Selenium can directly handle OS actions. [ True or False ]

Correct Answer: False

Explanation

Selenium’s scope is limited to the browser environment. Selenium is designed for browser automation, primarily interacting with web elements and performing actions within a web browser.

Selenium is a browser automation tool focused on interacting with web elements (e.g., clicking buttons, filling forms, clicking links, etc) and performing actions within the browser context.

It can handle some tasks that indirectly involve the OS (e.g., file uploads via input fields or triggering browser shortcuts). File uploads (via <input type="file">), it cannot directly control OS-level actions such as:

• Managing native OS dialogs (e.g., file download/upload windows, print dialogs).
• Executing system commands (e.g., running shell scripts).
• Interacting with desktop applications or OS menus.
• Managing files/folders
• Direct file system operations outside the browser’s sandbox.

 

Selenium cannot directly simulate OS-level actions such as interacting with system dialogs (e.g., file upload/download windows). For OS-level automation, tools like AutoIt, Sikuli, or scripting languages (Python, PowerShell) are typically required.