Question 1

What does the PING command do?

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Sends a packet to a network host and waits for a response

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Enables the firewall

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Scans for open shares

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Closes ports

Question 2

What is the default number of packets sent by the PING command?

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4

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1

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6

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2

Question 3

What protocol does the PING command use?

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ICMP

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HTTP

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TCP

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UDP

Question 4

What is the syntax for using the PING command?

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ping [destination]

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ping [port]

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ping [protocol]

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ping [source]

Question 5

What is the purpose of the -t option in the PING command?

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Continuously pings the target until stopped

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Tests the network speed

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Traces the route to the target

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Times the ping response

Question 6

What is the purpose of the -a option in the PING command?

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Resolves IP addresses to hostnames

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Adds a timestamp to each packet

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Sets the Time To Live (TTL) value

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Adjusts the packet size

Question 7

What is the purpose of the -n option in the PING command?

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Specifies the number of packets to send

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Uses the specified source IP address

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Sets the destination port number

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Disables DNS resolution

Question 8

What is the purpose of the -w option in the PING command?

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Sets the timeout in milliseconds for each reply

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Displays statistics for each ping reply

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Sets the wait time between packets

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Enables the don't fragment flag

Question 9

What is the purpose of the -l option in the PING command?

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Sets the size of the data portion of the packet

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Changes the type of service (TOS) field

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Displays only the replies that match a specified pattern

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Sends packets with the record route option

Question 10

What is the purpose of the -f option in the PING command?

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Sets the don't fragment flag in the packet header

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Uses the specified source IP address

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Sets the Time To Live (TTL) value

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Enables the record route option

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