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Client-side (front-end) programming

Term Check Y12 Programming for the Web

Definition

Code that runs in the user's browser (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and controls what the user sees and how they interact.

Example: JavaScript validates a form in the browser.

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Where it is used in the test

Syllabus area: Y12 Programming for the Web.

Question types it can appear in

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How to use it in an answer

A model sentence

General advice, built from the definition and example above

“Code that runs in the user's browser (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and controls what the user sees and how they interact.” Then apply it: JavaScript validates a form in the browser.

In a short answer, give the definition in your own words first, then tie it to the situation in the question. Do not copy the example above unless it fits the scenario.

Command words used with it

General advice

No linked question shows the command word for this term. Across the past short answer questions in this bank the words used most are: Explain, Outline, Describe, Compare, Classify, Analyse. Check the actual word in your question.

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  • Check the sources: Not found word-for-word in the supplied syllabus, specifications, marking guidelines or notes; the definition is standard computing knowledge, so check it against your class notes.
General advice
  • Use the term exactly as the syllabus words it, then link it to the scenario in the question; the 2025 feedback repeatedly rewards using the stimulus.
  • Answer the command word: outline gives main points only, explain gives a reason or cause, discuss gives both sides.

Same group in the syllabus: W3C and WAI · Server-side (back-end) programming · SQL and non-SQL databases · Web browser and developer (dev) tools · Cascading style sheets (CSS) · CSS selectors (id v class) · CSS maintenance tools · Code libraries and frameworks (front end) · Open-source software · Version control · Load times · Minification · Lazy loading · Caching