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A.a declaration flag that overrides normal specificity ordering and wins against unflagged rules
B.a selector matching elements based on the presence or value of an attribute, written in square brackets
C.the weighting that decides which conflicting rule wins, counting inline styles, IDs, classes, and type selectors
D.a selector matching only the immediate descendants of an element, written with a greater-than sign
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2. Which term means: "the weighting that decides which conflicting rule wins, counting inline styles, IDs, classes, and type selectors"?
Mid
A.ID selector
B.adjacent sibling combinator
C.child combinator
D.specificity
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3. Which statement is correct?
Mid
A.specificity — a selector matching the element immediately following another, written with a plus sign
B.specificity — a selector matching the unique value of an element's id attribute, written with a leading hash
C.specificity — the weighting that decides which conflicting rule wins, counting inline styles, IDs, classes, and type selectors
D.specificity — a selector matching only the immediate descendants of an element, written with a greater-than sign
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4. What is ID selector?
Junior
A.a selector matching only the immediate descendants of an element, written with a greater-than sign
B.a selector matching the unique value of an element's id attribute, written with a leading hash
C.a declaration flag that overrides normal specificity ordering and wins against unflagged rules
D.a selector matching elements based on the presence or value of an attribute, written in square brackets
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5. Which term means: "a selector matching the unique value of an element's id attribute, written with a leading hash"?
Junior
A.child combinator
B.ID selector
C.attribute selector
D.!important
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6. Which statement is correct?
Junior
A.ID selector — a selector matching the unique value of an element's id attribute, written with a leading hash
B.ID selector — a declaration flag that overrides normal specificity ordering and wins against unflagged rules
C.ID selector — a selector matching elements based on the presence or value of an attribute, written in square brackets
D.ID selector — a selector matching elements by a shared class attribute value, written with a leading dot
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7. What is class selector?
Junior
A.a selector matching the element immediately following another, written with a plus sign
B.a selector matching the unique value of an element's id attribute, written with a leading hash
C.a selector matching only the immediate descendants of an element, written with a greater-than sign
D.a selector matching elements by a shared class attribute value, written with a leading dot
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8. Which term means: "a selector matching elements by a shared class attribute value, written with a leading dot"?
Junior
A.ID selector
B.!important
C.specificity
D.class selector
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9. Which statement is correct?
Junior
A.class selector — a selector matching only the immediate descendants of an element, written with a greater-than sign
B.class selector — a selector matching elements by a shared class attribute value, written with a leading dot
C.class selector — a selector matching the element immediately following another, written with a plus sign
D.class selector — a selector matching elements based on the presence or value of an attribute, written in square brackets
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10. What is child combinator?
Mid
A.the weighting that decides which conflicting rule wins, counting inline styles, IDs, classes, and type selectors
B.a selector matching elements based on the presence or value of an attribute, written in square brackets
C.a selector matching the element immediately following another, written with a plus sign
D.a selector matching only the immediate descendants of an element, written with a greater-than sign
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11. Which term means: "a selector matching only the immediate descendants of an element, written with a greater-than sign"?
Mid
A.adjacent sibling combinator
B.class selector
C.!important
D.child combinator
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12. Which statement is correct?
Mid
A.child combinator — a selector matching the element immediately following another, written with a plus sign
B.child combinator — the weighting that decides which conflicting rule wins, counting inline styles, IDs, classes, and type selectors
C.child combinator — a selector matching elements based on the presence or value of an attribute, written in square brackets
D.child combinator — a selector matching only the immediate descendants of an element, written with a greater-than sign
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13. What is adjacent sibling combinator?
Mid
A.a selector matching the element immediately following another, written with a plus sign
B.the weighting that decides which conflicting rule wins, counting inline styles, IDs, classes, and type selectors
C.a selector matching the unique value of an element's id attribute, written with a leading hash
D.a selector matching elements based on the presence or value of an attribute, written in square brackets
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14. Which term means: "a selector matching the element immediately following another, written with a plus sign"?
Mid
A.adjacent sibling combinator
B.ID selector
C.class selector
D.attribute selector
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15. Which statement is correct?
Mid
A.adjacent sibling combinator — a selector matching the unique value of an element's id attribute, written with a leading hash
B.adjacent sibling combinator — the weighting that decides which conflicting rule wins, counting inline styles, IDs, classes, and type selectors
C.adjacent sibling combinator — a selector matching the element immediately following another, written with a plus sign
D.adjacent sibling combinator — a selector matching elements by a shared class attribute value, written with a leading dot
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16. What is !important?
Senior
A.a declaration flag that overrides normal specificity ordering and wins against unflagged rules
B.a selector matching elements based on the presence or value of an attribute, written in square brackets
C.a selector matching only the immediate descendants of an element, written with a greater-than sign
D.the weighting that decides which conflicting rule wins, counting inline styles, IDs, classes, and type selectors
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17. Which term means: "a declaration flag that overrides normal specificity ordering and wins against unflagged rules"?
Senior
A.ID selector
B.child combinator
C.!important
D.specificity
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18. Which statement is correct?
Senior
A.!important — a declaration flag that overrides normal specificity ordering and wins against unflagged rules
B.!important — a selector matching elements based on the presence or value of an attribute, written in square brackets
C.!important — a selector matching elements by a shared class attribute value, written with a leading dot
D.!important — a selector matching the element immediately following another, written with a plus sign
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19. What is attribute selector?
Mid
A.a selector matching elements by a shared class attribute value, written with a leading dot
B.a selector matching only the immediate descendants of an element, written with a greater-than sign
C.a selector matching the element immediately following another, written with a plus sign
D.a selector matching elements based on the presence or value of an attribute, written in square brackets
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20. Which term means: "a selector matching elements based on the presence or value of an attribute, written in square brackets"?
Mid
A.!important
B.attribute selector
C.class selector
D.adjacent sibling combinator
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21. Which statement is correct?
Mid
A.attribute selector — a selector matching elements by a shared class attribute value, written with a leading dot
B.attribute selector — a selector matching the unique value of an element's id attribute, written with a leading hash
C.attribute selector — a declaration flag that overrides normal specificity ordering and wins against unflagged rules
D.attribute selector — a selector matching elements based on the presence or value of an attribute, written in square brackets
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