Interpreting tracert outputs.Routes

Interpreting tracert outputs.
Routes traced can go through many hops and a number of different Internet Service Providers (ISPs),
depending on the size of your ISP and the location of the source and destination hosts. Each “hop”
represents a router. A router is a specialized type of computer used to direct traffic across the Internet.
Imagine taking an automobile trip across several countries using many highways. At different points in the
trip you come to a fork in the road in which you have the option to select from several different highways.
Now further imagine that there is a device at each fork in the road that directs you to take the correct
highway to your final destination. That is what a router does for packets on a network.