Web Development Basics Flashcards

Grade 7 · Technology · Flashcards

Key terms and concepts for understanding how websites are built and structured.

Flashcards

HTML: HyperText Markup Language; defines the structure and content of a webpage using elements called tags.
CSS: Cascading Style Sheets; controls the visual appearance of HTML elements including colors, fonts, and layout.
JavaScript: A programming language that adds interactivity and dynamic behavior to websites.
<p> tag: An HTML tag that defines a paragraph of text on a webpage.
<a> tag: An HTML anchor tag used to create hyperlinks that navigate to other pages or resources.
href attribute: An attribute used inside the <a> tag to specify the URL destination of a hyperlink.
Web browser: Software (like Chrome, Firefox, or Safari) that retrieves, interprets, and displays web content.
Web server: A computer that hosts website files and sends them to browsers when requested.
Front-end: The part of web development that users see and interact with, built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Back-end: The server-side part of a website that handles data storage, logic, and communication with the front-end.
<div> tag: A generic HTML container element used to group and organize other elements for styling or layout.
URL: Uniform Resource Locator; a web address that identifies the location of a resource on the internet.
Inline CSS: CSS written directly inside an HTML tag using the style attribute, affecting only that single element.
Element: A single piece of an HTML page defined by an opening tag, content, and closing tag (e.g., <p>Hello</p>).