What is the World Wide Web? World Wide Web- the web, for short- is a network of computer able to exchange text, graphics, and multimedia information via the internet. By sitting at a computer that is attached to the web, using either a dialup phone line or a much faster broadband (Ethernet, cable, or DSL connection, you the can visit web- connecters next door, at a nearby university, or halfway around the world. And you can take full advantage of the resources these computers make available, including text, graphics, videos, sounds, and animation. Think