Ping Test - Study Notes for PSC, SSC, and IBPS IT Officer Exams

Welcome to the Computer Science and Technology Study Materials section from CoreNetworkZ EdTech Solutions, a leading mock test and competitive exam preparation platform, for students preparing for SSC, DSSSB, and Kerala PSC examinations. Today, I will explain Ping Test.

Ping is a network utility that checks the connectivity between two nodes in a computer network. Let me explain how this utility helps to find the network connectivity issues.

Ping sends ICMP packets to the destination device, and if the packets reach the destination successfully, the source device will receive ICMP replies.

If the ICMP packets fail to reach the destination, we will get a ping packet loss reply.

Let us check how to conduct a ping from your computer. Here, I teach you how to check the connectivity between your computer and this website (CoreNetworkZ.com) with a ping test.

Let us check how to perform a ping test. You want a computer and an Internet connection to conduct the ping test. Here, I explain the ping test on a Windows computer.

SSC, DSSSB, and Kerala PSC conduct examinations for various IT posts.

Understanding the process of a Ping Test is essential for candidates appearing for the DSSSB PGT/TGT Computer Science, Kerala PSC Degree Level Exam, SSC Scientific Assistant (CS), VSSC Technical Assistant, and System Analyst posts. These networking fundamentals are core parts of the Computer Science syllabus.

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Kerala PSC Degree Level examinations have a Computer Science section where students can expect questions that require them to explain the Ping Test. You can check the Kerala PSC Degree Level Common Prelims Syllabus under the Computer Science section. I recommend you download the syllabus using this official link.

Reference: https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/2021-02/syllubus.pdf

1. Press the Windows and R keys together to open the Run.

2. Type cmd on the Run and click OK.

3. Type ping www.corenetworkz.com on the Command Prompt. Press the Enter key.

4. You can see this in the screenshot below.

   
   
   

If you analyze the test results, you can say the ping test was successful. This computer received four replies from the CoreNetworkZ.com server. It says the connectivity between this Windows computer and the CoreNetworkZ.com server is fine.

You have learned the ping test and how to perform it on your computer. Let us check some of our advanced tutorials that use the ping test concepts.

Each of the tutorials uses the ping test concept.

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Let us check and learn the operation of the ping utility. When we ping a destination host from our computer, ping sends ICMP echo request packets to the destination.

If the packets reach the destination host successfully, our computer will receive an ICMP reply from the destination. If there is no valid ICMP reply from the destination, ping displays a packet loss message.

The ping operation will fail if there is a connection issue between two network nodes. However, we may get a few details from the ICMP error codes to troubleshoot the issue. Here, we check some common ping error codes and the solution.

You have learned the importance of Ping utility. Though it is a helpful utility, it can also cause harm.

The same utility can be used to prevent a destination host from working smoothly. The concept of DDOS attack is derived from it. Here I give a list of tutorials that tell the malicious use of ping utility to disturb the normal operations of devices connected to the Internet.

In the IBPS SO (IT Officer) exam, the Data Communication and Networking section carries significant weight, and Ping is the most tested utility under the "Network Diagnostics" module. This post is vital for candidates because it goes beyond basic connectivity to explain ICMP parameters.

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