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CSS Flashcards

1
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What are the names of the individual pieces of a CSS rule?

A

Selector{Declaration Block}

Property: Value;

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2
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In CSS, how do you select elements by theirclassattribute?

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.class-name

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

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Name of the element

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4
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In CSS, how do you select an element by itsidattribute?

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id-name

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

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  • Rgba
  • Hex Codes
  • Color Names
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6
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What CSS properties make up the box model?

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Padding, Margin, Border

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7
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Which CSS property pushes boxes away from each other?

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Margin

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

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Padding

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9
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What is a pseudo-class?

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Class applied to an element under a specific circumstance

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10
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What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?

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Applying styling based on user actions

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11
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Name at least two units of type size in CSS.

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Pixels, percentages, em, rem

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

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Font-family

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13
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What is the defaultflex-directionof aflexcontainer?

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flex-direction: row;

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

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nowrap;

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15
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Why do two div elements “vertically stack” on one another by default?

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Div elements are block elements

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16
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What is the default flex-direction of an element with display: flex?

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flex-start

17
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What is thedefaultvalue for thepositionproperty of HTML elements?

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Static

18
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How does settingposition: relativeon an element affect document flow?

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Doesn’t affect document flow. Relative keeps it in place. Then you can edit with position

19
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How does settingposition: relativeon an element affect where it appears on the page?

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Doesn’t affect it initially. Afterwards, you can use position elements such as top, right, bottom left to push

20
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How does settingposition: absoluteon an element affect document flow?

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Removes from the document flow of its parent container.

21
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How does settingposition: absoluteon an element affect where it appears on the page?

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The beginning of the document flow, usually top left.

22
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How do you constrain an absolutely positioned element to a containing block?

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Absolute positioned elements can get constrained to the edge of the next ancestor block.

23
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What are the four box offset properties?

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Top, right, bottom, left

24
Q

What are the four components of “the Cascade”.

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Source Order, Inheritance, Specificity, !important

25
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What does the term “source order” mean with respect to CSS?

A

The order that your CSS rules are written in your stylesheet. Last ruleset will ultimately take affect.

26
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How is it possible for the styles of an element to be applied to its children as well without an additional CSS rule?

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Some CSS properties get inherited. Most common are font colors and styles.

27
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How is it possible for the styles of an element to be applied to its children as well without an additional CSS rule?

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1) Type Selectors and Pseudo-Elements
2) Class Selectors and Pseudo-Classes
3) ID Selectors

28
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Why is using!importantconsidered bad practice?

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Overrides any other declaration. It is a bad practice because debugging becomes more difficult because it breaks the natural cascade of stylesheets.
-Also, the value goes at the end of property

29
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List the three selector types in order of increasing specificity.

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  1. Type selector and pseudo-elements
  2. Class selectors and pseudo-classes
  3. ID selectors (most)
30
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Give two examples of media features that you can query in an@mediarule.

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  • width and height

- min-width is the most commonly used media feature

31
Q

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

A

viewport meta tag

32
Q

What is abreakpointin responsive Web design?

A

Point at which a websites content and design will change properties. Usually based on a viewport

33
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What is the advantage of using a percentage (e.g.50%)widthinstead of a fixed (e.g.px)widthfor a “column” class in a responsive layout?

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  • % changes based on how the screen changes. Fixed values, are not as responsive.
  • % changes rely on the outside div container max-width.
34
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If you introduce CSS rules for a smallermin-widthafterthe styles for a largermin-widthin your style sheet, the CSS rules for thesmallermin-widthwill “win”. Why is that?

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Cascading Styles. Source Order. Last ruleset will take place

35
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What does the transform property do?

A

Allows you to rotate, scale, sckew or translate an element. Modifies the coordinate space of the CSS visual formatting model.

36
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Give four examples of CSS transform functions.

A

translate(), scale, rotate, skew are most commonly used.

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