Introduction to Web Development

Web development refers to the creating, building, and maintaining of websites. It includes aspects such as web design, web publishing, web programming, and database management. It is the creation of an application that works over the internet i.e. websites. The word Web Development is made up of two words, that is:

• Web: It refers to websites, web pages or anything that works over the internet.

• Development: It refers to building the application from scratch.

Web Development can be classified into two ways:

• Frontend Development

• Backend Development

Frontend Development

The part of a website where the user interacts directly is termed as front end. It is also referred to as the ‘client side’ of the application.

Backend Development

Backend is the server side of a website. It is part of the website that users cannot see and interact with. It is the portion of software that does not come in direct contact with the users. It is used to store and arrange data.