What is 'internet' short for?
AnswerInternetwork
The internet is a network of interconnected networks.
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7 fact-checked facts about the prefix inter-: the internet, interstates and international connections, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
'International' describes something between what?
AnswerNations
International means involving two or more nations.
Going deeper
Even-numbered US interstate highways generally run which direction?
AnswerEast-west
Odd numbers run north-south; even numbers run east-west.
Which president signed the 1956 act that created the Interstate Highway System?
AnswerDwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956.
The first message on ARPANET, the internet's precursor, was sent in which year?
Answer1969
UCLA sent the first ARPANET message in October 1969.
Expert level
ARPANET switched to the TCP/IP protocols in which year?
Answer1983
The switch happened on January 1, 1983.
The International Date Line roughly follows which meridian?
Answer180 degrees
It lies roughly opposite the prime meridian.
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