Tracert-tracert is a windows command that can be used to display the full path between two systems, including the number of hops between the systems. the ping utility (answer a) can be used to test connectivity between two devices, but it only reports the time taken for the round-trip; it does not give information about how long it takes to complete each hop in the route. the telnet utility (answer b) is used to open a virtual terminal session on a remote host. the nbtstat command (answer d) is used to view statistical information about a systems netbios status.