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Subject : it-skills
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1. To format the space between a bullet and text in an unordered list style some left padding on the _____ element within the list






2. 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






3. URL for bringing in a JavaScript 'shiv' or 'shim' for elements to be used in older browsers






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






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






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






7. In a set of possibly conflicting rules the one that is mentioned _____ is the one that will be used and all other things being equal






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






9. ________ are selectors that let you select a portion of text






10. The p.highlight selector is more _____ than the .highlight selector






11. Keyword with 'background' that specifies if and how an image repeats






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






13. HSLA: Hue - Saturation - Lightness - _____






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






15. Shorthand border syntax






16. Shortcut HEX code for #FF99AA






17. The delimiter symbol for multiple selectors for the same rule set






18. The 'internal' space between content area & border






19. border shorthand syntax






20. Attribute specifying the location of an external style sheet






21. Attribute for an external style sheet






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






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






24. Prefix for linear gradient commands in Opera






25. There are ____ descriptive color names






26. The colon (:) is indicative of __________






27. #main>p{ font-size: 11pt; } is an example of a ______ selector






28. 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 ______






29. Rule to remove underlining in a hyperlink that hasn't yet been visited






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






31. 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






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






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






34. A rule to remove bullets from a list






35. 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






36. Height of a box: top margin + top border + top padding + ______ + bottom padding + bottom border + bottom margin






37. What does this do? padding: 2px, 4px, 6px, 8px;






38. Default for the media attribute






39. Three ways to code CSS3 colors: _____ - HSL - HSLA






40. Wildcard (universal selector) to select all elements






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






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






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






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






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






46. In order of most to least specificity by selector type: id, (class, attribute, _____), (element or pseudo-element)






47. Linear gradient syntax






48. Backwards compatibility for __________ & shadows -webkit-box-shadow






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






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