How to Find All/Broken links using Selenium Webdriver (hard)

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Which of the following is a characteristic of broken links?

They are links that are not functioning due to a server error
They are links that are down
They are links that are not reachable (correct)
They are links that have a status code of 2xx

What is the purpose of HTTP status codes in relation to broken links?

To indicate if a link is broken or not
To update the rules and resources on a server
To differentiate between client side and server response errors (correct)
To confirm if a link is working or not

Why is it important to check for broken links on a website?

To avoid landing on error pages (correct)
To update the rules and resources on a server
To confirm if a link is working or not
To ensure that the website is error-free

Why is manual checking of links considered a tedious task?

Because each webpage may have a large number of links (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of HTTP status code is mainly associated with client side errors?

4xx (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of HTTP status code is mainly associated with server response errors?

5xx (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended solution for automating the process of checking broken links?

Using Selenium (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the first step for checking broken links using Selenium?

Click and confirm each link (C) Signup and view all the answers

What happens if a link is broken on a website?

The user will be redirected to an error page (B) Signup and view all the answers

Why should you always make sure there are no broken links on a website?

To ensure a seamless browsing experience (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which WebDriver method is used to find multiple elements on a webpage?

findElements (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the implicitlyWait method in WebDriver?

To set a default timeout for all subsequent WebDriver actions (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which method is used to click on a link with a specific text in WebDriver?

findElement (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the navigate().back() method in WebDriver?

To go back to the previous page in the browser history (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the quit() method in WebDriver?

To quit the WebDriver session and close all browser windows (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the getTitle() method in WebDriver?

To get the title of the current page (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the get() method in WebDriver?

To navigate to a new URL (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the WebElement getText() method in WebDriver?

To get the text of a specific element on the page (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which method is used to find a link element in WebDriver?

findElement (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the WebElement click() method in WebDriver?

To click on a specific element on the page (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which package needs to be imported in order to send HTTP requests and capture HTTP response codes?

java.net.HttpURLConnection (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'continue' statement in the code?

To skip the remaining steps and move on to the next iteration of the loop (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of setting the request method as 'HEAD' in the code?

To retrieve only the headers of the HTTP response (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'getResponseCode()' method in the code?

To retrieve the response code of the HTTP response (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'findElements(By.tagName("a"))' method in the code?

To find all the elements with the tag name 'a' (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'driver.quit()' method in the code?

To close the web browser (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'Iterator' in the code?

To traverse through the List of links (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'WebDriver' in the code?

To open and control the web browser (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'getAttribute("href")' method in the code?

To retrieve the href attribute of an element (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'huc.connect()' method in the code?

To establish a connection to the URL (C) Signup and view all the answers