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The number of routers arrived in the path of a packet from sender to receiver are called hops. It is term used usually in computer networking.
<u>Command Used to find Hops</u>
In windows command prompt is used to find the number of hops.
1. In Command Prompt type "<em>tracert</em>" after host name and IP address of destination.
<u>Hardware devices Represented by Hop</u>
The main devices that is counted as hop in networking is <em>Router</em>. Nut Sometimes many devices such as <em>switches, repeaters and access points</em> are also count as hops. It depends on the configuration and role of the devices.