A junior Linux administrator is trying to verify connectivity to the remote host host1 and display round-trip statistics for ten ICMP requests. Which of the following commands should the administrator execute?
A) ping -c 10 host1
B) traceroute -c 10 host1
C) netstat host1
D) pathping -c 10 host1

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The `ping` command with the `-c` option specifies the number of ICMP requests to send. `ping -c 10 host1` will send 10 ICMP requests to host1 and display the round-trip statistics.

A Junior Linux Administrator Is Trying to Verify Connectivity to the Remote