How are iPad Apps folders structured?

Hi,
I accessed the iPad's file system with an iOS file browser and wondered how the Apps folders are structured.
all Apps have a similar file structure:
a folder with a .app ending named after the App itself - for example "Twitter.app" or "FindMyiPhone.app".
a Library folder.
a folder called tmp.
a folder called Documents
what is the distinctive function of each of these folders?
do I assume correctly that all files that contain user data - such as savegames, preferences, personalization - are stored under Documents? does that mean that backing up the Documents folder will preserve all data that cannot be redownloaded and reinstalled from the App Store?
best, Ian

thanks for the clarification.
is it correct that all user data - by which I mean data that is relevant for a backup and cannot be restored by redownloading and reinstalling an app from the App Store - is stored in the Documents folder?
do I assume correctly that temporary files and cached data is stored in the tmp folder while the .app as well as the Library folder contain data that can be restored by redownloading and reinstalling an app from the App Store?

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