COMPUTER NETWORKING

INTRODUCTION

OVERVIEW OF THE INTERNET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is true about a ping sweep?
A
ICMP queries each IP address on a host for a response.
B
MAC addresses are pinged for availability.
C
SYN and ACK packets are used to query available hosts.
D
A user must have administrative rights to scan each host.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ping Sweeping with fping command fping command is commonly used to send ICMP echo request to large number of hosts(ping sweep).

Detailed explanation-2: -ICMP is a protocol that provides message control and informational messages from remote systems or gateways on an IP network. The program PING, for example, uses ICMP packets to determine if a remote host at a particular IP address is available (or can be “seen”) from the local host.

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