CSS Flashcards

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

A

Selector, Declaration Block, Properties, Values (all together they are called a “rule set”)

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

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.classname

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

A

the element name

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

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#

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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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RBG values, 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, Width and Height

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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?

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Padding

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9
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What is a pseudo-class?

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A CSS pseudo-class is a keyword added to a selector that specifies a special state of the selected element(s). For example, :hover can be used to change a button’s color when the user’s pointer hovers over it.

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10
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What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?

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Pseudo-classes let you apply a style to an element not only in relation to the content of the document tree, but also in relation to external factors:

like the history of the navigator (:visited, for example), the status of its content (like :checked on certain form elements), or the position of the mouse (like :hover, which lets you know if the mouse is over an element or not).

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11
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Name two types of units that can be used to adjustfont-sizein 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
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What is the defaultflex-directionof aflexcontainer?

A

Row

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14
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What is the defaultflex-wrapof aflexcontainer?

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no-wrap

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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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They are Block elements

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16
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What is the defaultflex-directionof an element withdisplay: flex?

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Row

17
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What is thedefaultvalue for thepositionproperty of HTML elements?

A

Static

18
Q

How does settingposition: relativeon an element affect document flow?

A

It doesn’t not affect the elements around it

19
Q

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

A

normal

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

A

removed entirely. other elements act like its not there

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

A

it is removed from the document flow and appears in relation to its containing element

22
Q

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

A

setting an ancestor element to something other than static

23
Q

What are the four box offset properties?

A

top bottom left and 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

Assuming the same specificity, the last rule to be written take precedence.

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

inherit

27
Q

List the three selector types in order of increasing specificity.

A

element class id

28
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Why is using!importantconsidered bad practice?

A

it makes debugging more difficult by breaking the natural cascading in your stylesheets (overriding all other styling)

29
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What does the transform property do?

A

The transform CSS property lets you rotate, scale, skew, or translate an element.
It modifies the coordinate space of the CSS visual formatting model.

30
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Give four examples of CSS transform functions.

A

translate, rotate, scale, skew

31
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Thetransitionproperty is shorthand for which four CSS properties?

A

transition-property, transition-duration, transition-timing-function, and transition-delay.

32
Q

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

A

min-width and max-width

33
Q

What is abreakpointin responsive Web design?

A

spot where your styling will change typically in regards to the viewport width

34
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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?

A

it will always scale to the desired width no matter what the screen size is, also has to do with pixel density.

35
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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?

A

Source Order