css-cascade Flashcards
1
Q
What are the four components of “the Cascade”.
A
source order, inheritance, specified, !important
2
Q
What does the term “source order” mean with respect to CSS?
A
the order the code is written in
3
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
because of the inherited property
4
Q
List the three selector types in order of increasing specificity.
A
type, class, id
5
Q
Why is using !important considered bad practice?
A
because it makes debugging more difficult
