What is the purpose of the ping command and what does the command test?

What will be an ideal response?


The ping command is used to send Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packets to a remote host in an attempt to get the remote host to send back an Echo packet. By design, the ping command tests the connection between two computers, whether they're in the same room or across the world.

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Write a line of code that will insert the number 2.56 just before the last element of a vector of floating point values called aVector.

What will be an ideal response?

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In digital audio, the number of sample points taken per second is called the _____.

A. amplitude B. frequency C. sampling rate D. bit depth E. dynamic range

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In the following snippet of Microsoft Excel 2016 document, when the selected range is inserted into a worksheet, the rest of the cells shift down because:

A. ?the range is longer than it is wide. B. ?the range is wider than it is long. C. ?the range is as wide as it is long. D. ?the range is exactly 4 cells in size.

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A code error that violates the rules of a programming language is called a ________

A) syntax error B) logical error C) violation D) programming error

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