[James Settle]

The command line is an interface that allows a user a way to communicate with the computer using special commands similar to code. These specific commands allow the user to execute outside of a GUI or graphic user interface. I only utilize a few commands on the regular. The ping command which you allows you to verify network connectivity to a specific IP address across a network host. By itslef it will ping the network 4 times an return a percentage based on the ping attempts passed or failed. Utilizing the -t allows you to perform a timed ping that will continue to ping the specific IP address until CTRL-C is used to stop it.

The next command used is the tracert command which allows you to see the route a packet takes across the IP network.
Next is the ipconfig command which allows you to see a computers network configuration settings such as the IP address of the computer, subnet mask, default gateway and DNS server settings. When ipconfig /all is used it will display every available network connector from the PC in detail.

Finally, the exit command allows you to exit command prompt. For bonus points the help commands gives you additional information on what commands can be used within the command prompt.