Using the ping command in the command prompt window on your computer system might look like something only computer technology instructors and students need to do, however the reality is that any teacher or trainee can gain from understanding how to do it. Similarly, running a traceroute might seem like something just a computer technology instructor or trainee ought to understand how to do, but its in fact something that anybody can take advantage of knowing how to do..
A traceroute shows you the hops or connection points between your computer and the location (often a site). Run a few 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 reason for that was to reveal a simple technique to examine if a website is down or if there is an issue on your end..