Utilizing the ping command in the command prompt window on your computer might look like something just computer science teachers and trainees should do, but the truth is that any instructor or trainee can benefit from understanding how to do it. Likewise, running a traceroute might appear like something only a computer technology instructor or trainee need to know how to do, but its actually something that anyone can gain from knowing how to do..
A traceroute shows you the hops or connection points between your computer system and the destination (typically a website). This is a fascinating method for students to see where in the world traffic is going to and originating from. Run a few traceroutes with your trainees and see if theyre surprised by what they see. Watch this brief video in which I show how to carry out a traceroute..

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