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Subject : it-skills
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1. In a navigation bar (horizontal): Code <a> elements nested in <li> elements of an _____ list and style the <li> elements as inline using the display property






2. An HTML element may be a selector (<p> for example). This is known as a rule that selects by ______






3. Default for the media attribute






4. Shortcut HEX code for #FF99AA






5. Use this 'flavor' of selector if you want to target multiple elements on a page with the same styling






6. The colon (:) is indicative of __________






7. If a bottom margin encounters an adjacent top margin they are _____ and the larger margin is applied






8. h2~p { margin-left: 2em; } is an example of a ______ selector






9. Three ways to specify colors in traditional CSS:color name - RGB - _______






10. Some users with special needs may have set up a ______ which have a higher ranking in the 'cascade'






11. The ______ keyword is typically used for centering an element in it's containing (parent) block - but to do that you must also specify the width of the element






12. Two new box model properties in CSS3: border-radius and ________






13. Sequence in which styles are applied: _______ - embedded - inline






14. There are ____ descriptive color names






15. border shorthand syntax






16. * [ href ] { font-size: 95%; } is an example of a(n) _____ selector






17. HTML5 structural tags in older browsers must be styled as _____ elements






18. h2+p { margin-top: .5em} is an example of a _____ selector






19. Zeroing out the default browser styles using the wildcard selector (*) is often call using the _____ selector






20. To make sure someone who can't use a mouse has the same experience as a 'mouser' style the :hover pseudo-class the same as the ______






21. .right {text-align: right;} is an example of a selector made by _______






22. A rule to remove bullets from a list






23. Four 'flavors' of relational selectors: ________ - adjacent sibling - child (not supported by some older browsers like IE6) - general sibling (new to CSS3)






24. HSLA: Hue - Saturation - Lightness - _____






25. _______ Memory Aid: TRBL ('trouble' = top, right, bottom, left)






26. Because different browsers have different default margins for block elements you often need to ________ those values using the * (wildcard) selector and set the margins explicitly






27. List alignments work best with ____ measurements






28. Width of a box: left margin + left border + left padding + _____ + right padding + right border + right margin






29. box-shadow syntax: _________: horzOffset vertOffset blurRadius spread color; (not comma separated)






30. Shorthand border syntax






31. In a navigation list (vertical): To make the entire box for a link ____ you can set the display property for the <a> elements to block and use padding to provide the space around the links






32. Prefix for linear gradient commands in Opera






33. Three common CSS3 pseudo-classes: first-child - last-child - _______






34. h1, h2, h3 {color: blue;} is an example of _____






35. Tag used to bring CSS into a web page from an external source






36. #main li { color: green;} is an example of a _____ selector






37. The ____ attribute is used to specify the platform that the style sheet is for (mobile - print etc)






38. HTML tag used for embedded styles






39. Prefix for linear gradient commands in Safari & Chrome






40. #main { padding: 1em;} is an example of a selector made by _____






41. Two common pseudo-elements: ______ - first-line






42. Five common CSS pseudo classes:link - _______ - active - hover - focus






43. Rules with a higher _____ are the ones that will be used






44. Keyword with 'background' that specifies the initial horizontal and vertical positions of an image






45. The 'external' space or 'force field' between an element & it's containing element






46. To mark a rule so that it will override any other rules






47. Wildcard (universal selector) to select all elements






48. Backwards compatibility for ________ & rounded corners & shadows -moz-border-radius & -moz-box-shadow






49. Three ways to provide styles: external style sheet - ________- style attributes applied to a single element (inline)






50. [ ] are indicative of _______ selectors