Selenium IDE Quiz

Selenium IDE Quiz

1. What is the primary function of Selenium IDE?

  • A) To write scripts for automating mobile applications
  • B) To record and playback tests for web applications
  • C) To run tests on APIs
  • D) To manage test data in databases

Correct Answer: B) To record and playback tests for web applications

Explanation: Selenium IDE is a browser extension that allows you to record user interactions with a web application and then play back those interactions as automated tests.

Incorrect Answers:

  • A) Selenium IDE is designed for web applications, not mobile apps.
  • C) Selenium IDE is not meant for testing APIs; that would typically be done with tools like Postman.
  • D) While Selenium IDE can test web applications, it doesn’t manage databases or test data.

2. Which of the following commands in Selenium IDE is used to click an element on a webpage?

  • A) clickAt
  • B) click
  • C) mouseClick
  • D) press

Correct Answer: B) click

Explanation: The click command is used in Selenium IDE to simulate a mouse click on a specified element on a webpage.

Incorrect Answers:

  • A) clickAt is a command used in Selenium IDE to click an element at a specific set of coordinates, not just on the element itself.
  • C) mouseClick is not a valid command in Selenium IDE.
  • D) press is used to simulate keyboard key presses, not mouse clicks.

3. In Selenium IDE, which of the following is used to verify the presence of text on a webpage?

  • A) verifyTextPresent
  • B) assertText
  • C) checkText
  • D) validateText

Correct Answer: A) verifyTextPresent

Explanation: The verifyTextPresent command is used to check if a specific text appears anywhere on the page.

Incorrect Answers:

  • B) assertText is not a valid command in Selenium IDE.
  • C) checkText is not a valid command in Selenium IDE.
  • D) validateText is not a valid command in Selenium IDE.

4. Which of the following is used to open a URL in Selenium IDE?

  • A) navigate
  • B) open
  • C) loadURL
  • D) goTo

Correct Answer: B) open

Explanation: The open command is used to open a specified URL in the current browser window in Selenium IDE.

Incorrect Answers:

  • A) navigate is not a valid command for opening URLs in Selenium IDE. It’s used in other contexts in Selenium WebDriver.
  • C) loadURL is not a valid command in Selenium IDE.
  • D) goTo is not a valid command in Selenium IDE.

5. What does the ‘waitForElementPresent’ command in Selenium IDE do?

  • A) It waits for the page to load completely.
  • B) It waits for an element to become visible on the webpage.
  • C) It waits for a specified amount of time before continuing.
  • D) It waits for a JavaScript function to finish executing.

Correct Answer: B) It waits for an element to become visible on the webpage.

Explanation: The waitForElementPresent command tells Selenium IDE to wait for a specific web element to appear on the page before continuing with the next step in the test.

Incorrect Answers:

  • A) While Selenium IDE does have commands for waiting for page load, waitForElementPresent specifically waits for an element, not the entire page.
  • C) waitForElementPresent is used to wait for an element, not for a fixed time.
  • D) waitForElementPresent does not wait for JavaScript functions to finish. It waits for the presence of a DOM element.