An office network is experiencing significant lag when accessing the company's shared drive. A systems administrator wants to investigate the cause of the problem, focusing on network latency. Which…

The correct answer is C. Traceroute. Traceroute identifies where latency is being introduced along the path to the shared drive by showing each hop and the response time at each step, making it the quickest first tool to isolate where delays begin.

Submitted by ngozi_ng· Mar 6, 2026Network troubleshooting

Question

An office network is experiencing significant lag when accessing the company’s shared drive. A systems administrator wants to investigate the cause of the problem, focusing on network latency. Which of the following tools should the administrator use first?

Options

AWireshark
BNetFlow
CTraceroute
DSNMP

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A
4% (3)
B
6% (4)
C
79% (53)
D
10% (7)

Explanation

Traceroute identifies where latency is being introduced along the path to the shared drive by showing each hop and the response time at each step, making it the quickest first tool to isolate where delays begin.

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