Multiple choice

A network command-line utility that tracks and displays the route taken by IPv4 packets on their way to another host is:

  1. ping

  2. traceroute

  3. tracert

  4. trackrt
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C Correct answer
Explanation

tracert is the Windows command that displays the route (path) packets take to a destination by showing each hop along the way. traceroute is the Unix/Linux equivalent. ping only tests if a host is reachable without showing the route.

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