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CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)

CSS or Cascading Style Sheets is a markup language and indicates the design of a web page made on HTML. CSS controls the look of the page and HTML helps in designing the structure of the web page.

Q: What is CSS?
A: An acronym for CSS stands for cascading style sheets. It is a language used to describe the presentation of an HTML or XML content.

Q: What is the purpose of CSS?
A: When a document’s appearance and content are separated using CSS, managing the styling and layout of web pages becomes easier. Designers can use it to visually style HTML components like fonts, colors, and layout.

Q: How is CSS used in web development?
A: Web page design and development also employ CSS in addition to HTML and JavaScript. It controls how items on a web page are organized, formatted, and displayed.

Q: What are the advantages of using CSS?
A: Compared to traditional HTML styling methods, CSS has a variety of advantages, including:
1. Separation of form and content; 2. Design consistency across multiple pages
3. easier maintenance and update of style
4. faster loading times for websites
5. improved access for those who rely on assistive technology
Q: What are the different types of CSS?
A: There are three main types of CSS:
1. Described in a different.css file and included into HTML texts is external CSS.
2. Internal CSS: specified in the HTML document’s head section
3. Inside the style attribute of the HTML element, inline CSS is defined.

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