Web Dev 104: Important Terms
ABSOLUTE POSITIONING:
setting an element's position property to "absolute"; this allows the
element to be positioned anywhere on the page.
COMMENT:
a note left by programmers for themselves in HTML that is not read by
the computer; created by using angle brackets and an exclamation
point;ex: <!-- this is a comment! -->
DEFAULT:
the value an HTML attribute or CSS property has if you don't assign it
one; for example, the default value for the css property
flex-direction is "row".
EXTERNAL STYLESHEET:
CSS code stored in a separate file that can be linked to and used by
multiple webpages; uses the <link rel="stylesheet"> element.
FLEXBOX:
an HTML element with the CSS display property set to "flex"; elements
inside a flexbox can easily be made into a row or column.
INLINE STYLING:
CSS code inside the style attribute of a single HTML element.
INTERNAL STYLESHEET:
CSS Code for one webpage; uses the <style> element.
RGB:
red, green, blue - the "primary colours" of light that can be mixed to
create every hue and shade; can be used in CSS to specify custom
colours.
RULESET:
a set of CSS rules in a stylesheet.
SELECTOR:
tells the browser what elements to apply a CSS ruleset to.
CLASS SELECTOR:
a selector like ".example-class" that applies a CSS ruleset to HTML
elements whose class attribute contains "example-class".
TYPE SELECTOR:
a selector that applies a CSS ruleset to every HTML element of a
certain type, such as all <h1> elements.
Z-INDEX:
a CSS property that allows you to change the layering order of
absolutely positioned elements.
Web Dev 105: Important Terms
CELL:
one of the boxes that make up a table.
COLLAPSE:
to hide the contents of an element in the Developer Tools.
EXPAND:
to reveal the contents of an element in the Developer Tools.
ID SELECTOR:
CSS code that links a ruleset to a single HTML element with the same
id attributes; starts with a pound sign (#).
IFRAME:
a special kind of frame that can appear anywhere on a webpage.
OPACITY:
how see-through an element is.
PSEUDO-CLASS:
used to add style to a selector, but only when certain conditions are
met, such as the element being hovered over (:hover) or
clicked on (:active).
TABLE:
an HTML element that creates a grid of cells in the browser
TRANSFORM:
a CSS function that can move, resize or rotate an element.
TRANSPARENT:
see-through.
Web Dev 106: Important Terms
There are none. Good luck on the test :)