CSS History and Basics

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When was CSS1 released as a W3C Recommendation?

October 1994
December 1996 (correct)
May 1998
November 1997

What is the range of values for each parameter in the RGB colour scheme?

0 to 1024
0 to 512
0 to 100
0 to 255 (correct)

Who was the initial proposer of CSS in 1994?

Hakon Wium Lie (correct)
Bert Bos
Tim Berners-Lee
Steve Jobs

What is the purpose of CSS according to the text?

To specify how HTML tags are displayed in browsers (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of CSS Level 2?

It allowed for media-specific stylesheets (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following editors is great for HTML and CSS?

Notepad++ (D) Signup and view all the answers

What determines the border's roundedness?

Radius property (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the CSS Hyphenation property?

To automatically add hyphenation to text (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does CSS provide control over?

A variety of elements including text colours, font styles, paragraph spacing, and layout design (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the advantage of using CSS?

It makes it simpler to browse web pages (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between CSS and HTML?

CSS is frequently used with HTML to layout user interfaces and online pages (A) Signup and view all the answers

Why is it recommended to use CSS instead of HTML attributes?

HTML attributes are no longer compatible with future browsers (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the main advantages of using CSS in web development?

It reduces the need to repeatedly add HTML tag attributes (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of using CSS to make global changes to a website's design?

It updates all elements across all web pages (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is an advantage of CSS compared to HTML attributes?

CSS offers a significantly larger set of features (C) Signup and view all the answers

Why is CSS recommended over HTML attributes?

It is recommended for global web standards (D) Signup and view all the answers

What can CSS be used to control in web development?

Background images or colours, fonts, text sizes, spacing, and positioning of elements (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of using CSS for multi-device compatibility?

Content can be adjusted for a variety of devices (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which CSS selector is used to select elements that do not match the specified selector?

:not selector (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the object-fit CSS attribute?

To specify how an image or video fits inside a container with a predetermined height and width (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which CSS version is used in inline styles?

Inline CSS (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the background-origin CSS attribute?

To specify the origin of the background-image (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which CSS function enables us to make calculations?

calc() function (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the max-height CSS attribute?

To specify the maximum height of an element's content box (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason for writing CSS formatting in a specific way?

To make it easier to understand and update (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of minifying and compressing CSS code?

To reduce the file size of the CSS code (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the .class selector in CSS?

To select elements with a specific class attribute (A) Signup and view all the answers

How do you specify an HTML element to be subject to a class in CSS?

By writing the element's name first, followed by the class name (B) Signup and view all the answers

What happens when you write a CSS property and value on a single line?

The CSS parser will interpret it in the same way as if it were written on multiple lines (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of special characters used as delimiters in CSS?

To help the parser interpret the CSS code correctly (B) Signup and view all the answers