Which statement describes a characteristic of the traceroute utility?

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Which statement describes a characteristic of the traceroute utility?

  • It sends four Echo Request messages.
  • It utilizes the ICMP Source Quench messages.
  • It is primarily used to test connectivity between two hosts.
  • It identifies the routers in the path from a source host to a destination host.

Explanation: Traceroute is a utility that generates a list of hops (or routers) along the path from a source host to the destination host.

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