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CSS Selectors, Properties and Declarations Flashcards

1
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What is a CSS selector

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A HTML tag you want to affect using CSS

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How does CSS a selector appear

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A HTML tag without brackets

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What do CSS properties do

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Alter specific attributes of a selector

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What is a declaration for a CSS selector

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Specifying values for CSS properties

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What are the CSS declaration and selector together referred to as

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A set of rules or ruleset

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In a typical CSS ruleset, what is the declaration enclosed in

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Curly braces after the selector

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7
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What separates the CSS property and declaration

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A colon

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CSS Property: text-align

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Indicate whether to centre the material or align it to the left or right

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CSS Property: font-size

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Sets the size of text

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What is a CSS rule made up of

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A selector and a semicolon-separated list of declarations inside brackets

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What does each CSS declaration have

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A property and a value separated by a colon

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12
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What are CSS type selectors

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Selectors that match elements by their node name

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What is a CSS declaration

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The set of visual effects to be applied to a selector

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What are CSS id selectors

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Selectors that match elements based on their id attribute

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What does a CSS id selector consist of

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a hash character followed by the id

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16
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Where are CSS id selectors normally used

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to pick out particular landmarks on a page

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What are CSS class selectors

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Selectors that match elements based on their class attribute

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What does a CSS class selector consist of

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a full stop (.) followed by the class name

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What is the main benefit of a CSS class selector over an id selector

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Multiple element can have the same class

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What are CSS combinators

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Selectors that allow more than one selector to be combined into a more complex rule

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What do CSS descendant combinators consist of

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A space between two selectors

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What are CSS descendant combinators

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Selectors that matches all elements that are descendants of a specified element

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What do CSS child combinators consist of

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A greater than bracket between two selectors

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24
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What are CSS descendant combinators

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Selectors that allow you to select elements that are direct children of a parent

25
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CSS Property: color

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Sets the color of text

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What notation can you use for CSS colours

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keyword, rrggbb, rgb and rgb(r, g, b)

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What do CSS length values consist of

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a number followed by a unit

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CSS Unit: px

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Length in pixels which is determined by the monitors resolution

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CSS Unit: pt

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Length in point, a measure from typography that is equivalent to 1/72 of an inch

30
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CSS Unit: cm

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Length in centimetres

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CSS Unit: in

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Length in inches

32
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CSS Unit: em

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Length that is relative to the size of the current font

33
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CSS Unit: %

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Length as a proportion of the size of the element’s parent

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CSS Property: border-width

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sets the length of the border

35
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CSS Property: border-style

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Sets the style of the border

36
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CSS Property: border-color

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Sets the colour of the border

37
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CSS Property: border

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border is a shorthand property for setting the style, color and length of the border

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CSS Property: background-color

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Sets the background colour

39
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CSS Property: background-image

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Gives the background an image

40
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CSS Property: background-repeat

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Defines how background images are repeated

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CSS Property: background-position

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Sets the initial background position of the background image

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CSS Property: background-attachment

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Determines whether that image’s position is fixed within the viewport, or scrolls along with its containing block

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CSS Property: padding

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Sets the padding space on all sides of an element

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CSS Property: padding-bottom

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Sets the height of the padding area at the bottom of an element

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CSS Property: padding-left

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Sets the padding space required on the left side of an element

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CSS Property: padding-right

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Sets the padding space required on the right side of an element

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CSS Property: padding-top

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Sets the padding space required on the top of an element

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CSS Property: margin

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Sets the margin for all four sides

49
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CSS Property: margin-bottom

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Sets the margin space required on the bottom of an element

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CSS Property: margin-left

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Sets the margin space required on the left side of an element

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CSS Property: margin-right

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Sets the margin space required on the right side of an element

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CSS Property: margin-top

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Sets the margin space required on the top of an element

53
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CSS Property: display

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Specifies the type of rendering box used for an element.

54
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What two CSS properties do floats rely on

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float and clear

55
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CSS Property: float

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Determines which side the elements floats to

56
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CSS Property: clear

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Determines how the element behaves with respect to other floated elements

57
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What values does the CSS property float take

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left, right and none

58
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What values does the CSS Property clear take

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left, right, both and none

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