A utility to determine whether a specific IP address is accessible. It works by sending a packet to the specified address and waiting for a reply. PING is used primarily to troubleshoot Internet connections. There are many freeware and sharewarePing utilities available for personal computers. It is often believed that Ping is an abbreviation for Packet Internet Groper, but Ping's author has stated that the names comes from the sound that a sonar makes.
Base Pay. Base pay is a term that generally describes the minimum compensation that you can expect to make on your job. Base pay can be expressed in terms of an hourly rate of pay, such as $10.15 per hour, or it can be expressed in a number of other different forms. If you work on a salary basis, your base pay may be expressed as a monthly figure such as $4,000 per month, or on a yearly basis as $48,000 per year. Annual Pay Annual pay differs somewhat from base pay because annual pay is not necessarily a baseline or minimum figure you can expect to make.
The base pay at this level is $93,175 per year in 2011. With locality pay and availability pay, field agents at their maximum pay level can earn $131,027 to $149,895 per year. Agents who choose to move into supervisory, management and executive positions can move up to a maximum of GS-15, step 10 position.The base pay at this level is $129,517 per year.ith locality pay and availability pay, field agents at their maximum pay level can earn $131,027 to $149,895 per year. Agents who choose to move into supervisory, management and executive positions can move up to a maximum of GS-15, step 10 position. The base pay at this level is $129,517 per year.