Utilizing the ping command in the command prompt window on your computer system might look like something only computer science instructors and students must do, but the reality is that any instructor or student can take advantage of understanding how to do it. Running a traceroute might appear like something just a computer system science teacher or trainee should know how to do, but its in fact something that anyone can benefit from understanding how to do..
A traceroute reveals you the hops or connection points between your computer and the location (often a site). Run a couple of traceroutes with your students and see if theyre amazed by what they see.

Back in November I.
published a video about using the ping command on a Windows computer system. The factor for that was to show a simple approach to check if a site is down or if there is an issue on your end..