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Which protocol does Ping use to send and receive messages?
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
What does Ping measure?
The round-trip time for messages sent from the originating host to a destination computer
What does the Ping command-line utility typically include in its output?
The minimum, maximum, and mean round-trip times
What is the origin of the name 'Ping'?
It comes from active sonar terminology
Which operating systems can run the Ping utility?
Virtually all operating systems with networking capability
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