CSS Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

Selector {property, value}

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2
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In CSS, how do you select elements by their class attribute?

A

.classname {}

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3
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In CSS, how do you select elements by their type?

A

Element name {}

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4
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In CSS, how do you select an element by its id attribute?

A

idname {}

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5
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Name three different types of values you can use to specify colors in CSS.

A

Hex codes, RGB Values, Color Names

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6
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What CSS properties make up the box model?

A

Border, Margin, Padding

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7
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Which CSS property pushes boxes away from each other?

A

Margin

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8
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Which CSS property adds space between a box’s content and its border?

A

Padding

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9
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What is a pseudo-class?

A

Keyword that is added to the selector to create a specific use / applied by the browser

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10
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What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?

A

Applying styles based on user actions.

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11
Q

Name at least two units of type size in CSS.

A

Px, em

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12
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What CSS property controls the font used for the text inside an element?

A

Font-family:

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13
Q

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

A

row

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14
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What is the default flex-wrap of a flex container?

A

No wrap

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15
Q

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

A

They are block level elements.

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16
Q

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

A

Row

17
Q

What is the default value for the position property of HTML elements?

A

Static

18
Q

How does setting position: relative on an element affect document flow?

A

Does not affect document flow.

19
Q

How does setting position: relative on an element affect where it appears on the page?

A

It offsets itself using top, bottom, left, and right properties.

20
Q

How does setting position: absolute on an element affect document flow?

A

It is removed from normal document flow entirely.

21
Q

How does setting position: absolute on an element affect where it appears on the page?

A

It’s positioned next to its nearest parent ancestor.

22
Q

How do you constrain an absolutely positioned element to a containing block?

A

Using position: relative.

23
Q

What are the four box offset properties?

A

Top, bottom, left, right

24
Q

What are the four components of “the Cascade”.

A

Source Order, Inheritance, Specificity, !Important

25
Q

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

A

Last rule set for a selector is the one that is applied on your styling.

26
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

Inheritable property that gets applied to child elements

27
Q

List the three selector types in order of increasing specificity.

A

Type, class, Id

28
Q

Why is using !important considered bad practice?

A

Will take precedence over other styling.

29
Q

What does the transform property do?

A

Modifies the coordinate space of the CSS selector.

30
Q

Give four examples of CSS transform functions.

A

Translate, Scale, Rotate, Skew

31
Q

The transition property is shorthand for which four CSS properties?

A

Transition property, transition duration, transition timing function, transition delay.

32
Q

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

A

min-width, Device-width

33
Q

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

A

Viewport meta tag.

34
Q

What is a breakpoint in responsive Web design?

A

A specific width.

35
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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?

A

Percentages change based on the screen size.

36
Q

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?

A

Because of source order.