CSS Flashcards

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

A

Selector , declaration block, declarations

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

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With a period followed by a matching class name

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

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Match the tag name

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4
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Name three different types of values you can use to specify colors in CSS.

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RGB Values, HEX Codes, Color Names

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

A

Pound symbol followed by a matching id attribute

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6
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What CSS properties make up the box model?

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margins, borders, 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 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?

A

a selector that selects elements that are in a specific state

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10
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What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?

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allow you to change the appearance of elements when a user is interacting with them

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11
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Name two types of units that can be used to adjust font-size in CSS.

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Pixels and ems

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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?

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row

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

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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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Because div element are block level elements

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

A

Row

17
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What is the default value for the position property of HTML elements?

A

Normal flow

18
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How does setting position: relative on an element affect document flow?

A

It doesn’t affect its surrounding elements only the element targeted.

19
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How does setting position: relative on an element affect where it appears on the page?

A

It allows you to shift its position on the page

20
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How does setting position: absolute on an element affect document flow?

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It removes the element from the document flow and the other elements fill its position

21
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How does setting position: absolute on an element affect where it appears on the page?

A

Its taken out of normal flow and can be positioned and moves with the user up/down the page

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

A

Anything other than static property.

23
Q

What are the four box offset properties?

A

Top , left, right, bottom

24
Q

What are the four components of “the Cascade”.

A

Specificity, inheritance, cascade, !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.

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

By the inheritance value

27
Q

List the three selector types in order of increasing specificity.

A

Type, class, ID

it has side effects that mess with one of CSS’s core mechanisms: specificity

28
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Why is using !important considered bad practice?

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29
Q

The transition property is shorthand for which four CSS properties?

A

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

30
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What does the transform property do?

A

Lets you rotate scale key or translate an element

31
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Give four examples of CSS transform functions.

A

Scale, rotate, skew translate

32
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Give two examples of media features that you can query in an @media rule.

A

Aspect ratio, color¥

33
Q

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

A

TheHTML Viewport meta tagis used for creating responsive website

34
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What is a breakpoint in responsive Web design?

A

The point at which a website content and design will adapt in order to provide the best user experience

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

Because the content can adapt to 50% of a device’s width, and which is easier and better since there are so many devices with different widths

36
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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?

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Because of the order that CSS apply its rules and that the last code on the page overrides the previous one