A Universal Turing Machine is a type of computer that can solve almost any problem, no matter how complicated it is. It works by running a program, which is a list of instructions, on a tape. This tape can contain a bunch of data or information that is used as input to the program. The Universal Turing Machine will then follow the instructions on the tape and use the data as input to complete its task. It's like a really smart robot that can complete tasks that humans would have to spend a lot of time doing.