A Reason to Have Students Conduct Traceroutes Even if You’re Not a Computer Science Teacher

Back in November I.
released a video about using the ping command on a Windows computer system. The reason for that was to reveal an easy technique to examine if a site is down or if there is an issue on your end..

Utilizing the ping command in the command prompt window on your computer system might appear like something just computer technology instructors and students ought to do, but the reality is that any teacher or student can benefit from understanding how to do it. Similarly, running a traceroute might appear like something just a computer science instructor or student need to know how to do, but its really something that anyone can benefit 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 way for students to see where worldwide traffic is going to and coming from. Run a few traceroutes with your students and see if theyre surprised by what they see. Enjoy this short video in which I show how to perform a traceroute..

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