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This chapter introduces the World Wide Web (WWW). It begins with an answer to the broad question, what is web development. It then progresses from that large question to a brief history of the Internet. It also provides an overview of key Internet technologies and ideas that make web development possible. To truly understand these concepts in depth, one would normally take courses in computer science or information technology (IT) covering networking principles. If you find some of these topics too in-depth or advanced, you may decide to skip over some of the details here and return to them later.