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Select three random companies, and issue the whois and traceroute (tracert in Windows) commands for each one. Tracert is available from a command prompt. To use whois, you will need to search for an online tool. Then write a short paragraph about each utility outlining the kinds of information available from each. Copy & Paste screen shots for each utility and each company to back up the reported findings.

Assuming i am a noob. I would be glad if someone would outline how to tackle this question for my homework assignment.

innocent baraka
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  • The assignment seems pretty clear on how to tackle this. What part are you stuck on? Please understand Stack Overflow isn't meant to provide you with homework answers. – Mathyn Feb 06 '19 at 15:15

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This is what I make of this question

Tracert

Read this article for information on trace routes

Company 1 - BBC Run a tracert on bbc.co.uk

C:\>tracert bbc.co.uk

Using the information from the tracert documentation will help you document your findings. Then follow the same methodology for the next two companies.

Who is

There is a webisite Whois Lookup

Just put in bbc.co.uk or whatever.

The first paragraph here outlines the information you can get from it. Also looking up a domain will show you what information this will provide.

The information on the websites will help with:

Then write a short paragraph about each utility outlining the kinds of information available from each.

You will then need to take screenshots.

The question is very straight forward, add a sprinkling of common sense and you have yourself an answer.

SlappedProgrammer
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  • thanks for your answer. I was a skeptical on what the term "companies" meant. thought it was a terminology i didnt cover. Proceeding to use your steps to answer my quiz. Will inform on results. Thank you. – innocent baraka Feb 06 '19 at 15:22
  • No worries, but if you're studying programming at college and find yourself unsure about questions, your lecturer / teacher would probably be more than happy to help clear any uncertainty you might have. – SlappedProgrammer Feb 06 '19 at 18:23