Question

The ______________ is the link between the HTML document and the style. It specifies what elements are affected by the declaration.

(a) Tag

(b) Selector

(c) Declaration

(d) Class

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This intriguing question comes from Document Structure and CSS Inheritance topic in chapter CSS Properties, Elements, Functions & Tables of CSS

Answer 1

Correct answer is (b) Selector

Explanation: The selector is the link between the HTML document and the style. It specifies what elements are affected by the declaration. The declaration is that part of the rule that sets forth what the effect will be.