css-cascade Flashcards
1
Q
What are the four components of “the Cascade”
A
source order (the bottom most gets the application of the rule set), inheritance, specificity (some selectors are given more priority than others), and !important.
2
Q
What does the term “source order” mean with respect to CSS?
A
The bottom most ruleset gets priority
3
Q
List the three selector types in order of increasing specificity.
A
type, class, id
4
Q
why is using !important considered bad practice?
A
Breaks natural cascading and makes debugging difficult
