Using the ping command in the command timely window on your computer may look like something just computer technology teachers and students ought to do, but the reality is that any instructor or trainee can take advantage of knowing how to do it. Similarly, running a traceroute may look like something just a computer science teacher or trainee should know how to do, but its actually something that anybody can benefit from knowing how to do..
A traceroute shows you the hops or connection points between your computer and the destination (often a website). Run a few traceroutes with your students and see if theyre surprised by what they see.

Back in November I.
published a video about utilizing the ping command on a Windows computer. The factor for that was to reveal a simple technique to check if a website is down or if there is a problem on your end..