CSS Cascade Flashcards
1
Q
What are the four components of “the Cascade”
A
Relevance.
Origin and importance.
Specificity.
Order of appearance.
2
Q
What does the term “source order” mean with respect to CSS?
A
In the order the html document is created
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
inheritance
4
Q
List the three selector types in order of increasing specificity.
A
type selector, class selector, and id selector
5
Q
Why is using !important considered bad practice?
A
The selector does not accurately convey the importance of all the rules inside it
The only way to override the !important is to use another !important declaration
