Using the ping command in the command timely window on your computer system might look like something only computer technology instructors and trainees need to do, but the truth is that any teacher or trainee can gain from understanding how to do it. Similarly, running a traceroute may appear like something just a computer science instructor or student should understand how to do, but its really something that anyone can gain from understanding how to do..
A traceroute shows you the hops or connection points between your computer and the destination (typically a website). Run a few traceroutes with your students and see if theyre amazed by what they see.

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