Question 14

What is the default flex-wrap of a flex container?

Answer 14

no wrap

Question 15

Why do two div elements “vertically stack” on one another by default?

Answer 15

theyre block elements

Question 16

What is the default flex-direction of an element with display: flex?

Answer 16

horizontal/row

Question 17

What does the term “source order” mean with respect to CSS?

Answer 17

styling that is lower in the styling sheet takes priority

Question 18

How is it possible for the styles of an element to be applied to its children as well without an additional CSS rule?

Answer 18

inheritance where child can use styling from parent elements if it hast been used

Question 19

List the three selector types in order of increasing specificity.

Answer 19

type class id

Question 20

Why is using !important considered bad practice?

Answer 20

no reason for it

Question 21

What does the transform property do?

Answer 21

rotate scale skew or translate an image

Question 22

Give four examples of CSS transform functions.

Answer 22

rotate scale skew or translate matrix

Question 23

The transition property is shorthand for which four CSS properties?

Answer 23

transition-delay
transition-duration
transition-property
transition-timing-function

Question 24

Give two examples of media features that you can query in an @media rule.

Answer 24

min-width,max-height

Question 25

Which HTML meta tag is used in mobile-responsive web pages?

Answer 25

viewport

Question 26

What is a breakpoint in responsive Web design?

Answer 26

when the content and design starts to adapt in a certain to fit the user experience

Question 27

What is the advantage of using a percentage (e.g. 50%) width instead of a fixed (e.g. px) width for a “column” class in a responsive layout?

Answer 27

adapts to exact dimensions of page

Question 28

If you introduce CSS rules for a smaller min-width after the styles for a larger min-width in your style sheet, the CSS rules for the smaller min-width will “win”. Why is that?

Answer 28

bottom would win cause of source order