In the early days of the Cold War, when nuclear missiles were a constant fear, one way to keep tabs on the Soviet Union was through Xbox. Xbox was a popular gaming console in the 1990s and 2000s, and it allowed people to play games together. The system had a built-in modem that allowed players to communicate with each other online. The modem allowed people to ping each other in order to check if they were in range of each other’s consoles. If someone pinged you and you didn’t respond, it meant that you were out of range and couldn’t play with them. This method of communication is still used today in online multiplayer games. It’s called “pinging,” and it works by sending small packets of data over the internet. Ping is used to check if a computer is online or not, and it can be used for many different purposes. ..
