Web Design and Development 3
Build your web design English vocabulary with this exercise. Understanding these terms will help you communicate with design and development teams and follow technical discussions about digital products.
📚 Key vocabulary
responsive design — a web design approach that makes pages render well on a variety of devices and screen sizes
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) — techniques used to improve a website's visibility in organic search engine results
wireframe — a simplified visual guide representing the layout of a web page before full design is applied
front-end — the part of a website or application that users interact with directly, built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
back-end — the server-side of a website or application that handles data processing, storage, and business logic
CMS (Content Management System) — software enabling users to create, manage, and publish digital content without technical expertise
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) — the standard language used to create and structure content on the web
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) — a language used to describe the visual presentation and layout of HTML documents
domain name — the unique web address used to identify a website, such as businessenglishsite.com
hosting — a service that stores a website's files and makes them accessible via the internet
responsive design — a web design approach that makes pages render well on a variety of devices and screen sizes
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) — techniques used to improve a website's visibility in organic search engine results
wireframe — a simplified visual guide representing the layout of a web page before full design is applied
front-end — the part of a website or application that users interact with directly, built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
back-end — the server-side of a website or application that handles data processing, storage, and business logic
CMS (Content Management System) — software enabling users to create, manage, and publish digital content without technical expertise
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) — the standard language used to create and structure content on the web
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) — a language used to describe the visual presentation and layout of HTML documents
domain name — the unique web address used to identify a website, such as businessenglishsite.com
hosting — a service that stores a website's files and makes them accessible via the internet
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Choose the correct response to complete each sentence.
1. Many companies want to ensure that their websites ____________________ recognized accessibility standards.
Correct answer: adhere to.
2. Accessibility makes web services __________________ to everyone.
Correct answer: available.
3. Modern ____________________ such as Chrome, Firefox, and Safari can correct some coding errors, but not all of them.
Correct answer: browsers.
4. __________________ is a process of checking your documents against a formal web standard (such as the one set up by the W3C).
Correct answer: Validation.
5. I have created a responsive ____________________ bar.
Correct answer: navigation.
6. Denny is a very talented web designer. He always comes up with great __________________.
Correct answer: designs.
7. I don't like this __________________. You should use "Arial" instead.
Correct answer: font.
8. When will I receive the new __________________ for the site?
Correct answer: content.
9. The text that will appear on a site is known as the __________________. In a big corporation, the editorial department provides the web designers with the __________________.
Correct answer: copy.
10. All our pages are currently __________________. We would like to make them dynamic.
Correct answer: static.
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