The document discusses knowledge representation and the semantic web. It defines knowledge and outlines five roles of knowledge representation, including as a surrogate for knowledge and a medium for computation. It then explains how knowledge can be represented using RDF, describes Tim Berners-Lee as the inventor of the world wide web and founder of the semantic web project. The semantic web is defined as a web of data that allows different types of data to be linked together. Potential applications of the semantic web include intelligent agents and network aware devices.