CSS Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

Selector { propery : values;}

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

A
Using "." before class name
syntax ".class-name {propery : value;}"
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3
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In CSS, how do you select elements by their type?

A

directly using element name

syntax “element-name { property: value;}”

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

A

Using “#” before Id name

syntax “#id-name {propery : value;}”

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

A

RGB value, Hex Code & Color Name

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6
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What CSS properties make up the box model?

A

Padding, Border & Margin

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

A

Padding

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9
Q

What is a pseudo-class?

A

it’s applied by the browser in specific situations

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10
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What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?

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To change the appearance of an element when the user interacting with it

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

A

em & px

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

A

Row is default

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

A

The div element is a block-level element

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

A

By default flex-direction is 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

doesn’t affect the flow

19
Q

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

A

null

20
Q

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

A

null

21
Q

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

A

null

22
Q

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

A

using relative

23
Q

What are the four box offset properties?

A

top, left, bottom, 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

which is last in the CSS file

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

using inheritance as property value

27
Q

List the three selector types in order of increasing specificity.

A

type selector, class selector & id selector

28
Q

Why is using !important considered bad practice?

A

override all specificity including bootstrap

29
Q

What does the transform property do?

A

transform CSS property lets you rotate, scale, skew, or translate an element

30
Q

Give four examples of CSS transform functions.

A

rotate, translat, translate, scale, skew & matrix

31
Q

The transition property is shorthand for which four CSS properties?

A

transition-delay, transition-duration, transition-property & transition-timing-function

32
Q

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

A

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33
Q

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

A

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