Using the ping command in the command timely window on your computer system might seem like something only computer science teachers and students need to do, however the reality is that any instructor or trainee can take advantage of understanding how to do it. Running a traceroute might seem like something only a computer system science teacher or trainee should know how to do, however its in fact something that anybody can benefit from understanding how to do..
A traceroute reveals you the hops or connection points between your computer system and the destination (typically a website). This is an interesting method for trainees to see where worldwide traffic is going to and originating from. If theyre surprised by what they see, Run a few traceroutes with your trainees and see. See this short video in which I demonstrate how to conduct a traceroute..

Back in November I.
published a video about using the ping command on a Windows computer. The reason for that was to reveal a simple approach to inspect if a website is down or if there is a problem on your end..