CSS

Question 1

CSS-SYNTAX

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

Answer 1

selector, declaration block with opening/closing curly brace, property, and value

Question 2

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

Answer 2

With a period (Ex: .title)

Question 3

CSS-SYNTAX

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

Answer 3

Type selector means matches element names.

h1 { }
h1, h2, h3 { }

(just write the element)

Question 4

CSS-SYNTAX

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

Answer 4

With a pound/hashtag (Ex. #html)

Question 5

CSS-COLORS

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

Answer 5

RGB Values ( rbg(0,0,0) );
Hex Codes (#111111);
Color Names ( red);

Question 6

CSS-BOX-MODEL

What CSS properties make up the box model?

Answer 6

border, margin, and padding

Question 7

CSS-BOX-MODEL

Which CSS property pushes boxes away from each other?

Answer 7

margin

Question 8

CSS-BOX-MODEL

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

Answer 8

padding

Question 9

CSS-PSEUDO-CLASS

What is a pseudo-class?

Answer 9

A pseudo-class is applied by the browsers (not yourself) under certain circumstances. 
Pseudo-class is a keyword added to a selector that specifies a special state of the selected element(s).
In some cases...
They select elements that are in a specific state, e.g. they are being hovered over by the mouse pointer and therefore changes appearance
\:hover | :active | :focus

Question 10

CSS-PSEUDO-CLASS

What are CSS pseudo-classes-used for?

Answer 10

A pseudo-class is used to define a special state of an element (a class that allows users to change the appearance when interacting with elements).
Makes CSS easier by not having to apply certain classes to each individual element.
Example: It can be used to style an element when a user mouses over it. Style visited and unvisited links differently.

Question 11

CSS-FONTS

Name two types of units that can be used to adjust font-size in CSS.

Answer 11

pixels and percentages;

also em / rem;

Question 12

CSS-FONTS

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

Answer 12

font-family property

Question 13

CSS-FLEXBOX

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

Answer 13

Row

Question 14

CSS-FLEXBOX

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

Answer 14

No Wrap

Question 15

CSS-LAYOUT-CLASSES

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

Answer 15

because they are block elements

Question 16

CSS-LAYOUT-CLASSES

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

Answer 16

Row

Question 17

CSS-LAYOUT-CLASSES

What should containers classes alway have?

Answer 17

max-width: px or percent

margin: 0 or auto

Question 18

CSS-LAYOUT-CLASSES

What should row classes alway have?

Answer 18

display: flex

Question 19

CSS-POSITIONING

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

Answer 19

static / normal

Question 20

CSS-POSITIONING

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

Answer 20

it doesn’t

Question 21

CSS-POSITIONING

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

Answer 21

Only use if you want to move things slightly to the left, right, down, or up;
Moves it where it would have been in normal flow

Question 22

CSS-POSITIONING

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

Answer 22

An absolutely positioned element no longer exists in the normal document flow. Instead, it sits on its own layer separate from everything else.
Taken out of normal flow and no longer affects the position of other elements on the page

Question 23

CSS-POSITIONING

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

Answer 23

sticks to the closest ancestry that is non-static

at top of nearest ancestor that is not static

Question 24

CSS-POSITIONING

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

Answer 24

change the ancestor element;

parent div has to be other than static

Question 25

CSS-POSITIONING | What are the four box offset properties?

Answer 25

Top, Bottom, Left, and Right

Question 26

CSS-CASCADE | What are the four components of "the Cascade"?

Answer 26

Source Order; Inheritance; Specificity; Importance;

Question 27

CSS-CASCADE | What does the term "source order" mean with respect to CSS?

Answer 27

Order that CSS uses "in order"; Ruleset that is lower on the ccs page is used; If two selectors are identical, the latter of the two will be a priority;

Question 28

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

Answer 28

apply it to the parent element (inheritance)

Question 29

CSS-CASCADE | List the three selector types in order of increasing specificity.

Answer 29

id > class > element

Question 30

CSS-CASCADE | Why is using !important considered bad practice?

Answer 30

overrides everything | makes debugging harder by breaking the order of things

Question 31

CSS-TRANSFORMS | What does the transform property do?

Answer 31

``` Lets you... Rotate; Scale; Skew; or Translate; ... an element ``` modifies coordinate space

Question 32

CSS-TRANSFORMS | Give four examples of CSS transform functions.

Answer 32

translateX, translateY, rotate, scale also matrix

Question 33

CSS-TRANSITION | The transition property is shorthand for which four CSS properties?

Answer 33

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

Question 34

CSS-MEDIA-QUERIES | Give two examples of media features that you can query in an @media rule.

Answer 34

min-height; | min-width;

Question 35

CSS-MEDIA-QUERIES | Which HTML meta tag is used in mobile-responsive web pages?

Answer 35

viewport meta tag

Question 36

CSS-RESPONSIVE-LAYOUT | What is a breakpoint in responsive Web design?

Answer 36

a point in the viewport size where the layout will change

Question 37

``` CSS-RESPONSIVE-LAYOUT 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 37

will adapt to the viewpoint sizing

Question 38

CSS-RESPONSIVE-LAYOUT 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 38

css rulesets are loaded in top to bottom so bottom one always wins (source order)