You really don't need to understand any web technology: I'll look after all that for you. However, experience tells me some of you will twitch until you have a little knowledge.

Google's little known 'define' function is a superb source of links. Suppose you want to know how "world wide web" is defined.  Simply type into Google's standard search box define: "world wide web". Google will then return a page like this.

Here are some other links (please let me know if you find others worthy of a mention)

Glossary of terms at Leicester University

Glossary of terms at Leeds University

Glossary of terms at UCLA Berkeley