Which of the following describes what this code has done on the network?

A cybersecurity analyst has received the laptop of a user who recently left the company.

The analyst types ‘history’ into the prompt, and sees this line of code in the latest bash history:

This concerns the analyst because this subnet should not be known to users within the company.

Which of the following describes what this code has done on the network?
A . Performed a ping sweep of the Class C network.
B . Performed a half open SYB scan on the network.
C . Sent 255 ping packets to each host on the network.
D . Sequentially sent an ICMP echo reply to the Class C network.

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Answer: A