study questions..

19. How does the float property work?
-As you create your website, your going to run into problems with text, body images and divs. The float property works very well when you are trying to keep equal space. You use the float property underneath the body of text or image your trying to make float. You then type float:right or left; and your image or text will float to the direction you commanded it too.
20. Explain absolute positioning.
-Generates an absolutely positioned element, positioned relative to the first parent element that has a position other than static.
21. Explain relative positioning
-Generates a relatively positioned element, positioned relative to its normal position.
22. What is the difference between absolute positioning and fixed positioning?
-fixed property generates an absolutely positioned element, positioned relative to the browser window. So when you scroll down or up the image or text box is always moving with you.
23. What effect do margin, border, and padding have on an element’s width?
-The effect they have on the webpage, is that each element you add to the webpage is going to make it more packed, and crowed and everything will shrink and start to lose space.
24. Draw a diagram explaining the “Box Model”.
-Each box has a content area of text or images and optional surrounding padding, border, and margin areas; the size of each area is specified by properties defined
25. Explain how vertical margins collapse on block level elements.
-The margin, border, and padding can be broken down into top, right, bottom, and left segments.The margin edge surrounds the box margin. If the margin has 0 width, the margin edge is the same as the border edge. The four margin edges define the box's margin box.
26. What is the effect of using the clear property with floated elements?
You cannot see them, because they will not appear on the webpage.
27. Discuss the principle of unequal spacing.
-unequal spacing is a huge problem if your trying to create a webpage, the space that is giving needs to be used properly so you can equally space everything out. So then the user can see each and everything your trying to sell or inform.
28. What is the golden section?
-To divide a piece of paper into a GOLDEN SECTION you must first draw a square as in 'a/b' (in the illustration the light blue area) divide the line by half 'c' illus. and use a compass to make an arch as in 'b/e' illus. Now by extending the base of the square to point e and squareing the area (the gold area) you get an extended rectangle made from your square. This is a GOLDEN SECTION.