Tutorial 3

Question 1

reset style sheet

Answer 1

A base style sheet that supersedes the browser’s default styles, providing a consisting starting point for page design.

Question 2

fixed layout

Answer 2

A layout in which the size of the page and the page elements are fixed, usually using pixels as the unit of measure.

Question 3

fluid layout

Answer 3

A layout in which the size of the page elements are set using percentages.

Question 4

elastic layout

Answer 4

A layout in which all measurements are expressed in em units and based on the default font size.

Question 5

floating

Answer 5

A design technique in which an element is taken out of its default document position and placed along the left or right edge of its parent element.

Question 6

drop cap

Answer 6

A design element in which the initial letter in a body of text drops down into the text body.

Question 7

responsive design

Answer 7

A design principle in which the layout and design of the page changes in response to the device that is rendering the page

Question 8

content box model

Answer 8

A layout model in which the width property only refers to the width of the element content.

Question 9

border box model

Answer 9

A layout model in which the width property refers to the width of the element’s content, padding, and border spaces

Question 10

grid layout

Answer 10

A layout that arranges the page within grid rows with grid columns floated inside those rows.

Question 11

fixed grid

Answer 11

A grid layout in which the widths of the columns and margins are specified in pixels with fixed positions

Question 12

fluid grid

Answer 12

A grid layout in which the widths of the columns and margins are specified in percentages.

Question 13

framework

Answer 13

A software package that provides a library of tools to design a website.

Question 14

css grid model

Answer 14

A set of CSS design styles to create grid-based layouts.

Question 15

grid area

Answer 15

A region that covers several rows and/or columns with a grid layout

Question 16

(grid) tracks

Answer 16

A region that covers several rows and/or columns with a grid layout

Question 17

explicit grid

Answer 17

A grid in which the number and size of the rows and columns are defined within the CSS style sheet.

Question 18

implicit grid

Answer 18

A grid in which the number and size of the rows and columns are determined by the browser as it populates the grid with content from the grid container.

Question 19

fr (fractional unit)

Answer 19

CSS grid unit that represents a fraction of the available space left on the grid after all other rows and columns have attained their maximum allowable size.

Question 20

outline

Answer 20

CSS property that draws a line around the selected elements.

Question 21

grid cell

Answer 21

A cell at the intersection of a grid row and grid column.

Question 22

gridline names

Answer 22

Descriptive names for row and column gridlines in the CSS grid model.

Question 23

lorem ipsum

Answer 23

Nonsensical improper Latin commonly used in page design as filler text.

Question 24

static positioning

Answer 24

A layout technique that places an element where it would have fallen naturally within the flow of the document.