This document provides information about how the world wide web works. It begins by defining the world wide web as publicly accessible websites that can be viewed with a web browser using hyperlinks. It then explains that Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web and the W3C oversees its development. Finally, it provides details on how a web request works, including how browsers use URLs and HTTP to connect to web servers, how servers return requested pages, and how IP addresses are used to locate devices on the internet.